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The Falconer Trust
supporting the Falconer Children's Home
Kabulamema, Zambia
'I will not leave you as orphans;
I will come to you'
John 14:18
WHO WE ARE
The Falconer Trust is a UK-based charity, formed in 1980 to support the work of the Falconer Children's Home and Orphanage, situated at Kabulamema, North-West Province of Zambia.
The Christmas 2025 Newsletter is now available. Download it here
The Girls' Dormitory Project
We are currently supporting the Falconer Home to build a dormitory for the older girls at the Home. A derelict church near to the main house has been developed with the walls completed. It will provide eight shared bedrooms, along with four toilets, four shower rooms, a communal area, and kitchen. It now needs a roof, windows, doors, plastering and all the internal fixtures and fittings, including plumbing, electrics etc. The estimated cost of completing the project is £25,000. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of the work, you can do so online by clicking the link below, or by sending us a cheque, or making a bank transfer. Thank you!
The Falconer Trust
The Falconer Trust was formed in 1980 by Henry and Irene Webb, and its primary aim is to support the work of Lilias Falconer and the Children’s home that she started in 1949 in Kabulamema, Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. Henry and Rene both passed away in 2010, and the work is now run by a board of trustees along with Trust Manager, Neil Starling. The trust has a warehouse and office in Norfolk, from where all of the donated goods are stored and dispatched.
The Falconer Children’s Home
The Falconer Children’s Home and Orphanage was established in 1947 by Lilias Falconer, a nurse from Manchester. It is situated in Kabulamema, in a remote part of the North Western province of Zambia. Miss Falconer ran the Home for fifty years, until she passed away in 1998, and it is now being run by her children. Simon Samutala arrived at the Home just two days old and is now in charge of all the different activities and projects. Miriam Mulyata came when she was seven days old, and having trained as a nurse has the responsibility of looking after the children’s welfare and the running of the main house.
The Falconer Children's Home is a registered charity within Zambia, and is overseen by the Zambian authorities. It is required to comply with the regulations of Zambian Social Welfare. The Falconer Trust in the UK exists solely to provide support for the Home, but has no authority to make any decisions or impose any stipulations on how the Home operates. The Trust does, however, have a duty to ensure that resources provided to the Home are used correctly. The relationship between the Home and the Trust is therefore a collaborative one, whilst recognising the autonomy of the Home.
Latest News
We Have Moved!
Our office has moved to a new location. Please send all correspondence (with immediate effect) to:
The Falconer Trust
34 Muir Drive
Hingham
Norwich
NR9 4PQ
We also now have a new phone number. You can contact us by call or text on 07810 457560. Please not that the old landline number is no longer working.
2025 DVD
A DVD of the 2025 visit is now available. Please get in touch if you would like to receive a copy. It can also be viewed on YouTube by following this link
Christmas 2025 Newsletter
The newsletter for Christmas 2025 can be viewed here. Please get in touch if you would like to receive regular newsletters (3 per year) either by email or by post.
Some Important Information Regarding Parcels
We regret that we can no longer send out parcels of goods to the Falconer Home, as excessive bureaucracy is causing intolerable delays, complications and expense. We therefore cannot accept any further donations of goods. We will of course continue to support the Home financially. Thank you for your support over the years in donating goods. We hope that you will feel able to continue to support the work through finance and prayer.
What3words
You can find the location of the Falconer Home using the what3words app, at:
contacted.erosion.unassigned
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The Irrigation Project
Work on installing the equipment to provide irrigation at the farm is now almost complete. The rain gun sprayers for the maize filed are fully operational, and the pipework for the vegetable filed is also working, though some more pipework is needed. The reservoir still awaits completion, and some security fencing is needed, not only to deter intruders, but also to keep livestock away from the crops. Tomatoes and cabbages are already growing successfully in the vegetable field, as can be seen here.
