KUMBULULUKA KWA BAFANA 2023 - ZAMBIAN CHILDREN'S FLIGHT

In 2016 musician, Michael Ferguson and commercial Pilot Felix Gosher joined forces to offer underprivileged children the opportunity to experience the joys of flight, a privilege that many of us take for granted. The initiative was inspired by a song by Michael, “Paper Plane” about a young boy with a dream to fly. Through hard work and dedication, his dream is realised.

THROUGH SHEER determination and enthusiasm Felix has initiated many successful Children’s Flight events in South Africa. When he moved to Zambia he was determined to take the concept with him and after long deliberations with the Zambian Air Force and other stakeholders, he managed to host the first Kumbululuka Kwa Bafana Kids’ Flight in 2021 and again in 2022, only even bigger and better.

Saturday 10 June arrived and it was time for Kumbululuka Kwa Bafana 2023. It was an early start as the children were scheduled to arrive at the Airforce Base at 7:00.

Once all 500 children were safely at the Airforce Base the event was opened in prayer by a ZAF Chaplain. The Chief of the Zambian Airforce, Lt-Gen Colin Barry, then joined a selection of senior officers to acknowledge the Zambian National Anthem played by the ZAF Band. Three ZAF skydivers dropped in from a Harbin Y-12 carrying a large Zambian flag.