In pictures: Swazi school of hope

Retired businessman and ex-government minister Sipho Mamba (top right) set up Kambhoke primary school for orphans in Swaziland, which has the world's highest rate of HIV/Aids.

He and his wife run the school, which charges no fees and feeds the children two meals a day, from their homestead. For many of them this makes a crucial difference and saves them from malnutrition.

Not all the children at the school are Aids orphans. The girl on the left is the daughter of an alcoholic mother and suffers from Foetal Alcohol Syndrome.

The cook at Kambhoke, which gets support from the World Food Programme, is the grandmother of some of the pupils. The school meals are cooked fresh on the premises.

Pupils eat outdoors - an opportunity for them to bond and share experiences. Since the school started in 2004, it has helped transform traumatised and malnourished children into happier ones.

Kambhoke provides free uniforms, made by Sipho's wife Colleen Mambo. State schools charge fees and require uniforms, putting them out of reach for orphans cared for by poor grandparents.

Like many other pupils at Kambhoke, located in the high veldt 160km (100 miles) south-west of the capital, Ndame has to start his day with chores such as feeding the chickens.

Several small NGOs help fund Kambhoke, including Swazaid which organised twinning it with Rhosymedre School in a deprived region of north Wales. Headteacher Roz Harrison (left) has visited.

The school has donated some materials and special needs teacher Lee Jones (centre) has also visited. He works with the traumatised children, using games for learning and to rebuild trust.

Kambhoke school continues to need support. But it has already given its pupils a new chance and hope. (Photos: BBC's Bill Law)

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