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 Spring 2025 Newsletter is now available. Download it here
Watch the video 'The Falconer Home - The Farm Irrigation Project'
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 Are Moving!
Our office is moving 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 mobile phone number in addition to the landline. You can contact us by call or text on 07810 457560
Irrigation Project
Work on installing the equipment to provide irrigation at the farm is now at an advanced stage. This very important project will enable the Home to become more self sufficient, provide food security, provide jobs, generate an income for the Home. An irony is that this year's maize crop has had to be harvested early, because unseasonal rains have threatened to ruin the crop. The heavy rains at this time of year are very unusual, and underline the challenges brought about by climate change.
Visit to the Falconer Home
We have recently returned from our annual visit to the Falconer Home. We were able to see first hand great progress on the farm irrigation project, and to discuss several matters concerning the future of the Home, and the various projects which are under way. A fuller report will follow soon.
2024 DVD
A DVD of the 2024 visit is now available. Please get in touch if you would like a copy. Alternatively, you can view it on Youtube by following this link:
Spring 2025 Newsletter
The newsletter for Spring 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.
You can also download the Christmas Gift leaflethere.
Some Important Information Regarding Parcels
We regret that we will soon cease sending 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
