OUR APPROACH

We create life-changing opportunities for young people through the close partnership between our UK office and our Zambian NGO counterpart, Play it Forward Zambia. Our Zambian team, made up of people from the very communities we serve, brings invaluable local knowledge and insight. This collaboration ensures our programmes are relevant, impactful, and rooted in community needs.

A tutor leading a science lesson at our office.

EDUCATION

Despite its importance, education is in crisis in Zambia. In many cases, the quality is insufficient, minimum performance goals are not being achieved, and children drop out of school early. For many children, school ends after just a few years in primary and with only 43% continuing to secondary school education. Although access to primary education in Zambia has grown exponentially, disparities remain, particularly in rural settings.

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An agriculture skills lesson at the office vegetable garden.

HEALTH & WELLBEING

The devastating combination of prolonged and severe drought in the southern part of the country has driven increasing hunger. Malnutrition is just one of many burdens to health, with diseases like HIV/AIDS still prevalent in disadvantaged populations, leading to an average life expectancy of only 62 years. In 2018, around 48,000 adults and 5,400 children became newly infected with HIV in Zambia which shows limited progress in sexual health education.

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A project officer helping children in a digital skills learning session.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT

School leavers transitioning into working life often lack basic digital and entrepreneurship skills required for many jobs. For students who are motivated enough to apply to University, they often don’t know the application processes or entry requirements or scholarships/bursaries available to them. As a result many young people are left lost without jobs, skills or ambition.

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