OUR APPROACH

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.

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.