Project Zambia

Project Zambia

Project Zambia is a social justice organisation and charity. It is a member of the Edmund Rice Developing World Immersion Programme and takes its ethos from that organisation.

Project Zambia works alongside and in partnership with some of the poorest and most marginalised communities in Zambia, mostly around Lusaka Province. Our work focuses on education, feeding programmes, improved access to first aid/ healthcare, clean water and safe sanitation, income-generation and empowering communities through the training of local people. We work to improve the quality of life of people living in abject poverty; including orphans, disabled children, homeless youths and community leaders.

Our aims

  • The provision of funds for food for the poorest people living in Zambia

  • The provision of funds for the building of schools in communities in Zambia; where access to school is limited due to cost/distance
  • To support schools with provision of funds for teacher’s allowances, educational resources and maintenance of school building

  • The provision of funds for basic first aid care for people living in Zambia who cannot afford medical treatment

  • The provision of funds for the installation of the means for clean water access and proper sanitation facilities; for some of the poorest people living in Zambia

  • To support the set-up and maintenance of income generating projects in Zambia; for the relief of those in need

  • To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Mapepe, Misisi, Kabwata Orphanage, Mongu, Kanyama and Home of Hope; in such a way that they are better able to identify and meet their needs to participate more fully in society

Services

Project Zambia seeks to:

  • Provide volunteers from all communities and faith backgrounds (and none) with opportunities to engage, share and reflect with our host communities in Zambia. 

  • Provide opportunities for volunteers to commit themselves in the areas of support and advocacy on behalf of people – both locally and globally – who are at risk because of poverty, discrimination, lack of access to education and war. 

  • Seeks to work in partnership with our host communities to tackle the effects and causes of extreme poverty in those communities through education, feeding programmes, improved access to first aid/ healthcare, clean water and safe sanitation, income-generation and empowering communities through the training of local people.

Project Zambia only works through officially recognised bodies; such as religious orders and recognised charities. We welcome volunteers and support from all sections of our community and from all faiths, genders, social backgrounds and races.

Opening hours

Project Zambia operates from Westcourt Centre, Belfast. PZ does not own its own premises and is totally voluntary run. PZ has regular meetings in venues such as Queen's Student Union, Cultarlann, Cassidy's Bar and community centres. 

There are regular meetings. The dates of these are circulated via e-mail and through social media. Volunteers have the opportunity to travel to Zambia after a year of training.

Contact Details

NICVA will not disclose any contact details further to those published by the organisation below.

Address

Project Zambia
Westcourt Centre
Belfast
Co Antrim
BT12 4aj
United Kingdom

Social Media

 
 
Charity Number:
NIC100057