Empowering Communities for a Brighter Tomorrow
MC-Zambia empowers fishing communities in Kafue District, focusing on education, health, and economic development. Through dedicated programs, we foster local leadership and resilience, aiming for a future where every individual thrives.
Who We Are
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13+ years commitment to build a community where children and youth become the young leaders of tomorrow.
Established in 2011, MC-Zambia’s center in Chanyanya is at the heart of a fishing village nestled on a lagoon off the Kafue River, approximately 22 miles from the town of Kafue.
Today MCZ works in 3 fishing communities within Kafue District to attain high levels of education, health, and social and economic status for its target beneficiaries.
Our programs
What We Do
Education
Child Literacy
A literacy project for out-of-school vulnerable children in Chanyanya, using multi-grade and multi-age strategies to cater to different educational levels. It prepares children for formal schooling by equipping them with essential literacy and numeracy skills.
Women & Youth Economic Empowerment
Economic Security
A project in Chanyanya empowers vulnerable women and youth through group-based training in leadership, CBO formation, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. Groups register as CBOs, engage in savings, create business plans, and start ventures for income and employment.
Education
Computer Literacy in Schools
A project in Chanyanya promotes ICT culture in primary schools by implementing four strategies: equipping schools with ICT materials, training teachers, establishing ICT clubs, and hosting a Computer Resource Center to support ongoing learning and engagement.
Economic Security
Promoting Climate Smart Innovative Agroecology
A project in Magoba and Chanyanya promotes climate-smart agroecology, focusing on biodiversity conservation, forest regeneration, woodlot development, improved water and pastures, and enhanced smallholder livelihoods to support sustainable agriculture.
Our Impact
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Inspiring Stories
See me Grow: Gwen’s Journey Through the MCZ Literacy Project
Gwen, an 11-year-old from Chanyanya with a developmental disability, has thrived thanks to the MC-Zambia’s Improved Literacy Project. After joining the program in January 2020, Gwen made impressive progress in reading, writing, and math.
By January 2022, she started at St. Anne Community School, with the project covering her fees and supplies. Despite occasional challenges, Gwen loves school and enjoys time with friends, embodying the project’s mission to boost literacy and create opportunities for all children in her community.