About Us.
Who We Are
MC-Zambia empowers fishing communities in Kafue District by addressing urgent needs through education, health, and economic initiatives. With over 13 years of dedication, we foster local leadership and resilience, guiding communities toward independence and sustainable futures.
Who We Are
Get to Know Us
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.
Local Change Through Global Exchange®
Our Vision
To see communities achieve greater levels of education, improved health, and increased economic security.
Our Mission
Addressing communities’ pressing needs by empowering current leaders and readying leaders of tomorrow.
The Need
MCZ’s work is designed to suit the needs of the fishing communities which it targets. Each unique project is based on the communities’ priorities. According to Helum 2020, Fishing communities host some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups of people.
From experiencing the effects of flooding, waterborne disease, and climate change to unsustainable incomes and unpredictable farming patterns. This leads children, women, and youth further into vulnerability and poverty.
MCZ’s work in the fishing community is done with the hope that communities become independent, resilient, and self-sufficient; utilizing technology to find solutions to old problems and realizing the power that they possess to impact future generations.
Our Values
What We Stand For
Integrity
Encouraging transparency, honesty, and adherence to ethical principles.
Compassion
Fostering a supportive, empathetic environment and understanding diverse perspectives.
Accountability
Cultivating ownership of actions and decisions, being responsible and accountable for behavior, performance, and actions.
Responsibility
Promoting responsible resource management, compliance with rules and regulations, and ownership of actions and decisions.
Excellence
Setting high standards, celebrating achievements, and recognizing outstanding contributions while acknowledging mistakes may occur during learning and growth.
iCARE
Our values collectively spell
out the acronym “iCARE”
because we do! .
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.