Mwalii Leaders access education and quality learning at our Learning & Leadership Center in Kafue, Zambia.

Our team will meaningfully connect 140,000 times with 700 children and youth through quality, child-centered learning programs.
In Zambia, youth lucky enough to attend high school face under-resourced schools and under-trained teachers relying on rote memory teaching. Most students attend public school for only half the day and rarely develop critical thinking skills. Creativity is also stifled.

In Zambia, only 55.3% of children pass the 9th Grade National Exam, 64.8% pass the 12th Grade National Exam, and 12% of high school graduates access university education.
We have invested in 500 high school and 100 college graduates to date. Today, 700 Mwalii Leaders access programs at the Learning & Leadership Center in Kafue, Zambia. Currently, 39 are in college or university and over 50 are in our College Prep Program.

In Lusaka Province, only 63% passed. This cohort only missed a few months of in-person academic support due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 cohort, which had over a year of remote academic support (phone calls and printed learning packets), still had a 79% pass rate compared to 69% in Lusaka Province.

With our Building Partner and Program Partners, we have developed 12 different programs for the Mwalii Leaders and their families. They range across education, health and wellbeing, leadership development, entrepreneurship and financial literacy, and the creative arts.

The lives of the Mwalii Leaders and their families are transformed when they access our programs.

Nationwide, 30% of young women become pregnant before the age of 18. In peri-urban areas like Kafue, 15-20% become pregnant.

Every year, over 100 mothers and/or guardians of the Mwalii Leaders have access to a four-month training in entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
The first three cohorts have had an average increase in income of 163%.

According to National Geographic, “Zambia's daily food supply is the lowest in the world. Inadequate production plays a large role in food insecurity there." Zambia’s average calorie intake is 1870 compared to the United States with 3729 calories.
Education is impossible on a hungry stomach. We are working hard to combat hunger through a Nutrition Program, providing meals averaging 1,500 calories to over 250 children and youth every school day. Thanks to this program, student attendance at school has increased and performance improved. Benefits go beyond feeding by promoting nutrition and healthy living.

Every month, too many young women in Zambia miss school during that time of the month. This puts them at a disadvantage to their male counterparts and can mean the end of their education if they miss the national exam needed to advance into the next grade.
To ensure that our girls are not a part of this trend, we supply each one with a pack of reusable pads and a menstrual cup, not to mention menstrual health and hygiene training and a safe space for counseling.