Our Projects in Zambia

Support us so we can help where the need is greatest.

Our projects aim to improve the quality of life on the ground and provide communities with a stable foundation for a self-determined future. From renovating school buildings and constructing sanitation facilities to establishing school gardens and training centers for sustainable agriculture – each project is a step toward a fairer and more environmentally friendly world.

North-Western Province
Chiteve Primary School
North-Western Province
Lishima Community School
Lusaka
Chipembi Girls Secondary School
North-Western Province

Chiteve Primary School

Chiteve is a village in the northwest of Zambia, located in the North-Western Province and part of the Manyinga District. Around 1,300 to 1,400 people live here, with about half of the population under the age of 15.

The village and its surrounding areas are rural, and infrastructure is often basic, which makes access to clean drinking water and education particularly challenging.

We visited Chiteve for the first time in 2022. At the time, we found crumbling school buildings and too few toilets. Classes were held either under a tree or in makeshift huts. Since then, we have renovated the school building and implemented several other measures.

“Keep Chiteve clean!” is the motto that guides the village and school in their daily life and actions.


Measures already implemented:

2023:

✅ Toilets built
✅ School building renovated
✅ Electricity restored
✅ School desks funded

2024:

✅ Playground with fence
✅ School supplies (pens, notebooks, etc.)
✅ Completion of computer room
✅ Repair of two computers

The project has been successfully completed.

North-Western Province

Lishima Community School

The Lishima Community School is located in a sparsely populated and very poor rural area, about 15 km from the small town of Manyinga. The primary school teachers educate around 90 children in just two classrooms under inadequate conditions. Every day, the children walk up to 10 km—often barefoot—in the morning and evening to attend school.


Measures already implemented:

2022 – 2023:

✅ Toilets built
✅ Teachers’ house constructed
✅ School desks provided
✅ School building renovated
✅ Well drilled
✅ Teaching materials

2024:

✅ School garden under development
✅ Fence for school garden
✅ Basic food supplies
✅ Playground

2025:

✅ School kitchen to be built through the villagers' own initiative

A solar-powered water pump is still needed. The estimated cost is around €13,000. Donations are needed for this.

Lusaka Region

Chipembi Girls Secondary School

Turning Dreams into Reality: Renovating Chipembi Girls’ School to Help Girls Grow into Strong, Self-Determined Women.

Chipembi Girls’ School is a rural boarding school founded in 1926 and is the first girls’ school in Zambia dedicated to serving girls from poor backgrounds. Located in the Chisamba District, the school is mostly surrounded by small-scale farmers and traders. It was founded by the Methodist Church and is now run by the United Church of Zambia (UCZ).

Chipembi is a government-supported boarding school, which means it receives far less public funding than fully public schools. (The difference between government-supported boarding schools and public schools in Zambia lies in management and funding: government-supported boarding schools are run by private or church organizations and only partially funded by the government, while public schools are fully funded and managed by the state. The terminology can be a bit confusing.) The school has 722 students and 37 full-time teachers. There are four classes in grades 8 and 9, and three classes each in grades 10 to 12.

The school promotes sustainable agriculture and climate justice.

Its mission is to provide holistic education for girls through innovative teaching methods. However, this vision cannot be fully realized without a supportive learning environment, which is why the school’s infrastructure urgently needs improvement.

2. Challenges

Chipembi faces many challenges, especially a lack of funding to maintain infrastructure and daily operations. The students pay only small school fees, which are used to cover food, cleaning supplies, and teaching materials.

The school has tried to generate resources by setting up an agricultural production unit, running small farms (maize, vegetables, livestock, poultry, fruit). This helps feed the students, lowers food costs, and teaches them important skills in farming and animal care. However, due to budget constraints, no renovations have been possible for many years, leading to deteriorating buildings.

This is why the school leadership has identified the following priority projects that urgently need to be addressed.

2025

✅ 44 bunk beds and 88 mattresses
🔜 Renovation of sanitary facilities (in progress)
❗️ Renovation of the dining hall – approx. €10,000–12,000
❗️ Renovation of the assembly hall – €21,000–22,000

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Was kostet das denn überhaupt?

In Deutschland haben wir oft keine genaue Vorstellung davon, was der Bau Toiletten, Nahrungsmittel oder eine Schulsanierung in anderen Ländern kosten. Die Kosten hängen natürlich vom Umfang und Lage der Schule ab. Hier möchten wir einen groben Überblick geben.

  • Toilette (1 Block mit 2 Latrinen): 2.000 €  - 3.000 € (inkl. Transport, Material, Bau)
  • 50 kg Reis: 120 € zzgl. Transport
  • Spielplatz: 1.750 € (Abhängig von Größe)
  • Schulgarten: ca. 2.400 € (Abhängig von Größe)