Community Road Maps
Since 2010, ChildFund has been helping children in Luangwa, Zambia.
Along with our partners, ChildFund Zambia and the Luangwa Child Development Agency, we have developed an action plan to bring Luangwa to a state of self-reliance. We call this our Road Map.
In Luangwa, Zambia, we are helping children and their families to thrive.
By 2026,our partners and families in Luangwa envisage communities in which children and youth have their basic needs met, and are protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Until then, we need your help to implement our life-changing programmes and projects for children in Luangwa, Zambia.
Luangwa, Zambia
A rural community in eastern Africa, with unique wildlife and geography.
ChildFund works in the rural district of Luangwa in Zambia, near the confluence of the mighty Zambezi and Luangwa rivers. Its geographical location means that wild animals roam free in these communities. Animal-human conflict is a regular occurrence resulting in damaged crops and sometimes loss of human life.
There are roughly 2,000 New Zealanders who support our work in Zambia each month.
Facts about Luangwa, Zambia:
There is limited access to safe drinking water.
One-third of children and their families have no access to safe, clean drinking water.
Many children drop out of school at an early age.
Children may be forced to leave school due to finances, pregnancy, early marriage or illness.
Transmission of malaria is a very real threat.
Life-threatening malaria is endemic, especially amongst children and pregnant women.
Sponsor a child
We currently need sponsors to support girls and boys in Luangwa, Zambia.
For young girls like Onet, having a sponsor means they can access safe drinking water, a quality education and healthcare when they're sick.
As a child sponsor, you'll have the opportunity to watch as your sponsored child grows up healthy, happy and able to achieve their dreams.
More ways you can help:
Sponsor Luangwa and create sustainable change.
For just over $1/day, you can become a Community Sponsor, helping children and families to achieve their goal of self-reliance.
Become a Change Creator and accelerate your impact.
For $125/month, Change Creators are a special group of donors who want to accelerate impact for children through community projects.
Give a gift from our Gifts that Grow catalogue.
Give a meaningful gift, while helping children access livelihoods, nutritious food and more through our Gifts that Grow catalogue.
Water and Sanitation
Access to safe drinking water is a problem for many.
In Luangwa, people walk very far to collect contaminated water for their families to consume.
ChildFund donors are helping by building safe water access points and boreholes nearby, and more.
Livelihoods
Agriculture is the main livelihood in Luangwa, but there are many challenges.
Farmers in Luangwa face regular droughts, and when crops are grown, they aren't worth much. Animal-human conflict is also a big threat, due to the grazing wildlife in the local area.
Donors help by providing chickens, dairy goats, seeds for trees and new crops, training on alternate income-generation techniques, and much more.
Quality Education
Luangwa has poor school infrastructure and low access to qualified teachers and learning materials.
Without adequate materials, teachers or classrooms, many students don't complete a full course of primary school.
ChildFund supporters are helping build new classrooms, teacher's houses, and more.
Health
Travel to the nearest health centre isn't easy.
Health centres in the region are far away, understaffed and don't have adequate medical supplies.
Our donors have constructed nearby clinics, provided trainings, distributed bed nets and more.