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Zambia is one of the world’s youngest countries with more than half of its population under the age of 18. Despite significant economic growth in
the late 2000s, today there are high levels of youth unemployment. Rain-fed subsistence agriculture and single crop reliance are widespread, leaving a large part of the population vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Zambia has been a multi-party democracy since the 1990s, and is considered a stable nation with democratic elections every five years. It is ranked as a lower middle-income country based on its GDP, but struggles with extreme rural poverty, high birth rates and a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden. Additionally, growing government debt has become an issue as the price of copper, Zambia’s main export, have fallen and the lack of its economic diversity has left it vulnerable to economic shocks.

Our work in Zambia

In Africa, The Hunger Project works to build sustainable community-based programs using the Epicenter Strategy, an integrated approach to rural development. The epicenter is a dynamic center of community mobilization and action, as well as an actual facility built by community members. Through the Epicenter Strategy, typically 5,000-15,000 people are brought together as a cluster of rural villages, giving villages more clout with local government than a single village is likely to have while also increasing a community’s ability to collectively utilize resources. The epicenter building serves as a focal point where the motivation, energies and leadership of the people converge with the resources of local government and non-governmental organizations. Over an eight-year period, an epicenter addresses hunger and poverty and moves along a path toward sustainable self-reliance, at which point it is able to fund its own activities and no longer requires financial investment from The Hunger Project.

The Hunger Project began working in Zambia in 2018.  In partnership with Heifer International and Restless Development, The Hunger Project-Zambia is launching its first epicenter as part of its Southern Africa Region. Mlawe Epicenter will serve an area with five villages. Through the Epicenter Strategy, The Hunger Project is working with community partners to successfully access the basic services needed to lead lives of self-reliance and achieve internationally agreed upon markers of success, such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Hunger Project-Zambia
C/O Heifer International Zambia
Plot#1223, Katopola Road
Rhodes Park, P.O. Box 38237
Lusaka, Zambia

+260 9 77229360 zambia@thp.org

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