Community SRHR Peer Education & Service Linkages (2023–2024)

Location: Senanga & Nalolo Districts, Zambia

Focus Area: SRHR

Trained 45 rural youth as peer educators to deliver sexual and reproductive health awareness in schools and communities. Linked adolescents to clinics for family planning and HIV testing.

Budget: $45,000 (AmplifyChange Grant)

Details: 6,200 youth reached; 15 health facility partnerships created; 300 dignity kits distributed.

Outcomes: Increased SRHR knowledge among adolescents; clinic attendance rose by 28%.

“The peer educators are my age and easy to talk to. I now know where to access family planning without fear.” — Mwaka, 17, Nalolo

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Youth Climate Action & Tree Planting Campaign (2023)

Location: Mongu District, Zambia

Focus Area: Conservation

Youth-led reforestation of degraded floodplain edges and awareness drives on climate change.

Budget: $30,000 (UNDP Small Grants Programme)

Details: 12,000 seedlings planted; 80 youth trained; 6 climate clubs formed in schools.

Outcomes: 25 hectares restored; improved soil cover; strengthened youth climate leadership.

“I planted 50 trees with my schoolmates — I feel like I’m part of the solution.” — Kalunga, 15

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Microenterprise Incubation for Rural Women (2023–2024)

Location: Sioma District, Zambia

Focus Area: Investments

Supported women’s cooperatives with seed capital and training in small-scale agribusiness.

Budget: $65,000 (USAID Local Works Grant)

Details: 5 women’s cooperatives incubated; each received $5,000 revolving funds; training in financial literacy & market access.

Outcomes: 125 women earned stable incomes; average household income rose 40%.

“From selling vegetables, I now run a poultry business with steady profits.” — Mutinta, Cooperative Member

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Community Land-Use & Livelihood Study (2023)

Location: Barotse Floodplain, Western Province

Focus Area: Research

Conducted participatory needs assessment on climate impacts, livelihoods, and conservation practices.

Budget: $18,000 (Open Society Foundations Grant)

Details: 300 households surveyed; 12 focus group discussions; policy brief developed for district council.

Outcomes: Evidence-based advocacy; study informed 2024 district climate plan.

“This study gave us a voice. Now our challenges with floods are recognized.” — Chief’s Induna, Lealui

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Digital SRHR Hotline & Outreach (2024)

Location: Western Province (Senanga, Mongu, Kalabo)

Focus Area: SRHR

Established toll-free hotline for SRHR information, linked to WhatsApp support groups and referral pathways.

Budget: $120,000 (AmplifyChange Opportunity Grant)

Details: 2,500 calls received in first 6 months; 500 referrals to clinics; 10 volunteers trained as hotline operators.

Outcomes: Improved youth access to SRHR information and services in remote areas.

“I felt safe asking questions I couldn’t ask my parents or teachers.” — Teenage girl, Mongu

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Youth Biodiversity Protection & Eco-Entrepreneurship (2024)

Location: Nalolo & Shangombo Districts

Focus Area: Conservation & Investments

Promoted biodiversity protection by training youth in eco-tourism and sustainable enterprises (bee-keeping, eco-guides).

Budget: $85,000 (WWF & EU Youth Fund)

Details: 60 youth trained; 3 eco-tourism groups formed; 200 beehives distributed.

Outcomes: New eco-businesses created; improved conservation awareness; bee populations increased.

“Our bee products now sell in Lusaka supermarkets, while we also protect the forest.” — Lusest Youth Trainee

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