Zambia

We have been operating in Zambia since 2013. It is our largest foreign office. We are also a significant partner of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). Our primary focus is supporting refugees and developing economic self-sufficiency through sustainable agriculture and small business start-ups. We also provide college scholarships to vulnerable refugees and build farmers' resilience to climate change. In the health sector, we focus on maternal and young children’s health and nutrition.

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Health and nutrition

We have been able to improve the accessibility and quality of care for mothers and their newborn babies and have developed a midwife training system in the Western Province. We have supported several rural health facilities and provided them with modern medical equipment for maternal and perinatal care. We have promoted the cultivation of nutritious food. We train female volunteers to teach Zambians how to prepare healthy meals to combat child malnutrition.

Ekonomická soběstačnost

Economic self-sufficiency

Our focus in supporting agriculture is increasing agricultural yields and farmers' resistance to climate change, using agricultural innovation and efficient farming methods. We also support small business development and financial literacy to strengthen self-sufficiency and provide specialised training. We also link food producers to buyers and support management and business development

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Supporting refugees

Zambia is home to more than 80,000 refugees. Most of them have minimal opportunities to earn a living. Our focus is on access to education for refugees, including providing university scholarships and promoting self-sufficiency through agriculture. This is one of the few possible sources of livelihood, along with small businesses in remote areas that need basic infrastructure where refugee camps are located.

More about our work in Zambia

Best of 2022 in Caritas Czech Republic
January 5, 2023 News

Best of 2022 in Caritas Czech Republic

It sounds like a cliché, but 2022 really was a year like no other. At Caritas Czech Republic, we were fully immersed in helping people affected by the war in Ukraine. We immediately sent humanitarian aid to the country, and we also supported refugees from Ukraine in Moldova and in the Czech Republic. Our help did not stop there. We supported farmers in Zambia to withstand climate change, helped people in Iraq rebuild their livelihoods, and much more. Take a look at our biggest achievements of 2022.

Caritas Czech Republic introduces innovative solutions for the fight against climate change in Zambia
November 7, 2022 CCR-Zambia

Caritas Czech Republic introduces innovative solutions for the fight against climate change in Zambia

Like any other country in the world suffering from the effects of climate change, Zambia is seeking solutions to combat it. In Zambia, the impacts of climate change are felt by everyone, but farmers are the most affected. Caritas Czech Republic is scaling up innovative technical solutions developed by the World Food Programme to help many farmers in Zambia withstand the impacts of climate change.

My family now has food all year round, says Mr Mapulanga from Zambia who adopted conservation farming
September 19, 2022 CCR-Zambia

My family now has food all year round, says Mr Mapulanga from Zambia who adopted conservation farming

Mr Morgan Mapulanga, 72, is a lead farmer in Mulundu agriculture camp in Kaoma, Zambia. Thanks to our training, he has adopted conservation farming and is now practising an environmentally friendly mode of agriculture.

Baby Richard is on the road to recovery from Malnutrition thanks to Caritas Czech Republic
September 5, 2022 CCR-Zambia

Baby Richard is on the road to recovery from Malnutrition thanks to Caritas Czech Republic

Richard is a two-year-old boy who, thanks to Caritas Czech Republic and the World Food Programme in Zambia, participated in the important Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MYCIN) and Growth, Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) programme that benefits his entire community and help him recover from Malnutrition.