ZOA-supported Institutions and Projects

The projects ZOA supports are spread across the country. ZOA is active in seven of Zambia’s nine provinces (see map of projects), and in both rural and urban areas. Although not all projects are supported every year, ZOA remains engaged with most of them through visits and assistance in kind, as well as by offering advice for the sustainability of their efforts. Zambia Orphans of AIDS selects the projects it supports carefully to ensure accountability and effective use of the resources.

The projects ZOA supports fall within three broad categories:

  1. Children’s homes and schools
  2. Outreach programs
  3. Skills training facilities

ZOA provides assistance in three major ways:

  1. Supplies seed capital for income generating activities with the goal of sustainability so the projects can reach more orphans and other vulnerable children;
  2. Supports social support activities such as feeding infants, providing fees for examinations and school supplies, assisting with HIV tests so that those found positive can access anti- retroviral treatment, and supporting community loss and grief programs.
  3. Contributes to skills and capacity enhancement activities for orphans, including assisting with pre- and community schools.

Zambia Orphans of AIDS in Zambia helps identify and qualify projects for funding, processes the applications, monitors performance, and provides technical support where needed.
Zambia Orphans of AIDS touches close to 7000 children
Zambia Orphans of AIDS UK held a very successful launch party at the Irish Embassy in London on June 14, 2007. See ZOA-UK page for more details.
Zambia Orphans of AIDS partners with Counterpart International, a US-based global development NGO that operates in 37 countries.
The World Bank Community Connections includes ZOA among the non Washington NGOs and PVOs it raised money for.
St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, McLean, Virginia, through St. Peter Claver Society for African Orphans and tithing, raises funds for ZOA for the third year running.
The International Monetary Fund’s Helping Hands continue to support ZOA.
Stanley and Rhoda Fischer donate to ZOA for the fourth year running.
Significant contributions from members and supporters (over $4500).
Derek Serpell, born in Zambia, and his wife Amanda Brosch Serpell, generously donate to ZOA.
that 78% of orphans in Zambia were orphaned by AIDS
that it is estimated that by 2005, there will be almost 2 million orphans in Zambia.
that Zambia will rank first among sub-Saharan African countries with a large orphan population by 2010.


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