This has contributed to the one half million orphaned children out of an overall country population of some thirteen million people ~ in fact one out of every three children in Zambia under the age of fifteen is an orphan. Life is made harsher in Zambia as few in rural communities have access to safe drinking water nor sanitation and with widespread poverty affecting 78% of the rural population, over half of all children in those communities are malnourished with vitamin deficiency and anaemia widespread. There is a thriving volunteer work sector in Zambia and most of that volunteer work is supporting and caring for orphans and otherwise abandoned children, rolling out heath care programs, teaching and community strengthening as well as helping develop sustainable farming methods and outreach work with street children.

Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Zambia were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. If you run or know of a volunteer work project in Zambia let us know by contacting here. We look forward to hearing from you!