See how schoolkids in a rural school embrace technology, as their class goes from textbooks to electronic books. The result is improved learning, greater interaction between children and more fun all round.
If you find yourself at Solwezi’s Kyawama Market around 7am on a Saturday morning, you might catch a glimpse of ten young runners whizzing down the road towards their clubhouse at Kansanshi Foundation Institute, cheers of encouragement announcing their...
It’s still early days, but something quite remarkable is happening in certain agricultural lands in Zambia. It is already protecting grazing lands, reducing smoke pollution and boosting farmers’ incomes.
It’s called holistic land and livestock management, and it has the...
When the phone rang on the desk of Mopani's Chief Financial Officer, John Chiwele, one rainy afternoon in February this year, little did he know it would test his and the company's ability to deal with a crisis in...
Mrs Mweetwa and her son explain how their biogas stove works. They moved to this 15 hectare farm from a 10 hectare plot as part of Munali Nickel Mine's Resettlement Action Plan, and can now sell their surplus crops.
The most interesting thing about the mining industry’s social investment in communities is not so much the money they spend, as the original and innovative ways in which they spend it.
Over some 15 years, and through the design and...
What motivates many poor rural children near Chibuluma Mine to attend school is not just a great education, but also the chance to wear a school uniform for the first time.
“The children are immensely proud to be seen in...
Kelvin Poho wanted to be a technician who worked with electrics ever since his father first took him to see one of Zesco’s plants as a young boy. “My dad was working there as a driver and he used...
Knowledge is power, and sometimes the best contribution one can make is to endow people with learning that will enable them to improve their lives.
Take FQM Kansanshi’s programme to teach farmers in Solwezi how to grow maize more efficiently...
It is undeniable that quality education is one of the key elements to unlock the African continent’s enormous potential for growth. Unfortunately, the quality of education is still lacking in most African countries.
According to the Africa-America Institute’s State of...