DAPP Zambia

05/10/2026

Happy World Teacher's Day!

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Six decades ago, the international community made a historic promise—recognising the fundamental rights, responsibilities, and professional standing of educators worldwide.

At Humana People to People, we believe a teacher’s true calling is to nurture, inspire, and raise children who will uplift and transform society. Yet today, the vital role teachers play in our classrooms and communities is under threat from many diverse challenges.

Change starts with action. Through our network of Teacher Training Colleges, we see first-hand that resolving these overlapping education crises begins with restoring the profession's absolute dignity. Since 1993, our 55 Teacher Training Colleges across Africa and India have graduated nearly 70,000 primary school teachers - dynamic educators who are actively breaking barriers and delivering quality education to the most remote rural communities.

This , as the world marks 60 years of the UNESCO recommendation, we call on governments, partners, and civil society to honour that foundational promise. Let’s turn policy into powerful practice.

Join us in investing in the educators who are actively shaping a sustainable and equitable future for the next generation!


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02/10/2026

40 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑶𝑷𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑬𝑶𝑷𝑳𝑬

"... 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏, 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎..." - 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆 .

DAPP Zambia has commemorated it's 40th Anniversary, reflecting on a journey that started with building the capacity of young people in Zambia National Service camps in the 1980s, to becoming a grassroots organisation

“Four decades ago, DAPP Zambia began a journey with a simple but powerful belief: sustainable development is created together with people. That belief has remained at the heart of our work from 1986 to date. Our commitment to working shoulder to shoulder with people, strengthening their capacity and supporting them to create solutions to the challenges they face,” reflected DAPP Managing Director, Elise Soerensen

Friday's event, which was also commemorated in various parts of the country, brought together staff, the government, development partners and communities who are participating in DAPP projects.

“…development cannot be created from an office. It is created where people live, work, learn, farm, organise and raise their families,” she added while emphasising DAPP's commitment to strengthening community-driven programming.

Meanwhile, Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Permanent Secretary, Angela Kawandami echoed the importance of adapting development approaches to changing realities.

She commended DAPP for implementing projects that remain important to Zambia's development agenda including health, agriculture & climate change, education, community development and the sustainable reuse of clothes and shoes.

"As DAPP ZAMBIA moves beyond 40 years, may your work continue to demonstrate that sustainable development is strongest when people not simply recipients of development, but active participants and drivers of change," she said.

The anniversary provided an opportunity to look beyond decades of programmes and consider DAPP Zambia's next 40 years will require.

Elise called for greater investment in young people, stronger community health systems, climate-resilient agriculture, practical education, environmental protection and livelihoods.

15/09/2026

𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇, 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒
For many student teachers, teaching practice is where learning becomes action to discover that teaching is not only delivery of class lessons, but also about understanding learners' lives, working with communities, and finding solutions together.
“I am a second-year student teacher at DAPP Mkushi College of Education, currently on teaching practice at DAPP Children’s Town School. Beyond teaching Grade 2, I work with DAPP Young Farmers’ Clubs and community members. This experience has shown me that teaching goes beyond the classroom and involves helping children and communities succeed,” said Wanzi.
Together with DAPP Youth Academy Agriculture students, Wanzi Kazembe and Caphas Kamocha have established a tree nursery by planting 60 orange seeds, 29 mango seeds, 50 pawpaw seeds and 20 indigenous tree seeds. They also trained students in fruit tree grafting, organic gardening, broiler production, pig management and the construction of fire wood saving stoves. Working alongside the students, they expanded the school's organic garden.
“My leaners learnt how to read. And one of the biggest lessons from my teaching practice was learning that a teacher’s work goes beyond the classroom. Through Farmers’ Clubs, we shared knowledge with small-scale farmers on various agricultural practices. This experience showed me the importance of working with families and communities to support education and improve livelihoods,” said Caphas.
In addition to classroom teaching and community work, the two student teachers support the school's ICT department by assisting with printing documents, repairing printers, computers and facilitating a Microsoft Publisher lesson for members of staff.
“Reflecting on the experience, the lessons I learnt at college became real during teaching practice. At college, we learned that a teacher works with the community, not only with learners. Here at DAPP Children's Town, we have experienced what that really means. Whether we are teaching in class, working in the garden, visiting farmers, or supporting activities around the school, every activity contributes to children's learning and community development,” Wanzi added.

10/09/2026

𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐙𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐀

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒁𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒂.

DAPP Zambia is hosting a three-day monitoring and evaluation planning review meeting from 8-10 September 2026 in Lusaka to review, reflect and strengthen Community-Led Monitoring (CLM)—a programme designed to give communities an opportunity to contribute directly to strengthening malaria services.

The project, which is funded by Global Fund through the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ), is implemented by seven civil society organizations in 51 districts across all 10 provinces of Zambia, covering 316 health facilities.

The partners are coming together to examine evidence-based, community findings from the three CLM Malaria project cycles to share service delivery gaps, barriers and highlight successes in malaria prevention, testing and treatment identified by communities.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐋𝐌 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: CLM empowers communities to identify service delivery gaps, barriers and successes in malaria prevention, testing and treatment. These experiences and concerns are shared with health authorities, including the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, to support timely action and improved service delivery.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: We are validating data, consolidating recommendations and developing an advocacy action plan to present at the National Dissemination Meeting. By ensuring communities have a seat at the table, we are strengthening accountability and accelerating progress toward a malaria-free Zambia.

08/09/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.
Development Aid from People to People (DAPP Zambia) joins the world in commemorating International Literacy Day 2026 under the theme “𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲,” and reminds us that literacy is the foundation for learning, participation, and development.
At DAPP Mkushi College of Education, literacy is part of preparing another kind of teacher. Student teachers learn through classroom studies, teaching practice, leadership responsibilities, and community engagement. They are trained to work with learners, families, and communities so that every child has the opportunity to learn.
Young children learn literacy best when they talk, listen, play, read and write around things they understand. Start with their experiences, use a language they know well, and give every child something to do.
1. Begin with a picture, object or short story
Show something familiar—a cup, a mango, an animal or a picture of a market. Ask children to name it, describe it and talk about their experiences.
Give them time to discuss with a partner before answering the whole class. This helps quieter children participate too.
2. Play with the sounds in words
Before showing letters, help children listen to words. Sing rhymes, clap the syllables in their names, and ask which words begin with the same sound.
For example: “Mama and mango—what sound do you hear at the beginning?” Choose examples that work in the language you are teaching.
3. Teach letters and sounds in a clear sequence
Introduce a few letters at a time. Show each letter, say its sound, and let children repeat it, trace it in the air, and write it in sand or on paper.
Then practise joining sounds to read simple words using letters they have already learned. In English, for example: /m/ /a/ /t/ → mat. Model this slowly, then let children try together and individually.
4. Read with children and talk about meaning
Read a short illustrated story aloud. Pause occasionally to ask:
- “What has happened?”
- “Why do you think she did that?”
- “What might happen next?”
Let children act out the story or retell it using pictures. Alongside these shared stories, give beginning readers simple texts containing the letter–sound patterns they have learned.
5. Make writing meaningful
Ask children to draw something familiar and tell you about it. They can label their drawing, write a word or attempt a short sentence, depending on their stage.
For a child who cannot yet write independently, write down their spoken sentence and read it back while pointing to the words. Let them add letters or words they know.
At DAPP Zambia, we believe literacy grows when learners, teachers, families, and communities learn and work together. Student teachers learn by teaching, support one another through core groups, and help children build a strong foundation in reading, writing, and numeracy.
This International Literacy Day, let us continue working together so that every child has the opportunity to read, write, learn and participate in the development of their community.
Literacy for People. Literacy for the Planet. Literacy for Prosperity.

08/09/2026

Happy 60th Anniversary of the International Literacy Day from DAPP Zambia.

This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day. As Humana People to People, we are proud to join others in marking this milestone. Founded in the 1970s and growing out of a progressive education movement, we continue to support communities in becoming literate. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, we are committed to ensuring that education transforms lives.

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08/09/2026

𝟒𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 — 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

For 40 years, DAPP Zambia has been part of the lives of communities across the country.

From providing families an opportunity to access decent and affordable clothes and shoes, to supporting education for all, sustainable agriculture, health, skills training and community-driven development initiatives using local structures.

This journey has been shaped by people like you. Your story is part of our history.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚?

Share your memories, experiences and the impact DAPP Zambia has had on your life or community over the past 40 years in the comment section below.

25/08/2026

2027 𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍
𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧
Start your teaching career at DAPP Mkushi College of Education.
Our program combines academic learning with practical experience, equipping you to teach, lead, and work with communities across Zambia.

The college is accredited by the Higher Education Authority and affiliated with the University of Zambia (UNZA)

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐌𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
• Gain practical teaching experience through supervised teaching practice.
• Learn modern teaching methods supported by digital learning.
• Take part in educational tours within Zambia that expose you to different schools and communities.
• Build leadership skills through student responsibilities and college activities.
• Work with communities and schools to help children stay in education.
• Study in a boarding environment with access to a computer lab, library, and learning resources.

Admission Requirements
Applicants must possess a Grade 12 School Certificate with five (5) credits or better, including English, Mathematics, Science, and two other subjects.
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲

11/08/2026

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒

At DAPP Children’s Town Youth Academy, vulnerable children are gaining more than vocational skills. They are getting a second chance at rebuilding a dignified future.

Working with the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Zambia, DAPP Zambia identifies young people aged 16–18 from the street and provides them with a supportive environment to start afresh.

For two years, they receive training in agriculture, metal fabrication, or tailoring, cutting and design, alongside psychosocial support and family reunification.

At the end of their training, graduates complete their TEVETA Level 3 assessment and receive start-up packs linked to their skills, helping them take the next step towards self-reliance and productive livelihoods.

A skill can open a door. A second chance can change a life.