ZOA-supported Institutions and Projects

The projects ZOA supports are spread across the country, in six of Zambia’s nine provinces (see map of projects), and in both rural and urban areas. Although ZOA does not support all projects every year it does retain a relationship with almost all of them through visits and assistance in kind, as well as 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 provided.

The projects ZOA has supported fall within three broad categories:

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

The projects have been supported through three major ways: providing seed capital for income generating activities for (near) sustainability and to reach more orphans and other vulnerable children; social support activities such as infant feeding, providing fees for examinations and school supplies, to assist with HIV tests so that those found positive could access anti- retroviral treatment, and support in loss and grief; and skills and capacity enhancement activities, including assisting with pre and community schools.

The Zambia based Board helps identify and process the applications, monitor performance, and it 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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