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Success Stories
Read about ZOCS Resource Centre and what lies ahead
Read the success story of Marvis Chishimba, a Double orphan with a burning desire to succeed.
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At Zambia Open Community Schools we make a difference to OVC and girls’ education. With our help, the educational needs of over 37,000 vulnerable children are being met. Our schools offer a specialized curriculum, a school feeding programme, and life-skills training including HIV/AIDS prevention. |
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We believe that all children have the right to quality basic education, and see community schools as centers of care and support for all pupils, especially orphans and vulnerable children.|
ZOCS strives for community participation in its programmes and activities in order to improve the welfare of children. Our projects include entrepreneurship training, school management and fundraising courses, peer education trainings in HIV/AIDS prevention and psycho-social support. |
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We use micro-finance projects to develop sustainable Community Schools and to improve the livelihood of families.|
Zambia Open Community Schools looks out for opportunities to influence national policies on children’s welfare, advocating for government to support community schools. We believe that every child has the right to quality education. |