You are here:

Zambia

Christine is a single mother and HIV positive. When she got sick, her partner left. She has four children, one is disabled and has gone to a home. She also looks after 3 orphans, the children of her siblings [Caroline Irby]

CAFOD spent £713,000 in Zambia in 2008

Declining copper prices and prolonged drought have seriously damaged Zambia's economy, and three-quarters of its ten million people live on less than 60 pence per day.

On gaining independence from Britain in 1964, Zambia became a one-party state – a situation that lasted for 27 years until President Kenneth Kaunda agreed to multi-party elections.

At independence, Zambia was a major copper producer, but declining copper prices and prolonged drought seriously damaged Zambia's economy during the 1980s and 1990s.

The HIV epidemic has become a dominant health and development problem in Zambia. The HIV prevalence rate among adults is estimated at 21.5%, though recent figures show an encouraging decline in the prevalence among young adults.

The G20 must act to help poor countries hit by the financial crisis - download our report

G20: “Yes we can” attitude needed

'School’s out Forever': Financial crisis forces world's poorest children out of the classroom, says new CAFOD report

Ogichoya Kimogol, 20, has survived as a single mother in the Rendille tribe of northern Kenya for the past three years [Georgina Cranston]

Double whammy hits UK aid budget

Research from CAFOD shows the economic and financial crisis is set to wipe up to $41billion from the UK aid budget for developing countries over the next seven years

Odetta Myambo, 9 yrs. The children of Kalisowe go to the radio interactive school [Caroline Irby]

Health and water

Millions in poor countries are underweight and more than three million children die each year as a result

Setrida Banda, 71, started her shop in 2004 with a loan from the home-based care programme in Lusaka, Zambia. She has paid the loan back [Caroline Irby]

Zambia: Setrida's story

Photojournal of a grandmother in Zambia

The Open School (not CAFOD supported) provides education for infants who can't afford to get places in government schools. The classroom is a shipping container, but lessons spill outside where they use the dirt as a blackboard [Gideon Mendel]

Carta da Zâmbia

"Cada vez que lideres dos 8 países mais ricos do mundo se reúnem para discutir o estado do mundo, eles claramente não tem interesse dos países pobres como a Zâmbia"

(Left to right) Richard Cockle, John Corney, Lizzie Cranfield, and Gavin Baxter celebrate together after finishing the Great North Run 2005 [CAFOD]

Sponsored events

Take part in one of our CAFOD Challenges, or join Team CAFOD for a run. You can have some fun while supporting our life-saving work across the world

Act on Poverty

Inside No.10 is a new Prime Minister with the power to Act on Poverty. Please email David Cameron today and help put global poverty on the new government's agenda.

Join us on facebook

Come join us on facebook and get in touch. Upload pictures and tell us what you are up to. We'd love to hear from you.

Published on 29/07/2003, last updated on 26/10/2009

What is RSS?

Tell a friend Print this page Back to top

£35	£45	£60
other amount

CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales

Zambia