About us
Founded in 1986 as a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation, DAPP Zambia creates development together with the people, through running community based and people centred projects. We do this by generating conducive spaces for community ownership of the projects by mobilising people to find community centred solutions to challenges.
DAPP’s mission is to create development in communities together with the people by sharing necessary skills, knowledge and tools to fight poverty, illiteracy and disease. DAPP has a long- term vision of seeing: a Zambia where people live equitably, free from poverty and injustice, with access to health and education in a nation that protects and develops natural resources to sustain them.
Its projects harness peoples’ own power, working for sustainable development, to create positive change individually and collectively to build resilience and capacities. This includes improving livelihood, lifelong learning, as well as health and human rights for all.
It implements various projects in all the 10 Provinces of Zambia reaching over 1.3 million people. The knowledge, skills and tools we share, empower people and their families to face and overcome poverty, illiteracy and disease with diligence. We believe that when people work together, they are better able to support one another and take collective actions to solve problems that they cannot handle alone.
Working with children, youths and women in developing vocational, entrepreneurial and literacy trainings, DAPP Zambia believes that quality education for all and the promotion of learning for life are fundamentals for the people and the communities to be in control of their own development.
Its activities are cost effective, providing best value for money in terms of outcomes and impact and are aligned with the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s 7th National Development Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
