{"id":41485,"date":"2022-04-04T08:55:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/zambia"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:53:50","slug":"zambia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/locations\/africa\/zambia","title":{"rendered":"Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c442056 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1-300x160.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Fighting Poverty in <strong>Zambia<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">FINCA helps Zambians living in poverty access financial services to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bda7555c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stats is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_d493183ad597a66594eac6e31b3e0b8b\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"60\">\n\t\t\t\t60.0%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">LIVE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2022<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_0b64fc66dcb44d29f66de7810bcef87d\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"54.52860603777\">\n\t\t\t\t54.5%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">WORK IN AGRICULTURE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2025<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_25c0a543ea5986c804d58318bbdfe869\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"71.7\">\n\t\t\t\t71.7%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3.00 PER DAY<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2022<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);text-decoration:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/ext\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>sources from World Bank Group<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover callout\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#343035\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-190c5114 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3bf204e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-utopia-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Women are the key to success in the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/women#top\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b8a911db wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Facts about Zambia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, Zambia has made significant strides to improve its economy. Yet, 60 percent of Zambians still live below the national poverty line. The high incidence of HIV\/AIDS, in particular, has devastated families and communities and has left a society dealing with a rising number of AIDS orphans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zambia, along with much of sub-Saharan Africa, is on the verge of a crisis. By 2035, the International Monetary Fund estimates the number of Africans joining the working age population will exceed the rest of the world combined. To fill this surge, 18 million new jobs will have to be created each year for the next 20 years across sub-Saharan Africa. In the meantime, Zambians rely on the informal sector for a chance to earn a living. In addition, access to basic services, like energy, water and sanitation, education, health care and agriculture, is often inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When poor people have access to financial services and life-enhancing products, they can earn more, build their assets, create jobs and cushion themselves against external shocks. Since 2001, FINCA has been helping thousands of Zambians improve their lives. FINCA offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/our-work\/microfinance\/financial-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial services<\/a>, such as loans, savings and microinsurance throughout the country, and supports access to basic services through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincaventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FINCA Ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f98634f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-purple-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f49f56a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Products &amp; Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Individual Loans Village Banking Loans, Small Group and Solidarity Loans, Small and Medium Enterprise Loans, Savings, Insurance, Energy, Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/our-work\">Learn About Our Work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-orange-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-845a701b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Head Office<br>Plot No. 609 Zambezi Road, Roma<br>2nd Floor, Suite 201-210, Foxdale Court,<br>P.O. Box 50061 Ridgeway, Lusaka<br>Telephone: +260 966 200 580<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finca.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group location-articles has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-411d868d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">    \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-434a6acf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Featured stories from <strong>Zambia<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n<section id=\"block_block_da20d0620e97bcf5172380e4e295c3f0\" class=\"block version_1 block_da20d0620e97bcf5172380e4e295c3f0 location-articles africa\">\n        <div class=\"featured card  animate zoomin\">\n        <div class=\"row g-0\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/savings-finca-zambia\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video.jpg 808w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video-768x451.jpg 768w\" width=\"808\" height=\"475\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Savings: Safe Haven for FINCA Clients\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Savings: Safe Haven for FINCA Clients\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video.jpg 808w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Savings_Video-768x451.jpg 768w\"><\/noscript><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/savings-finca-zambia\">Savings: Safe Haven for FINCA Clients<\/a><\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-text\">Microentrepreneurs around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty&#8230; but they often don&#8217;t have a safe place to save their money. FINCA Zambia is one of the countries that offer savings accounts for their clients.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/savings-finca-zambia\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">Read Story<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n         \n    <div class=\"remaining\">\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/teaching-zambias-future\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-1024x650.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Teaching Zambia\u2019s Future\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Teaching Zambia\u2019s Future\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dapson-Champa_Zambia3-scaled.jpg 1920w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/teaching-zambias-future\">Teaching Zambia\u2019s Future<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Getting access to a good education can be hard in Zambia. About 40 percent of the country is illiterate and many children drop out before reaching secondary school . For Dapson and Marjory Chansa, however, providing a superior education for the children of Zambia is their calling.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/teaching-zambias-future\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/building-prosperity-for-a-farmer-in-zambia\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-1024x670.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1.jpg 1050w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Building Prosperity with Better Farming in Zambia\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-1024x670.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Building Prosperity with Better Farming in Zambia\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Victoria-Mbewe_AWright_Zambia_child-1.jpg 1050w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/building-prosperity-for-a-farmer-in-zambia\">Building Prosperity with Better Farming in Zambia<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Victoria Mbewe is a rural farmer. 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