Our story
The Zambian Women With Skills Organisation, is Non profit Organisation which was founded by 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow, Bwalya Maketo in 2014 and was officially incorporated under the societies act on 26th August 2016. The Organisation is currently leading a revolutionary change in the way women perceive traditional occupation. Over the years, the Zambian mainstream Education system has undergone various reforms, all of which have been in theory, an attempt to tailor the education system to the immediate needs of the country. Practically however, the focus remains hugely on the glorification of Academic Training over Skills Training. A hugely disadvantageous system which tends to limit or stifle the creative abilities of most learners. As an organisation, we believe in the creative ability of vocational/practical skills. We understand that women are nurturers. Through this quality, women, are able to identify and hone a practical skill steadily building it up into a sustainable income generating tool. As an Organisation therefore, we exist primarily to provide relevant tools, resources and networks to help local girls and women achieve their developmental goals, through Skills Training, Mentorship, Networking, Promotion and Corporation. We help women to understand their limitless potential, and how they can make a meaningful contribution to the developmental agenda of their individual communities and country, through the utilisation of practical skills.
Who We Serve.
Our main service is the provision of skills identification and training to 3 kinds of Women:
1. The Educated/Semi Educated Woman who has a skill and is in formal employment but with no job fulfilment and would like a smooth transition into the business world.
2. The Uneducated/Semi Educated woman that has a skill but with no proper knowledge of how to translate the skill into a sustainable income.
3. The Educated/ Uneducated woman that has no idea what skill they have or which skill to work on.
How We Help.
1. We facilitate self-discovery sessions/ skills Identification Sessions.
2. We facilitate Business Model Trainings.
3. We provide customised Mentorship packages.
4. We initiate communication links with people or organisations of relevance.
5. We provide Legal Aid across a variety of topics.
6. We do skills promotion according to individual women’s needs.
7. Basic Literacy training.
8. We provide social interaction services.
9. Psycho-social Counselling. (T’s and Cs Apply).
How You Can Help.
Women contribute largely to poverty reduction at household level and creation of micro enterprises at national level as such, empowering them with life sustaining skills ensures that they are not only contributing to the sustainability of the resources at family level, but also playing a vital role in the overall national economic cycle. Empowered women are emancipated women, who become 10 times better at making more informed decisions with regards to their health, emotions and economic wellbeing.
You can help us reach out to more women by contributing your time, your resources, expertise as well as providing us with leads to people of interest that these women may be able to benefit from.
Your Private donations in monetary form also contributes greatly to the success of ZWWS. Without your generous donations, we would not be able to reach out to more women, especially those in the more rural communities, women that benefit greatly from the work that we do.
Do you Wish to Become a Volunteer?
You can help further our cause by Volunteering in the following ways:
1. Skills Trainer – You can contact us to register as an expert in your field and volunteer your knowledge by teaching your skill to some women.
2. Counsellor – you can contact us to offer your service as a trained counsellor for women that may need some counselling while in the process of receiving other services from us.
3. Legal Advisor – You may contact us to register as an expert in the Legal field to help the various women that may need legal advice across a number of issues.
4. Business & Financial Advisor – you may contact us to offer some business and financial adviser to the various women that we serve.
5. Child Minder/Baby Sitter – you may also wish to register as a volunteer to help with the babies/toddlers of the women that go through our skills training sessions.
To Get in touch with us, contact us via Email on: [email protected]
Phone: +260 975153092
Physical Address: Plot 44004 Libala, Waterworks Lusaka., Zambia.
The Organisation is currently leading a revolutionary change in the way women perceive traditional occupation. We understand that women are nurturers.
