African Vision of Hope (AVH) is committed to bringing lasting solutions to children and families living in extreme poverty, confronting the root causes of poverty in Zambia.
AVH provides opportunities to be educated, grow up healthy, develop leadership and economic skills. Through education, their lives are transformed from despair to hope, from forsaken to loved, and from powerless to leader.
Our programs are focused on vulnerable and orphaned children in Zambia who do not have access to education. One of the best ways to fight the roots of extreme poverty it to educate children.
Graduates of African Vision of Hope.
The Ripple Effect: From Humble Beginnings to Widespread Impact
Over 22 years ago, a ripple was started. From one rented room in a tavern to 6 schools across Zambia. Since then they have brought incredible waves of change in the lives of thousands of Zambians. Generations have been impacted and poverty has been fought head-on.
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In 2003, AVH had 23 students, 1 classroom, and served 5,000 meals a year. Last year, all 6 schools totaled 4,680 students in attendance and served over 1,086,792 meals. This year, 3,550 vulnerable children are receiving a Christ centered education because of donors. Of course, without these schools students in the program would never be able to step foot in a classroom. Meanwhile, AVH completed 12 new classrooms to make room for 400 more children.
There are required school fees in Zambia leaving the most vulnerable and orphaned without the opportunity to end the cycle of poverty.
To date, over 1,200 students have finished 12th grade and over 188 have gone on to complete a higher education.
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The Importance of Foundational Tools
We believe to sustain an education we must first provide students with foundational tools, such as nutritious meals, clean water, a safe environment, and educational materials.
Every month, 154,617 nutritious meals are served and over 5,010 individuals were provided clean water every day.
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Infographic of African Vision of Hope's reach and impact.
The Power of Education
We have more than 4,900 attending African Vision of Hope Schools everyday with over 50% of them being girls.
Education reduces child marriage, child slavery, infant and maternal deaths, HIV/AIDS and human trafficking. It impacts a country's ability to have economic gain, trained employees and future growth.
Your giving transforms lives from sickness to health, broken to whole, despair to hope, powerless to leader, and poverty to possibility.
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