Supporting and Enhancing Girls
250 girls supported through EDGE program
Millions of Zambians lack basic access to Education . We’re on a mission to change that.
Trident Foundation Supports Education within the Mine Catchment area with a total of 26 Schools, through collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The support is in the following activities; Schools infrastructure Support, Teaching and Learning resources, Teacher Continuous Professional Development (CPDs), Schools standards monitoring, Scholarships, Differently Abled Children Sponsorship, Sensitization Campaigns, PTAs School governance and Girls’ development program.
Performance
Throughout our decades-long history in Zambia, we have invested over $70 million in education, from formative early years education through to our Kwambula Training at the Solwezi Trades Training Institute.
We have built classroom blocks and teacher accommodation, delivered desks, and donated digital learning platforms and more than 90,000 textbooks to more than 50 schools near our operations.
We sponsor a number of different types of scholarships to meet the needs of children and families. We make cash payments to schools for families of primary and secondary scholars to encourage them to be kept in school.
Our scholarship program doesn’t end at school. As Zambia’s largest private sector employer, we know the importance of excellent vocational training. We sponsor around 150 students and interns in various trades and vocational training programs. The 2017 and 2018 intakes have been 100 per cent female, in order to address the gender imbalance in the mining industry.
Books donated
Girls supported
through EDGE program
Active scholarships
(Tertiary, Secondary & Primary)
Desks distributed in
catchment schools
Highlights
Launched of ‘EDGE’ (Educating and Developing Girls for Empowerment). The program aimed at supporting and enhancing girls’ education and empowerment especially the less privileged girls from the communities of FQM-Trident catchment area of operations, with focus on building capacities and accessing training opportunities.
Facilitated the training of 260 PTA members from the 26 TFL catchment schools on School Governance. The platform was also used for sensitization on Civic Education and other governance issues.
Supported the Ministry of Education through District Education Board Secretary in the facilitation of Literacy Assessment compilation and feedback for 22 TFL catchment Primary schools. 45 Lower Primary school teachers from 21 schools participated. Quarterly assessments are done to ascertain the literacy levels of learners. Lastly, facilitated the application for Government of Zambia (GRZ)RZ TEVET bursaries for enrolment at Luanshya Trades & Business College (LTBC) for over 500 places, under different technical skills programs (courses).