Zambia introduced free education in January 2022. Prior to this policy, secondary education in Zambia was not free, and students who faced financial barriers dropped out of high school. The implementation of free education has led to a significant increase in enrollment, including adults returning to complete their schooling. While this policy is transformative, it has created new challenges.

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Many children who previously dropped out of school have returned as adults to complete their education, resulting in classrooms where 15-year-olds and 23-year-olds sit side by side. This diverse age range highlights the urgent need for a self-paced learning solution. Our initiative addresses this challenge and is scalable to a national level. We combine this with the necessary hardware facilities and an incentive program to motivate students to work hard, demonstrate grit, and achieve mastery through the Khan Academy platform. Using a data-driven approach, we measure each student’s progress and integrate an incentive-based funding model to reward effort and talent, empowering students to shape their futures.

By sponsoring a student, you fund access to these resources and get access to a cultural exchange, gaining insight into their lives and experiences through video messages sent by the student to you or your child. This initiative not only tackles Zambia’s education crisis but also creates a pathway for global engagement and mutual understanding.