Zambia Orphans Aid UK

Registered charity 1145721 · since 2012zoa.org.uk·Central, Lusaka, Northern, Southern·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£156k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2026

From filed accounts

year to 31 March 2025 grants not yet published.

Key takeaways

Zambia Orphans Aid UK suits applicants whose work improves access to education for orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia, especially in its priority provinces of Lusaka, Northern, Southern and Central, and in themes such as school meals, vocational training, mental health and child protection.
Projects based in orphanages should not apply, because the charity does not fund orphanages.
The annual report gives annual giving of £155,774, but no grant range is stated, so size any request to your costed project rather than to a figure you assume is typical.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown, and since the charity says it works with carefully selected grassroots partners, expect a relationship-led process.
Grassroots partners are registered NGOs with their own bank accounts that can provide documentation proving funds have been spent appropriately.

Overview

Zambia Orphans Aid UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1145721).

Zambia Orphans Aid UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that works with registered grassroots NGOs and community-based groups in Zambia to improve access to education for orphans and vulnerable children. Its stated purpose is to break the cycle of poverty for orphans and vulnerable young people by empowering communities, improving access to quality education and providing social and economic support. Its annual giving is £155,774, according to the annual report, and it states that it has sent £2 million in grants to Zambia.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Zambia Orphans Aid UK works with registered grassroots NGOs and community-based groups in Zambia to improve access to education for orphans and vulnerable children. Its work includes supporting school attendance through uniforms, books, tuition and exam fees, nutritious school meals and vocational training, alongside mental health, child protection, health and wellbeing, clean water, sanitation and hygiene. Local partners shape and deliver sustainable projects; the charity works with its Zambian sister organisation on programme development, monitoring and evaluation. It takes an inclusive, holistic approach, strengthening communities and aiming to avoid donor dependency, while keeping children safe and learning.

Themes

Education
School meals
Vocational training
Mental health
Menstrual hygiene
Child protection

Geographic Focus

Priority: Lusaka Province; Northern Province; Southern Province; Central Province.

What they don't fund

Orphanages

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Grassroots partners are registered NGOs, have their own bank accounts and can provide documentation proving funds have been spent appropriately.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It works with carefully selected grassroots, community-based groups in some of the most disadvantaged communities in Zambia.
Its grassroots partners are registered NGOs with their own bank accounts and can provide documentation proving funds have been spent appropriately.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Central
Lusaka
Northern
Southern

Similar funders

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Cecily's FundNo public processGave £112k

6 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£279,836	£305,383	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£262,027	£290,409	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£197,214	£259,841	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£449,664	£245,053	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£251,268	£319,753	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026	—	—	£155,774	Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.