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This Declaration sets out the ambition of the Africa Youth Climate Assembly as a precursor to the inaugural African Union Heads of State and Government Africa Climate Summit (ACS) with the outcomes of the Assembly feeding into the African Heads of State and Government Nairobi Declaration in 2023.

This graduation story highlights Zambia's first cohort of eLearning-trained nurses and midwives, a groundbreaking initiative led by the Ministry of Health in partnership with ChildFund International, Amref Health Africa, and Mastercard Foundation. Through innovative technology, over 1,000 students, including 83 eLearning graduates, earned their diplomas—equipped to strengthen Zambia's health system and bring life-saving care to mothers and children across the country.

This Declaration sets out the ambition of the Africa Youth Climate Assembly as a precursor to the inaugural African Union Heads of State and Government Africa Climate Summit (ACS) with the outcomes of the Assembly feeding into the African Heads of State and Government Nairobi Declaration in 2023.

This narrative report highlights the impact and outcomes of the Zambia Nurse and Life Skills Training Program, implemented by ChildFund International in partnership with AMREF and the Mastercard Foundation between 2012 and 2019. The program was designed to address Zambia’s critical nursing shortage while creating employment opportunities for vulnerable youth. Using a blended e-learning model, the initiative successfully trained nursing students across all 10 provinces. In addition to technical nursing education, the program integrated life skills training, scholarships, and infrastructure support to ensure student success and long-term sustainability. Today, the program’s outcomes continue to strengthen Zambia’s healthcare system and serve as a model for public-private collaboration in workforce development.

This report highlights ChildFund’s global investments in improving children’s health, nutrition, and sanitation — essential foundations for their overall development and well-being. In the year ending June 2020, 20% of ChildFund’s nearly $216 million in global expenditures was dedicated to health-related programs, reflecting our deep commitment to ensuring that children, especially in their early years, grow up healthy and secure. In addition to health, the report outlines our investments in early childhood development, education, emergency response, and livelihoods — all supported by cross-cutting priorities such as gender equity, local capacity building, youth empowerment, and social inclusion. Aligned with country priorities and rooted in community engagement, ChildFund’s programs aim to strengthen child-focused systems and influence policies that protect and uplift children and youth worldwide.

ChildFund has released an updated Partnership Strategy to align more deeply with its core purpose and deliver stronger, more impactful programs for children. Since 2009, ChildFund’s global strategy has emphasized building a strong core program. This update responds to emerging challenges—shifting funding landscapes, increasing local NGO capacity, and a demand for greater program quality and scale. Rooted in the experience of working with local partners across diverse contexts, the strategy sets a clear vision: to build and maintain a fit-for-purpose, purpose-driven portfolio of strong partners that advance child development at the local level and influence change at national and global levels. It reinforces ChildFund’s commitment to long-term, values-aligned partnerships that drive program quality, advocacy, innovation, and sustainable impact

The Children’s Code Act, 2022 consolidates and modernizes laws relating to children by making comprehensive provision for the rights of the child, parental responsibilities, alternative care arrangements such as guardianship, foster care, and adoption, and the protection of children in need of care or in conflict with the law. The Act further provides for the regulation and delivery of child welfare services, establishes the National Child Development Council, and aims to ensure the holistic development, protection, and participation of every child in Zambia.

ChildFund is committed to tackling environmental challenges through innovative, child-centered solutions that build community resilience, promote clean energy, and support sustainable livelihoods. This capacity statement outlines our proven approaches, such as smart agriculture, biodigesters, and fuel-efficient stoves, that reduce environmental impact, improve food security, and empower youth as climate leaders. Aligned with Zambia’s NDCs, NAP, and global frameworks like the Paris Agreement and SDGs, our work prioritizes environmental education, green job creation, and locally driven action for lasting change.