Development Aid from People, DAPP in Zambia, was founded in 1986 as a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation. DAPP Zambia creates development together with the people through running community-based and people-centred projects.
We do this by generating conducive spaces for communities to own and participate in projects by bringing people together to find community-centred solutions to their challenges.
Our projects harness people's power to work for their sustainable development, to create positive change individually and collectively while building resilience and capacities. This includes improving livelihood, lifelong learning, health and human rights for all.
Working in all 10 Provinces of Zambia, DAPP Zambia reaches over 1.2 million people as we share knowledge, skills and tools to enable people and their families to face and overcome poverty, illiteracy and disease with diligence. We believe that when people work together, they are better able to support one another and take collective action to solve problems that they cannot handle individually.
DAPP believes that quality education for all and the promotion of learning for life are fundamental for the people and communities to be in control of their own development; hence we work with children, youths and women in developing vocational, entrepreneurial and literacy training.
Our activities are cost-effective, provide the best value for money in terms of outcomes and impact, and are aligned with the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s National Development Plan and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
