Sustainable assistance
Since 2004, Academic Work has been involved in building schools for thousands of children in southern Zambia.
Together with the charity organization Response Network, we sponsor the local population in the villages around Livingstone with materials such as bricks, mortar, and window glass. It is therefore the villagers themselves who run the project and build the schools. We think it feels good to help people help themselves.
It is therefore the villagers themselves who are running the project and building the schools. We think it feels good to help people help themselves.
Visiting Zambia
Twice a year, a group of employees travels to Zambia to visit the schools, talk to the villagers, and play with the children. In addition to the visits having a profound impact on us, we sincerely hope that the people we meet in the local communities understand that we will continue to support their projects and contribute to their development.
This project is so important for the future of these people. We believe that by focusing on the progress and development of others, it helps us grow as individuals and, not least, as a company.
One percent makes a difference
Every year, we donate one percent of our profits to a school project in Zambia. We call it “the one percent movement.” One percent isn't much for us, but for the children in the villages of Zambia, it means the world.
Because many Academic Work employees donate one percent of their salary every month, over 1,000 orphaned girls have been given the opportunity to go to school through a separate sponsorship program – the Kubala Girls.
Ambition makes it possible
It is ambition that has made our project in Zambia possible. It started with the ambitions of our employees, but without the ambitious villagers, it would not have been possible. They are determined to see their children functioning in a classroom.
The teachers who teach the students are equally determined to see their students learn to read and write. Without the ambition of all those involved, this project would not have been possible. It inspires us, and we believe and hope that we can make a difference.