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About Peace Corps in Zambia
Volunteers in Zambia work with their communities on locally prioritized projects in Agriculture, Education, Environment, and Health. During their service in Zambia, Volunteers learn to speak a few of the over 72 indigenous languages, including Bemba, Chitonga, Kaonde, Lenje, Lozi, Lunda, Mambwe-Lungu, Nyanja and Tumbuka.
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About Zambia
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Living Conditions in Zambia
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Packing Guidance for Zambia
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Stories From Zambia
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Projects in Zambia
Learn about the different projects underway.
Peace Corps Zambia is seeking to engage the local market.
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Opportunities in Zambia
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Photo gallery
Schoolgirls celebrate World Literacy Day with new pencils.
Rural Aquaculture Project (RAP) Volunteer Daniel and his work partner pose in front of a successful fish pond.
Volunteer Allison helps develop fish farms in her Zambian village.
A fish farmer stands in front of his family's new pond in Zambia.
Rural Aquaculture Promotion (RAP) Volunteers Adam and Lianne demonstrate how to make fish feed to new fish farmers in Zambia.
Students plant trees as part of an environment club at a school in Zambia.
Children show new Volunteers how to fetch water from the water pump at their school in Zambia.
Volunteer Sunni shows visitors a maternity hospital that is being built from grants that she secured during her service in Zambia.
Volunteer Emily, who helps farmers develop and maintain fishponds, helps harvest fish from a new woman-owned fishpond in Zambia.
Volunteer Cristina irrigates plants in a garden in Zambia.
Harvesting vegetables from a garden in Zambia.
Volunteer Sunni at the site of a new maternity hospital that is being built from grants that she secured during her service in Zambia.
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Featured Volunteer Profile
Angelina L.
Zambia
Community Health Empowerment Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer
"Life in the village moves at a gentler pace compared to the city, and I have come to appreciate the importance of stepping back, being present, and focusing on what truly matters, especially family."
Read about Angelina's experience
Featured Volunteer Profile
James G.
Zambia
Linking Income Food and Environment (LIFE) Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer
"Prior to service I tended to observe from the outside, but some of my most laugh-inducing moments in Zambia have been when I saw something and jumped in."
Read about James' experience
Featured Volunteer Profile
Trinity S.
Zambia
Community Health Empowerment Volunteer
Peace Corps Volunteer
"Rather than just looking at issues and jumping straight to solutions, I'll use what I've learned in the Peace Corps to take the time and energy to understand the lived experiences and daily challenges faced by those in affected communities."
Read about Trinity's experience
