Strategic Plan

Our Roadmap to 2035

A decade-long strategy to halve preventable deaths and injuries across Zambia — built on evidence, community ownership, and relentless innovation.

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Our Vision

Resilient communities where individuals are protected and suffering is alleviated.

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Our Mission

Save lives, reduce risks, and promote dignity through evidence-based humanitarian action.

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Timeframe

10-year strategic plan: 2025 to 2035.

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Headline Goal

50% reduction in fatalities and injuries across all focus areas.

Six Pillars, One Purpose

Each pillar addresses a critical dimension of community vulnerability. Together they form an integrated ecosystem of protection and resilience.

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Disaster Risk Reduction

Climate-smart interventions and early warning systems that empower communities to withstand and recover from shocks before they become catastrophes.

🎯 Goal: 30,000 HH by 2035
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Human Protection

Rights-based humanitarian assistance aligned with international law, ensuring the dignity and safety of the most vulnerable populations.

🎯 Goal: 25,000 People by 2035
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Road Safety

Community-led behaviour change programs and victim care support that transform roads from danger zones into safe corridors for daily life.

🎯 Goal: 40% fewer road deaths
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Trauma Care

Strengthening emergency response capacity — from first responders to specialist clinicians — to minimise preventable deaths and long-term disabilities.

🎯 Goal: 1,000 trained responders
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Patient Rights

Amplifying patient voices in healthcare governance, ensuring communities shape the policies and systems designed to serve them.

🎯 Goal: 20,000 advocates engaged
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Workplace Safety

Empowering employers and employees to adopt internationally-aligned safety practices, protecting livelihoods and dignity across sectors.

🎯 Goal: 200 certified institutions

How We Deliver Change

Four interlocking approaches ensure our work is sustainable, scalable, and deeply rooted in community ownership.

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Evidence-Based Programming

We rigorously evaluate every intervention, using data to refine approaches and scale what works. Our learning agenda drives continuous improvement across all pillars.

M&E Systems Learning Loops
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Strategic Partnerships

We convene government, civil society, private sector, and international partners to align resources and avoid duplication — multiplying our reach and impact.

30+ Partners Multi-Sector

The Principles That Guide Us

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Humanity

We place human dignity at the centre of everything we do, regardless of background or circumstance.

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Impartiality

Our assistance is based solely on need. We do not discriminate based on politics or affiliation.

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Innovation

We embrace new approaches, technologies, and partnerships to continuously improve how we serve communities.

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Accountability

We are transparent with our donors, partners, and the communities we serve about what we do and how well it works.

Our 2035 Goals

Ambitious, measurable targets that keep us accountable to the communities we serve.

Headline Goal

50% Reduction in Fatalities

Across all six pillars — disaster, road safety, trauma, workplace — by 2035 compared to 2025 baseline.

Reach

100,000+ Lives Impacted

Doubling current reach through expanded district coverage and deepened community partnerships.

Systems

National Policy Influence

Contribute to at least 5 national policy frameworks across health, road safety, and disaster management.

Inclusion

Gender & Disability Parity

Ensure 50% female leadership in all programs and full inclusion of persons with disabilities in design.

Sustainability

Community-Owned Systems

Transfer management of 80% of local programs to community structures by 2030, with ongoing technical support.

Partnerships

100+ Active Partners

Build a diverse coalition of government, NGO, private sector, and academic partners across Southern Africa.

Help Fund Our Strategy

Transforming communities takes sustained commitment. Your support funds the people, programs, and systems behind this plan.