Dream It. Green It.
Our Work...
When one hears of Green Dream Zambia, issues of the environment quickly flood the mind. While we have projects focusing on the environment, we believe that a conducive environment is necessary for the holistic development of the individual. We believe the environment goes beyond the eco-system. We've seen over and over again that what happens in the life of people is as significant as what happens in the environment that surrounds them.
The question arises what dream do we have? Our dream is to realise a Zambia where God's love is manifested in people's lives through fulfilled and empowered lives. At the heart of our community service is our desire to see a saved nation, where assertive, successful citizens utilise their talents to affirm their role in society and working out their salvation with fear.We understand the vicious cycle of poverty and recognise that people have to be empowered for them to empower others. We have programmed our work around use of ICTs, community service and empowerment as we impact lives.
We also believe that knowledge is power, but that knowledge must be supported by relevant, accurate and timely information for it to be any useful. Our health programme focuses on promoting health seeking behaviours because often times what determines life or death may not be lack of medical care but lack of health information.
Community Service
Issues: Poverty, Illiteracy, Unemployment
Zambia has very high levels of poverty and unemployment. Access to basic needs and the crumbling of the family unit has made the situation worse.
How we’re helping:
We help others as we able to by:
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incubating, mentoring and financing micro entrepreneurs
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publishing a magazine that promotes family values
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sponsoring orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), supporting widows and old-age homes
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providing Christian entertainment
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providing counselling services (trauma, career & guidance, financial, marriage & family life, disability, suicide, violence etc)
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facilitating peer dialogue and support through support groups
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assisting FBOs develop media strategies
How You Can Help:
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Sponsoring a child
Would you like to sponsor a child? Gifts in kind are a kind of charitable giving in which, instead of giving money to buy supplies, the goods and services themselves are given. Gifts in Kind help Green Dream defray operating costs, such as advertising and printing. You can skip a meal and donate it to a hungry pupil, package donations in a shoe Box or send a monthly or one-off gift to the aged.
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Mentoring a youth entrepreneur
You can also pledge to mentor a youth entrepreneur in our incubation projects, or attach our entrepreneurs to your institution.
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Speaking at our events
You can speak at our events and help inspire our youths.
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Partnering with us
Are you an organisation working in our areas of focus? Are you a corporate entity looking at partnering with us in different areas of focus, perhaps you are an NGO, church or social club working in similar thematic areas? We welcome implementing partners.
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Volunteering with us
We often advertise volunteer positions, but if you have a particular skill that you think we could use, please contact us. Perhaps you are a student looking for internship? We love volunteers! However, we do not promote “voluntourism”.
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Donating to us
You could help support our work by helping fund our projects. For money transfer options click here. Perhaps you would want to donate literature, office equipment, supplies, Bibles etc. Your donations are welcome
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Corporate support
If you are in business, why not donate a percentage of a product’s proceeds to help children in-need? This type of social responsibility, often referred to as cause-related or social marketing, shows your commitment as a responsible corporate citizen to causes that matter. Help your clients feel great by offering socially-responsible products that can change a child’s life.
Door mats made by our youth enterpreneurship mentees
Health Communications
Issues: Ignorance, Disease
Health-seeking behaviours are hampered by ignorance and misinformation that increases the disease burden. Simple health matters often lead to chronic conditions and even death. Whereas access to health services is important, health information is crucial to the prevention, cure or management of many health issues.
How we’re helping:
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developing, collecting and redistributing Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials
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training peer educators and counsellors
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providing forums for interactive health chats
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providing referral services and in-hous health information through our resource centre
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developing health policies for other organisations
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providing research and consultancy services in health promotion and education
How You Can Help:
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Speaking at our events
You can be an agent of change by inspiring others with your story.
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Partnering with us
Are you an organisation working in the health sector? Are you a corporate entity looking at partnering with us in different areas of focus, perhaps you are an NGO, church or social club working in similar thematic areas? We welcome implementing partners.
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Volunteering with us
We often advertise volunteer positions, but if you have a particular skill that you think we could use, please contact us. Perhaps you are a student looking for internship? We love volunteers! However, we do not promote “voluntourism”.
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Donating to us
You could help support our work by helping fund our projects. For money transfer options click here. Perhaps you would want to donate health literature, office equipment, supplies, multimedia toolkits, etc. Your donations are welcome
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Corporate support
If you are in business, why not donate a percentage of a product’s proceeds to help our health campaigns? This type of social responsibility shows your commitment as a responsible corporate citizen to causes that matter. Help your clients feel great by offering socially-responsible products that can change a child’s life.
How we raise, spend and protect our funds:
We raise our funds through child Sponsorship and Grants (donations by individuals and institutions). Currently, majority of funds are provided by individual well-wishers.
How we spend our funds:
90% is committed to actual beneficiaries, with 10% for administrative expenses.
How we protect our funds:
Through implementation of our anti-fraud, anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies, external auditing and disclosure of financial reports.