Girls Safe House Annex, Zambia
For too many young girls in Zambia, the dream of an education is out of reach—not because they lack ambition, but because they lack a safe place to call home. In rural communities, long distances to school, unsafe travel conditions, and economic hardship often force girls to drop out, leaving them vulnerable to early marriage and poverty.
The Safe House Project is changing that.
World Housing believes in housing first. A new home means the beginning of a life with safety, and security. This stability provides children with a solid foundation to pursue education which ultimately raises the standard of living for themselves, their families, and future generations to come.
Key reasons to donate
Build a Foundation of Safe Housing for Girls at Risk
Give a Girl the Chance to Stay in School
Education is a proven way to break the cycle of poverty, but for many girls in Zambia, the lack of safe housing forces them to drop out. Your donation ensures they have a secure place to live so they can focus on learning and building a future.
Provide Safety from Early Marriage & Exploitation
Without a safe home, girls are often forced into marriage at a young age or face unsafe living conditions. The Safe House provides protection, mentorship, and stability, empowering them to take control of their own futures.
Create a Legacy of Change
Your donation is not just a one-time gift—it’s an investment in generational change. The Safe House will provide a home, education, and opportunity for decades to come, ensuring every girl who walks through its doors gets a real chance at success.
Project Overview
In 2023, World Housing recognized the need to build not just single-family homes for communities, but larger housing projects for children that provide educational access to them. The Girls’ Safe House in Zambia is a new type of housing project for World Housing where girls have the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and secure environment with proximity to schools, which is often the barrier, particularly for girls, to completing their education.
As one of the key pillars of social change, access to education is a priority for all World Housing community projects. For the World Housing Safe House access to education is essential for these girls to fulfill their true-life potential.
World Housing provides homes to the most vulnerable families around the world. Communities thrive where families live with dignity, safety, and access to the resources that change their lives forever. We offer a social investment opportunity where 100% of your donation can fund projects that will make a difference for future generations.
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Your Donation
CREATE A LEGACY IN YOUR NAME
You can join their efforts on this project. World Housing is raising $50,000 to build an Annexed Wing with additional rooms to house 16 more girls. This Annex will capitalize on the available property within the gated community, and expand the utilization of the food gardens, kitchen and access to the Baraka Learning Centre that is adjacent.
With any level of donation, you can support the World Housing Girls Safe House project and the many young women who will have access to the housing and education system over the next 50+years.
- For a contribution of $3,000, a social impact investor can provide housing for a girl.
- For a contribution of $12,000 a room in the Annex will be named in your honour.
- For a contribution of $50,000 the entire Annex will be named in your honour.
With your help, World Housing can continue its work to create a legacy that will empower girls to receive a safe home and gain their education. This is how generational change happens ending the trajectory of poverty for young women in Zambia.
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MAKING SOCIAL IMPACT AND CREATING GENERATIONAL CHANGE
For their first project in Africa, World Housing, in partnership with Baraka Foundation, a local NGO with boots on the ground in Zambia, completed its first safe house to house 30 girls from the rural area of Kapiri–Mposhi district of Zambia.
The Safe House project cost $120,000 and was primarily funded by The Canadian Tilling Foundation, for whom the project was named. with additional donors contributing the funds needed to complete all aspects of the house which also includes food gardens, and gated outdoor space. Each room currently houses 3 to 4 girls for sleeping purposes, and who have access to common areas for cooking, study, relaxation, and quiet time.
EXPANDING THE PROJECT - A SOCIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Safe housing and access to education is a vital building block for communities and the positive reverberations it can have on the lives of young people and their families is exponential. In Zambia, one of the most pressing challenges in rural education is the crucial housing shortage for teachers and their families. Due to the overwhelming need, World Housing plans to expand their first safe house in 2025.