Volunteer Zambia

Who we are

The Wallace Group is a partnership created in 2004 by several leading UK universities to support sports development for young people in Zambia.

The partnership embraces: 7 UK universities (Cardiff Metropolitan, Durham, Edinburgh, Loughborough, Northumbria, St Andrews and Stirling), Volunteer Zambia Foundation and Sport in Action.

What we do

The Wallace Group aims to support the development of long-term mutually beneficial relationships between the UK and Zambia, whilst making a difference to the lives of young Zambian people by empowering and enriching communities, through the power of sport, leadership and education.

Each summer the 7 universities of the Wallace Group team up to send students and staff members out to live in Zambia for 8 weeks, from the period of June-October. Working with Sport in Action (The largest Zambian Sporting NGO), the student volunteers help to deliver sport development programmes to over 160,000 young people.

How we do it

Here at Loughborough University we look to select 6 students each year to represent the University in Zambia by undertaking the voluntary role of ‘Student Sport Development Officer’ in one of the following areas:

• Netball Development Officer 
• Basketball Development Officer  
• Women's Football Development Officer 
• Media, Marketing & Communications Officer 
• Enterprise Officer
• Duke of Edinburgh Officer

The recruitment & selection process takes place between September & October each year and being part of Volunteer Zambia with Loughborough University requires a commitment to personally raising approximately £2500 whilst also contributing to a team fundraising goal of circa £3500.

Alongside this, it is a requirement to commit to an 8-week placement in Zambia over the summer period and attend all relevant training days throughout the year.

For more information, please take a look at The Volunteer Zambia website and contact Amber Main