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), UK Sport, Basketball England, England Netball, The Perfect Day Foundation & 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 6 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 children and 6 sporting organisations.

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 

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 between £2000 whilst also contributing to a team fundraising goal. Alongside this is a requirement to commit to a 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 Wallace Group website and contact Cath Harvey