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thanks for everything, I want to start a new NGO for fighting against poverty in Zambia
That is great, well done. I hope our blog helps you get there. Where will you be based in Zambia?
Wow I look forward working with you
I am Zambian based, I would also want to start a new NGO that will bring a lot of awareness to the Youths on Governance Issues in Zambia and across African Countries, this information has been helpful. I thank you.
You’re very welcome. I hope you manage, you do a good job! It is very important.
Thank you for the information. I would like to form an NGO to help people who suddenly become visually impaired.
That’s great to hear, I’m sure you can help a lot of people. I hope this blog helped you along a bit, good luck with everything!
Beautiful, your noble course is indeed worth the effort you are putting in… it would be nice working with you guys, let me know if you need any volunteers. Kindly get in touch on via email on : gkangwa@rocketmail.com
All the best.!
Thank you so much, we’re very grateful for your offer and will definitely get in touch if we need volunteers :).
Thank you for sharing this information. As a Zambian, I was blank on all these procedures – your blog has indeed helped.
I am looking forward to kick-starting my own NGO…one which will start the test of time. My interest is on climate change awareness, especially among the rural folks. There are also many other thorny issues affecting Africa.
Thank you much once more for sharing.
That’s very good, thanks for letting us know that our blog has helped. That’s why we wrote our own experience down, to help other people and make it easier 🙂
Thanks for the blog I have learnt a lot and I’m looking forward to start the registration for my orgo
God bless you
Thank you, the best of luck with your own NGO.
This information has been extremely helpful. I think so many people shun away from forming NGOs because of the long processes or simply not knowing how to go about it. But this has propelled my passion to have my organization registered and running. Thank you
Hi Loretta, thank you so much for your feedback. It’s great to hear that we can help other people with their great initiatives in this way!
This was informative! Just a quick question on the Immigration stuff, so you had to apply for work permits as volunteers under the NGO than the “owners” of the NGO? And could you apply as owners of it?
We were told that if you apply as the owners of the NGO, you will have a much harder time to get a work permit. I think that’s because they prefer Zambian people doing the jobs, which makes sense! Plus, as it is right now, we are volunteers, as we don’t get a salary or anything through our NGO. We live of our own savings. I know not everyone has the liberty to do that, so if you want to discuss a different solution, you’re very welcome to sent an email to bylifeconnected@gmail.com 🙂
This is owesome. If you can’t be an employee then be an employer. Very motivating….
Wow so thanks for the information. It has helped me. God bless you
You’re so very welcome. We are happy to help in any way with great initiatives.
I can imagine how frustrating the whole journey was, especially the “car-tumour” in the early days. Your tesmony as helped many (including myself), the reason i am commenting on this blogpost is because i was looking for “how to set up an NGO in Zambia” with a personal expression and not only instruction from PACRA (because sometimes “they swallow their own pride”)TIA.
We need more posts on your noble cause.
maybe something like “the IT Guy mistake at PACRA”
“The Employed CEOs”. LOL, Just joking but i mean we need more!
God bless.
Haha thank you so much. Yes it’s always good to read other people’s experiences. Feel free to share your own! I know it will turn out differently for everyone.
Once again i thought introducing myself won’t cause anytrouble.
I am a blogger, web developer&designer and online entrepreneur.
I am am rating the theme you used A 5/5 star.
the design Is 200% responsive more than PACRA’s. LOL, and content is amazing.
God bless,
0971815759
Thanks for sharing the details and the procedure how to register for NGO will do it
anyone who is ready to form up one is welcome. we can work together to form one..we can bring heads together to archive that.0977272028.I made a mistake on the first number that I posted. my original and real number is 0977272028
I would like to start an NGO in Zambia to eliminate poverty in rural Zambian communities. I want to join the already existing NGO Outside my country to provide technical and financial support. We want to teach the communities on fish farming, keeping village chickens, and literacy boost in communities among children in the rural areas. The project will start in two districts of LUMEZI and Lundazi.
Hi Joseph, maybe you can see if there’s any big existing projects in your area that you could join? Think UNDP, USAID or World Vision. Good luck with your endeavors.
Thank for this information it’s very helpful I already have a limited company by shares I wand to charge in NGO ,my aim is to elimanate poverty by providing borehole water in different parts of Zambia this is by offering the actual drilling to small scale farmers who have no finecial muscle in paying the drilling company to drill borehole for there variouse projects eg aquaculture farming, pourtry farming, vegetable farming, orchards and community boreholes. I have been in this sector for same time and my company have already a drilling lincese from warma , we understand drilling boreholes in Zambia it’s very expensive because it’s not Zambians who provide such services but if Zambians could own the drilling rigs then we will bring down these high prices of drilling boreholes in our country and we will encourag small scale farmers do develop there various sectors eg poutr, pigery, vegetables farming ,orchard, and general agriculture
Hello!
Davis mwakalombe, partner with Zoe foundation they are a program on community water drilling…
This information has been helpful as I am trying to come up with a Constitution for an NGO
thank you for your testmony indeed you are giving me the guidline.otherwise my mind was troubling on how to start and register of ngo in zambia.but do you need volunteer workers if yes where can i find you?
Hi Saston,
We might start volunteering in the future, but currently do not have the capacity to house them. If you subscribe for our newsletter, you will be kept up to date on progress in that section. We’re in Nalusanga, the entrance village into Kafue National Park. Feel free to reach out once we announce that we need volunteers through our newsletter!
Kindly, Kellie
Thanks so much,
Iam a passionate zambian based social worker who’s been willing to meet people with such great mindset. My ambitions are to become an active custodian in as far as social issues are concerned. Nalusanga is been my place and am very farmilia with it in terms of culture and many other things. Am looking foward to working with you as a volunteer
0971588247
Thank you
Hi Isaac, that sounds amazing. We will be starting a volunteer program and would love to welcome you. Maybe you could send us an email program with a bit more information about yourself, what you do, why you’re motivated, maybe your resume? You can contact us through bylifeconnected@gmail.com. The easiest way for us to communicate :).
Iam motivated to helping the elderly have a better life. Life is always not easy for them to find a good balance once they stop working. They are often isolated and facing financial or healthy challenges. I want to improve their situation for them and advocate when necessary for this target group
I want to open an organisation that will look at patients nutrition
I want to help malnourished patients of all ages boost their immune and have a healthy bodies by providing nutritional food staffs.
Interesting
I am planning on starting an A|NGO in Zambia and your information was truly helpful.
Could you tell me what the total cost was? I know that Zambia has raise the fees.
Hi Mark, I honestly can’t tell you how much the costs are at this moment in time. And I don’t know by head how much we paid in the end, because it was just so many different places we were paying and getting stamps and another office paying etc. etc. But my estimate would be that it was around a 10,000 kwacha total to get both the NGO up and running and our work permits. And then after that you still need to add money to open a bank account, for which you then need a reference and a lawyer. So take into account a bit more. PLUS, the permit prices have tripled since the first of January, so it’s definitely going to cost more.
very informative indeed. Am being approached by a Zambian lady to start an NGO to help vulnerable women and children in the rural areas. Am very much keen to do so though I am South African very much in the upliftment of women in rural areas. The Board of Trustees in the NGO should they also be Zambian or we can have overseas based people?
Hi Olga,
The board can definitely have overseas based people, as long as the board is at least 50% Zambians, or Zambian residents.
Hope that helps 🙂
Hello, Great minds!
Your article has really helped a lot and has set my mind on what to expect. Your experience has been an eye-opener and thanks for sharing your ‘we will make mistakes so that you do have to’. What a selfless disposition! I am now more determined to help my community from the grassroots by registering an NGO for Adult Education. I am passionate about community service works to do with enhancing adult literacy, sanitation and hygiene, soft work skills and other related activities. Hope to exchange notes in due course.
Kind regards,
Annie (Chongwe District, Zambia)
Hi Annie,
Thanks for your feedback! That sounds like an amazing thing to do, Adult Education. Super important. I’m actually thinking, because I’ve heard an organization doing that before, but I can’t remember which one it was. I think World Vision.. I would definitely suggest Googling a bit, you might not have to reinvent the wheel yourself :). And yes, we are all for community development! So if we’re at a level where that might be something we would like to do in our community, we will definitely reach out to you as well!
Good luck with everything,
Warm regards,
Kellie
Hello!
To make the process of registration issue easy, I think its best to volunteers in a program that operational and start consultations from government offices for information.. And you start registration. That way cost of registration can be low….
I need a forum
That quite a work u did there, i just came across ur blog today despite it been old its never too late i guess. I m in the pipeline of formation an organization that helps youths become self reliant by using their God gifted talents and skills so if any is intrested please lets talk. We might just do a collaboration i don’t have funds as at now so anyone interested can email me we talk.
Your information wasvery helpfully
Owennyirenda1992@gmail.com
I was researching for the guidelines of a constitution until I found this. Its really great, but am a little behind. Me and my team are about to form an organisation to assist the youth and the vulnerable specifically the orphans and old aged.how much would the registration process cost us.and what adviçe can you give us please.
That’s great. My main advise is to visit a PACRA office. They can easily answer all your questions and up to date prices!
hi,
Thanks for the information its really helpful, am Zambian based would like to open up a children foundation
That’s amazing, I wish you the best of luck. I’m sure you’ll succeed ?
Thanks for shading more light. We are an organisation helping talents and we intend to work globally. Just looking for potential donors to fund our projects… If you know any donors please help….
Potentpraise.com is our site
Thank you for shading more light on how to start a NGO.
Am also in an organization that gives aid to street kids in Zambia.
Just praying for donors to help the organization because this is when the NGO was created.
Wow! great thing,have been wanting to be in one…do you mind connecting me to that NGO which you’ar into?
Even in 2022 this is so helpful. Thank you so much.
Thank you for helping me to continue with my dream.
Very amazing despite all you guys went through. Thank God you’hav managed to do what you wanted most.