Mwabu is a founding partner working to pilot the N50 project in Luumbo, in the remote Gwembe district of southern Zambia. Initial surveys by the N50 project have confirmed that the availability of devices capable of internet connectivity are very limited in Luumbo, and very few people there are internet users.
Our pilot project team set out to Luumbo to distribute phones, laptops and tablets to the Luumbo community and schools, and to provide training for hardware and software orientation, and familiarisation with the Mwabu Learn application.
43 smartphones, 15 laptops, 30 tablets and 45 pairs of earphones were successfully distributed. Members of the community group are responsible for the hardware distributed and ensuring active participation in the project.
The District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) for Gwembe District and Chief Munyumbwe’s representative were in attendance, as well as teachers from the schools. These pictures show the primary school children beginning their first lessons with Mwabu Learn.
The N50 project team is working closely with other partners and local community leaders to facilitate the deployment of other services into Luumbo to help meet adult education, health, agricultural and leisure needs of the community. Find out more at https://www.n50project.org/luumbo
Ian McFadyen, the CEO of Mwabu Zambia, attended a State House trade investment round table on 21st March 2023. The delegation, led by Karen Taylor of Invest Africa, compromised nine companies representing the Energy, Mining, Education, Infrastructure and Logistics sectors, among others. Zambia’s business-friendly environment and stable governance generated much investor interest.
Mwabu is pleased to share that we were an award winner at the Techtrends Zambia Awards ceremony for the Year 2022.
Mwabu was honoured to have been part of the official opening of the 10th edition of the Innovation Africa 2022 Ministerial Summit. The summit was officially opened by His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema on 16th November 2022. The three-day summit hosted over 300 delegates from across Africa and other parts of the world, the first of its kind in Zambia.