Ongoing
Youth Development
Champions of Change
A youth movement I developed and mobilised to place young people at the centre of community problem-solving.
Public Interest
Impact.
I have been drawn to public-interest work because I have never been comfortable with the idea that a person's dignity and well-being should entirely depend on their income, influence, education, social position or proximity to power.
Protection without dignity can become paternalism. Assistance without agency can create dependency. Advocacy without participation can reproduce the very exclusion it claims to challenge.
People have voices. The deeper problem is that power does not always listen. My responsibility, therefore, is not to replace their voice, but to help expand the space in which it can be heard, respected and acted upon.
For me, a voice is not only an asset. It is a responsibility. A path to justice.
At a Glance
The shape of the work and impact.
- YEARS OF DIVERSE SERVICE
- 25+YEARS OF DIVERSE SERVICE
- Countries of Engagement
- 20+Countries of Engagement
- Books Published
- 12+Books Published
- Speaking Engagements
- 300+Speaking Engagements
- MC TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- 25+MC TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- Mentorship Programmes
- 10+Mentorship Programmes
- Campaigns Led
- 12+Campaigns Led
- Organisations Founded
- 5Organisations Founded
- MULTIMEDIA HOURS
- 10,000+MULTIMEDIA HOURS
- MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
- 25+MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
Update from the Master Chimbala Ecosystem.
The Fields
Sixteen thematic fields.
- 01Leadership DevelopmentStewardship, governance and institution-building.Explore this field →
- 02Social ProtectionDignity, safety nets and service delivery.Explore this field →
- 03Public HealthPrevention, awareness and healthier communities.Explore this field →
- 04Communication & Public SpeakingConfident, credible and persuasive voices.Explore this field →
- 05AdvocacyCitizen agency and voice in key decisions.Explore this field →
- 06Media for Social ChangeStorytelling, broadcast and digital spaces.Explore this field →
- 07Human DignityRespect, agency and equal treatment.Explore this field →
- 08Health TaxesTaxation on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks.Explore this field →
- 09Child ProtectionStreet children, safety and second chances.Explore this field →
- 10Youth DevelopmentYoung people as leaders, not liabilities.Explore this field →
- 11Education & LiteracyReading culture, libraries and lifelong learning.Explore this field →
- 12Environment & Climate ActionTrees, gardens and community stewardship of land.Explore this field →
- 13Arts & CultureTheatre, music and creative expression.Explore this field →
- 14Tobacco ControlPolicy, research and protection of young people.Explore this field →
- 15Community DevelopmentFamilies, livelihoods and local problem-solving.Explore this field →
- 16Mental Health & RecoveryAddiction recovery, healing and reintegration.Explore this field →
The Vehicles
Selected Vehicles.
Ongoing
Communication
Great Speakers Network
A community of speakers, trainers and communicators sharpening one another's craft and public voice.
Ongoing
Arts & Culture
Unique Theater Club
Theatre as a school of confidence, expression and civic conversation for young performers.
Ongoing
Arts & Culture
Zamvibe House of Arts
A creative home for music, performance and cultural production rooted in Zambian identity.
Ongoing
Media for Social Change
Inspire Radio
Broadcast used deliberately as an instrument of encouragement, information and social change.
Ongoing
Education & Literacy
Savannah Intercultural Institute
Learning, research and intercultural exchange across borders, cultures and disciplines.
Ongoing
Health Taxes
Our Healthy Zambia
A health-taxes awareness campaign on tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages as public-health instruments.
Ongoing
Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control Advocacy
Committee leadership, research and advocacy protecting children and communities from tobacco harm.
Ongoing
Child Protection
Street Children Elevation
Reintegration, transformation and restoration of street kids to safety, school and wellbeing.
Ongoing
Community Development
Gardens of Life
Community food gardens that turn idle land into nutrition, income and shared responsibility.
Ongoing
Advocacy
Voice 2 Life
Equipping people to find, train and use their voice for their own advancement and their community's.
Ongoing
Mental Health & Recovery
Redemption of Junkies
Recovery, counselling and reintegration for young people caught in substance dependency.
Ongoing
Community Development
Building Families
Strengthening households as the first institution of dignity, discipline and belonging.
Ongoing
Education & Literacy
Village Libraries
Bringing books, reading spaces and study companions into rural and peri-urban communities.
Ongoing
Environment & Climate Action
Our Billion Trees
A tree-planting and climate-stewardship drive mobilising schools, churches and communities.
Ongoing
Tobacco Control
Quit For Life Marathon
Community mobilisation pairing physical participation with cessation messaging and tobacco-control advocacy.
In Development
Communication
Thy Speech Master
A communication and public-speaking programme building confident, credible voices for civic and professional life.
Ongoing
Leadership Development
One Kwacha Show
An entrepreneurship reality show venture that equips people into business success.
People
Stories of Change.
I joined Champions of Change as a quiet volunteer who never spoke in meetings. Two years later I was chairing the very community committee that first invited me in.
Master Chimbala did not hand us a script. He taught us how to prepare, how to ask, and how to stand. When the consultation opened, we were ready.
I had been on the street since I was nine. Someone believed I could still be a student. I sat my exams last year.
The mentorship changed how I carry myself in a room. The first time I spoke without apologising for taking up space, everything about my work changed.
Our village had never had a library. Now the children read aloud to each other under the mango tree every Saturday.
I came in wanting to quit and stay quit. The marathon gave me a reason to keep moving, and a community that kept checking on me.
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Health Taxes: Investing in Zambia's Health, Prosperity and Future
A health tax is not a punishment. It is a price correction — an honest attempt to make the cost of a harmful product reflect the harm it leaves behind.
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