Everything the chapter runs
Ten programme tracks covering leadership, enterprise, innovation, career readiness, finance, digital skills and community service.
Leadership Development
Build the character and capability to lead.
A structured leadership track covering self-leadership, team leadership, ethics, public speaking and decision-making under pressure.
Programme detailsEntrepreneurship Bootcamps
From idea to tested business model.
An intensive bootcamp taking students from raw idea to validated business model, financial projections and a fundable pitch.
Programme detailsInnovation Labs
Build the prototype, not the pitch.
Hands-on build sessions where interdisciplinary student teams prototype solutions to real Copperbelt problems.
Programme detailsBusiness Pitch Competitions
Compete for capital and credibility.
Campus-wide pitch competitions judged by entrepreneurs, financiers and industry leaders, with seed support for winners.
Programme detailsMentorship Programme
Matched with someone who has walked the road.
Structured matching of members with alumni and industry mentors for a full semester of guided development.
Programme detailsCommunity Outreach
Leadership proved in service.
Chapter volunteers deliver career guidance, mentorship and skills sessions in Kitwe schools and communities.
Programme detailsCareer Development
Graduate employable, not hopeful.
CV clinics, interview simulation, LinkedIn and personal branding, and employer expectation sessions.
Programme detailsNetworking Sessions
The room is the resource.
Curated mixers connecting students with founders, executives, professionals and fellow FORGE chapters.
Programme detailsFinancial Literacy Workshops
Money skills before the first payslip.
Practical workshops on budgeting, saving, investing, business finance and digital financial services in Zambia.
Programme detailsDigital Skills Training
The tools employers assume you have.
Training in productivity tools, data literacy, design, digital marketing and applied AI for students and ventures.
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