The Forge
THE FORGE
Potential → Purpose
Programmes & Initiatives

Everything the chapter runs

Ten programme tracks covering leadership, enterprise, innovation, career readiness, finance, digital skills and community service.

8 weekly sessions per semester

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.

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3-day intensive, twice per academic year

Entrepreneurship 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.

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Fortnightly lab sessions

Innovation Labs

Build the prototype, not the pitch.

Hands-on build sessions where interdisciplinary student teams prototype solutions to real Copperbelt problems.

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Semesterly, with a grand final each year

Business Pitch Competitions

Compete for capital and credibility.

Campus-wide pitch competitions judged by entrepreneurs, financiers and industry leaders, with seed support for winners.

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One semester per cycle

Mentorship 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.

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Monthly deployments

Community Outreach

Leadership proved in service.

Chapter volunteers deliver career guidance, mentorship and skills sessions in Kitwe schools and communities.

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Monthly clinics

Career Development

Graduate employable, not hopeful.

CV clinics, interview simulation, LinkedIn and personal branding, and employer expectation sessions.

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Termly evening sessions

Networking Sessions

The room is the resource.

Curated mixers connecting students with founders, executives, professionals and fellow FORGE chapters.

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6 sessions per semester

Financial Literacy Workshops

Money skills before the first payslip.

Practical workshops on budgeting, saving, investing, business finance and digital financial services in Zambia.

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Rolling short courses

Digital 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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