Because Potential Deserves a Future.
Keeping Zambian students in education when financial hardship threatens to stop them. The Chiengi Chapter is the local entry point — requests are received, reviewed and referred through this chapter.
Five areas of support
Education Continuity
- Tuition
- Registration
- Examination fees
- Other critical academic charges
Student Stability
- Accommodation
- Urgent housing-related needs
Student Wellbeing
- Essential food
- Short-term upkeep during genuine hardship
Learning Access
- Books
- Academic materials
- Data and connectivity
- Required learning resources
Emergency Lifeline
- Urgent, verified circumstances that threaten a student's ability to remain in education
The Chiengi Chapter process
- 01Contact your chapter
Students approach the relevant THE FORGE chapter or designated chapter contact.
- 02Request review
The chapter reviews the request for completeness and confirms basic eligibility.
- 03Verify
The chapter and authorised programme representatives check the relevant information and supporting evidence.
- 04Assess
Need, urgency, circumstances and potential impact are assessed against programme criteria and available resources.
- 05Refer
Eligible requests are referred through the appropriate THE FORGE chapter and programme process.
- 06Decide
Requests are considered according to defined criteria, available resources and programme policies.
- 07Support and follow up
Where support is approved and resources are available, the intervention is coordinated and the outcome is monitored.