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Ecobank Zambia has handed over a renovated and equipped Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) laboratory to Family Legacy Mission Zambia as part of a K1.5 million three-year partnership aimed at strengthening digital learning opportunities for young people.
The facility at Bauleni Legacy Academy has been equipped with 25 new computers, 15 desks, more than 30 chairs, an air-conditioning system, a projector and projector screen.
The handover was conducted during the commemoration of Ecobank Day 2026 under the theme “Building Tomorrow’s Skills” on Saturday.
A fact-finding mission by the Ecobank Day committee found that despite serving approximately 400 pupils, Bauleni Legacy Academy had only five computers.
Ecobank Zambia Managing Director, Aina Moore, described the situation as unacceptable and reflective of the digital access gap in many communities.
Moore contrasted the situation with some schools in Lusaka where every child had a laptop and was able to learn remotely during the cholera period, while Bauleni had five computers serving 400 children.
“Piece by piece, small and little pieces, little baby steps we will change that, we will change that as a community. And this is precisely why we are here today to help bridge that gap, to create opportunities and to ensure that every learner at Bauleni Legacy Academy has a better chance to succeed in the digital age,” she said.
Moore said the investment was intended to inspire young people to dream bigger, learn faster and embrace the opportunities presented by the digital age.
“Our investment and our commitment to Bauleni and Legacy Academy is one point five million kwacha over a three year period for digital technology intervention and from the group, we want to commit that we will stay with you for another two years,” she said.
She disclosed that ICT teachers at the school had requested training in Artificial Intelligence and called on partners to support the training so teachers could better equip learners with digital skills.
Moore said the bank’s focus on digital education was deliberate because Africa’s future would not only be determined by its natural resources but also by the knowledge, skills and innovation developed today.
“Ecobank Zambia has over the past three years invested over K3 million in education interventions, including electrification works at Katuba during the 2024 power crisis and support to UTH Special School in 2025, with over 2,000 people benefiting locally, while across Africa the group has established 66 ICT labs reaching over 46,000 young people,” Moore said.
She said the investment reflected Ecobank’s commitment to equipping young people with the tools and opportunities needed to succeed in an increasingly digital world.
Bauleni Legacy Academy operates under Family Legacy Mission Zambia, which runs 18 academies serving about 10,000 vulnerable children in communities including Bauleni, Masiopa, Kanyama and other parts of the country.
Speaking at the same event, Ecobank Zambia Board Chairperson, Joseph Chikolwa, said the bank’s Pan-African investment in digital education had so far benefited more than 46,000 young people through 66 ICT labs established across the continent.
“Over 46,000 young people and they established sixty-six ICT labs creating pathways of opportunity and closing Africa’s digital skills gap. In Zambia alone more than two thousand people have benefited from this initiative,” Chikolwa said.
He said the Board viewed the interventions not as charitable donations but as strategic investments in Zambia’s future.
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“We do not do these investments as charitable donations. As I said we do them as an investment, investment in future entrepreneurs, investment in future innovators, investment in future leaders and investment in Zambia’s future prosperity,” Chikolwa said.
Family Legacy Mission Zambia Interim Country Director, Annie Zulu Banda, welcomed the investment, saying the partnership was helping to support approximately 10,000 children from vulnerable communities.
“Family Legacy Mission Zambia serves approximately ten thousand children. Most of which are so vulnerable and they come from very vulnerable communities. We work in very vulnerable communities in Lusaka,” Banda said.
She said Bauleni Legacy Academy was part of a bigger story and that investment in the ICT laboratory would contribute to changing the trajectory of vulnerable children in Zambia.
Banda urged learners to use the new tools to discover their potential.
Meanwhile, Harvest Group of Companies Limited also handed over more than 2,000 exercise books to Bauleni Legacy Academy with a call from Group Head of Corporate Communications, Samuel Ibemere, for stronger partnerships.
He described Harvest Group’s partnership with Ecobank Zambia, as a romance set to turn into a marriage built on a commitment to impacting lives across Africa.
He said the relationship between Ecobank and Harvest Group was one founded on a shared vision to harness the resources of Africa and empower its people.
“What has brought us together is your focus on Africans. Harvest Group is not just focused on growing and developing the resources of Africa but are also committed to impacting lives,” he said.
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