Welcome to Mwaka Nawila Foundation
The Mwaka Nawila Foundation (MNF) is dedicated to transforming the lives of adolescents and young people (AYP) in Zambia by expanding access to HIV prevention and treatment services. Founded in 2020 by Georgina Mabezere, MNF is a charitable grassroots organization focused on creating a conducive environment for young people, championing sustainable social change, and promoting meaningful youth representation in decision-making.
Climate Action
AGYW / ABYM
Adolescent Girls & Young Women. Adolescent Boys and Young men
Child Safe Guarding
Education
Our Mission
To collaborate with the government and non-state actors to promote grassroots led development initiatives, ensuring accessible, high-quality, and affordable sexual and reproductive health services, including HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and mental health support.
Our Impact
- Supporting vulnerable children and youth living with HIV across Lusaka, Ndola, Chipata, Kitwe, Chililambombwe, Lufwanyama and Livingstone.
- Advocating for child protection, education, and health rights.
- Building networks for collaboration and peer learning among youth organizations.
Our Objectives
- To collaborate with the government and other non-state actors in promoting and supporting grassroots-led development initiatives,
- To ensure availability, accessibility, quality, affordability, and acceptability to service delivery of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS, GBV, Child Marriage, and Mental Health,
- To promote girl child education through creating a conducive environment through community engagement and support, and
- To advocate and support child protection policies that aim at eliminating various forms of abuse and neglect in Zambia.
Collaboration with the Government.
In line with Zambia’s National Public Health Policy which prioritizes reducing the spread of HIV and AIDS by increasing access to quality HIV and AIDS and STIs interventions for prevention, treatment and care2, MNF prioritizes the development of children and youth.
The Government cannot Soley implement these programs without the collaboration of private sector and civil society. Community-Based Organisations (CBO) and Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) play a pivotal role in the prevention. Care and treatment of HIV, as it is a link between service delivery and the grassroots.
Key Programs
- Community-Based Testing: Utilizing our social media platform with over 2 million followers to promote HIV testing services.
- HIV Prevention: Campaigns to promote condom use, STI screening, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
- Youth-Friendly Safe Spaces: Creating environments for youth empowerment through career guidance and mentorship.
