Copper Rose Zambia
Copper Rose Zambia is an organisation that works to deliver a world where Adolescent’s Sexual Reproductive Health is made a priority. The organisation first started as a mentorship program to pair 1st year students with senior students at The Copperbelt University. Later, the founders realised there was a huge gap in Sexual and Reproductive Health especially in adolescents. Menstrual hygiene was one of the avenues identified to be lacking and least explored by organisations. Eventually, the team did door-to-door fundraising at their respective university campuses and raised ZMK3000.00 (300.00USD), which was used for the first outreach program at Makeni Konga Basic School.
The organisation was established in order to give young people a platform to make a difference. Its founders believe that young people are NOT leaders of tomorrow, but leaders of today. Menstrual hygiene, Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness and Service provision is considered imperative for the development of any nation because of its cross cutting impacts on economic growth and development.
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