Alliance For Accountability Advocates Zambia

What Alliance For Accountability Advocates Zambia does

Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ) is a youth-focused, nationwide membership non-governmental organization founded in 2018 and registered under the Companies Act (CAP. 388) of Zambia, headquartered in Lusaka. The organization promotes meaningful participation of young people in developmental processes at local, national, regional, and international levels through capacity building, evidence-based advocacy, community mobilization, and policy dialogue. AAAZ's primary constituents are Zambian youth (ages 10-35, representing 76% of the national population), with a secondary focus on persons with disabilities, young women, and marginalized community members facing barriers to government services.

AAAZ delivers a portfolio of seven core programs: the Commonwealth Project (CDF administration across Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, and Western provinces), the GIZ-funded Digital Democracy Project (DDP 3), the Hivos Project (SRHR and HIV), the SHE SOARS consortium (Government of Canada, 7-year, targeting 200,000+ girls in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia), the Y-ACT Tobacco Control Initiative, the My ID Campaign (anti-corruption in NRC issuance with Diakonia), and the Local Impact Governance Project. Program delivery relies on community radio (450,000+ target reach), social media (50,000+ reach), town hall meetings, training sessions, and emerging digital rails including a Viamo 667 USSD platform and a mobile/web application; field data collection uses Kobotoolbox. No proprietary technology platform, patents, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

The business model is grant-funded nonprofit revenue: AAAZ does not sell products or services and operates on funding from international development organizations and foundations including Commonwealth Foundation, GIZ, Diakonia, Hivos, and the Government of Canada (through consortium arrangements such as SHE SOARS). With a core team of seven staff (Executive Director, HR Manager, Programs Officer, two Communications Officers, IT & Graphics Designer, and Finance Officer) and a single national office in Lusaka, the organization presents a small, donor-dependent operating model with concentrated institutional revenue sources.

Name

Alliance For Accountability Advocates Zambia

Legal name

Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia

Website

https://aaazambia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alliance for Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ) is a Lusaka-based, youth-focused nonprofit NGO established in 2018 that delivers governance, SRHR, and accountability programs across Zambia and select East African countries via grant-funded projects and community and digital outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lusaka

HQ country

Zambia

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Funded by international development organizations and foundations including Commonwealth Foundation, GIZ, Diakonia, Hivos, and Government of Canada (through consortiums like SHE SOARS). Revenue supports project implementation across governance, health, and youth empowerment programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AAAZ is a youth-focused nationwide membership non-governmental organization that delivers advocacy, capacity building, and policy reform programs across governance, health (SRHR, tobacco control), and human rights. The organization runs multiple projects including the Commonwealth Project (CDF administration), Digital Democracy Project, My ID Campaign, Local Impact Governance, SHE SOARS, Hivos, and Y-ACT Tobacco Control Initiative, delivered through community mobilization, training sessions, community radio, and digital platforms.

Product overview

Alliance For Accountability Advocates Zambia (AAAZ) operates as a youth-focused NGO with a portfolio of advocacy and governance programs rather than a commercial product platform. The organization manages multiple interconnected projects addressing youth accountability, governance, health rights, and civic participation. Key programs include SHE SOARS (sexual and reproductive health), the Y-ACT Tobacco Control Initiative, Commonwealth Project (CDF administration), Digital Democracy Project (DDP 3), My ID Campaign, Local Impact Governance Project, and Hivos Project. AAAZ also utilizes digital tools including Viamo USSD integration for training and Kobotoolbox for assessments, though no public API or commercial product offerings are described.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SHE SOARS Project A 7-year project supporting and empowering out-of-school adolescent girls in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia to access and realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights, targeting over 200,000 girls by 2030. Funded by the Government of Canada and implemented by a consortium of partners.
• Y-ACT Tobacco Control Initiative A collaborative tobacco control project dedicated to mitigating tobacco use among youth through Prevention, Cessation, and Advocacy. Involves needs assessment, community engagement, and policy advocacy, including FCTC compliance assessments across five provinces with a target sample of 700 participants.
• Commonwealth Project Enhances community participation in the administration of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) across four provinces in Zambia (Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga, and Western) through targeted capacity building initiatives and social accountability training using custom training manuals.
• Digital Democracy Project (DDP 3) A GIZ-sponsored project promoting good governance and citizen-led accountability through digital tools, addressing low representation of youth, young women, and persons with disabilities in decision-making spaces. Includes user-friendly infographics in local languages, policy briefs on the CDF Act, and Access to Information bill advocacy.
• My ID Campaign Addresses corruption in the National Registration Card (NRC) issuance process in Zambia, promoting transparency, fairness, and accountability. Supported by Diakonia and aligned with fighting corruption and supporting grassroots initiatives.
• Local Impact Governance Project Enhances decentralization by supporting the transformation of subnational governance systems to be more responsive to citizen needs across 9 districts in Central, Western, and Eastern provinces. Includes Viamo 667 USSD mobile training content, social accountability mechanisms, and targets 18 advocacy issues with 450,000+ radio reach and 50,000+ social media reach.
• Hivos Project Focuses on engaging adolescents and young women in accessing SRHR services and advocating for policy changes, addressing Zambia's HIV challenges while integrating climate change mitigation and budget tracking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 10,000 youths during National Youth Conference on SDGs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ViamocoreTechnology or IntegrationAAAZ partners with Viamo to develop WDC training content and upload it on the 667 USSD shortcode, enabling citizens to access governance information through mobile technology via toll-free platform.
• National Arts Council (NAC) ZambiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAAZ collaborated with NAC to conduct a panel discussion during the African Union's High-Level Session on tobacco control policies and laws concerning drug use among young people in Zambia.
• Y-ACT Tobacco Control CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAAZ leads the Y-ACT Tobacco Control Initiative as part of a coalition focused on mitigating tobacco use among youth through prevention, cessation, and advocacy.
• Tobacco Association of ZambiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative engagement meeting between AAAZ, coalition members, policymakers, and Tobacco Association of Zambia as part of youth-led tobacco control initiative.
• Tobacco Board of ZambiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDialogue meeting with Tobacco Board of Zambia alongside coalition members and policymakers for reflection on needs assessment findings related to tobacco control.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hivos: International development organization funding civic society globally, including AAAZ's Hivos Project on SRHR and climate. Comparable as both a current AAAZ funder and a parallel implementer in the same thematic areas (youth, SRHR, governance) across multiple African countries at much larger scale.
• Diakonia: Swedish international development organization funding civil society on human rights, democracy, and anti-corruption — currently funding AAAZ's My ID Project. Comparable as both a funder and a parallel implementer operating at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas): International development organization focused on volunteering, youth empowerment, and governance in Africa and Asia. Comparable through overlapping themes of youth participation and social accountability, though operating at much larger scale and primarily through volunteer placement rather than advocacy.

Direct peers

• Restless Development: Youth-led development organization operating across Africa and Asia, focused on youth leadership, civic participation, and accountability. Directly comparable to AAAZ's mission of meaningful youth participation in governance and developmental processes, with overlapping funder profiles and target demographics.
• Plan International Zambia: INGO operating in Zambia with focus on children's rights, youth empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Directly comparable through its SRHR programming (overlapping with SHE SOARS and Hivos), youth accountability work, and similar donor ecosystem (including Government of Canada funding).
• YWCA Zambia: National membership-based organization focused on women's and young women's empowerment, civic engagement, and SRHR in Zambia. Comparable as a nationwide youth/women-focused advocacy organization with similar grassroots mobilization approach and target segments.
• ActionAid Zambia: Rights-based advocacy NGO operating in Zambia focused on governance, women's rights, and social accountability. Comparable through its work on local governance participation, anti-corruption, and community mobilization — overlapping with AAAZ's Commonwealth Project and My ID Campaign.

Emerging players

• Southern Africa Litigation Centre: Regional human rights litigation and advocacy organization focused on Southern Africa, including identity rights and governance. Comparable through overlapping human rights advocacy themes (relevant to AAAZ's My ID work) though focused on strategic litigation rather than community mobilization.

Regional players

• Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYiF): Regional youth-led network advancing youth participation in governance across Southern Africa. Comparable through its youth-focused governance and accountability mandate, though operating at regional rather than national level and not directly competing for Zambian grassroots programming.

Others

• CIVICUS: Global civil society alliance monitoring civic space and supporting advocacy organizations. Comparable as an ecosystem actor in the same civic accountability space as AAAZ, providing ratings, indices, and capacity support rather than direct program delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AAAZambia
• Facebookfacebook.com/aaazambia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-for-accountability-advocates-zambia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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