The Kukhoma Project

What The Kukhoma Project does

The Kukhoma Project is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 2017 by Amanda Switzer and Elizabeth Ngalwile that operates a two-year residential maternity home in Lusaka, Zambia, serving pregnant teenage girls who are victims of sexual abuse. The organization runs the TKP House, a licensed full-time child care facility with capacity for 8 girls and their babies, providing trauma counseling, medical care, literacy education using the Abeka phonics curriculum, vocational training in agriculture, sewing/tailoring, and hairdressing, plus family reunification support. The Kukhoma Project also conducts community outreach programs in partnership with local clinics (Nangwenya Clinic, Chongwe One Stop Center), churches, and traditional village leaders to prevent gender-based violence, having served over 1,000 victims through outreach in 2023. The organization moved into a permanent custom-designed 5-acre property in Lusaka in April 2025 and celebrated its 6th anniversary on that site in 2025, with cumulative admissions reaching 20 girls as of October 2025.

The organization's revenue model is donor-funded through multiple streams: one-time and recurring individual donations, the Kukhoma Rising monthly giving subscription program (minimum $30/month, launched as a structured community of recurring donors), annual fundraising events (Looking Up Sporting Clays Tournament raised $70,000 in September 2025; Bidding for Hope online silent auction raised approximately $37,000 in spring 2025 and $32,000 in 2023), and in-kind donations via an Amazon Wish List of physical items. Go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-donor, combining faith-based storytelling on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, email newsletters, blog content, virtual gatherings, and in-person events with church and corporate partnerships. The US administrative office is in Dallas, Texas, while program operations are headquartered on-site in Lusaka, Zambia.

There is no proprietary technology underlying the program; the offering is a service-based model dependent on trained staff (founders, program managers, social workers, live-in house mothers, operations manager, facilities and security personnel — ~12 named individuals) and a network of strategic partners including MNK Psychotherapy for trauma counseling, Indo Zambia Bank for financial literacy workshops, and NAIOP NTX as presenting sponsor of the annual sporting clays event. The organization is governed by two boards (Zambia and US), reports being Zambia's only dedicated maternity home for teenage survivors of sexual abuse, and integrates Biblical principles with trauma care and vocational empowerment as its value proposition.

Name

The Kukhoma Project

Legal name

The Kukhoma Project

Website

https://thekukhomaproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Kukhoma Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating Zambia's only dedicated maternity home for abused teen mothers, providing two-year residential care including trauma counseling, medical care, literacy, and vocational training for up to 8 girls and their babies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Maternity Home Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pregnant & Parenting Teen Education Programs (EDAJAEAH), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Residential maternity home
• Teen mother rehabilitation
• Trauma counseling services
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring gifts from individual donors supporting operations, safe housing, counseling, medical care, education, and life skills training for teen mothers in Zambia.
2. Kukhoma Rising Monthly Giving Program: Monthly giving community where donors contribute $30 or more per month to provide safe housing, counseling, discipleship, education, and medical care. Includes quarterly impact stories, family engagement tools, and virtual gatherings.
3. Event Fundraising: Annual fundraising events including the Looking Up Sporting Clays Tournament (raised $70,000 in 2025, $37,000 in spring 2024, $32,000 in 2023) and Bidding for Hope online silent auction.
4. In-Kind Donations: Donations of physical items including clothing, maternity supplies, baby items, toys, books, art supplies, and refurbished devices through Amazon Wish List and direct collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Kukhoma Project operates a two-year residential maternity home (TKP House) in Lusaka, Zambia providing safe housing, trauma counseling, medical care, education, and vocational skills training for up to 8 teenage mothers who are victims of sexual abuse and their babies. The organization complements residential care with community outreach programming focused on gender-based violence prevention, family engagement, agriculture empowerment, and literacy/vocational training for program graduates.

Product overview

The Kukhoma Project is a faith-based non-profit organization operating a single unified program portfolio centered on a 2-year residential maternity home (TKP House) in Lusaka, Zambia, complemented by community outreach services. The TKP House provides comprehensive care for 8 abused teen mothers and their babies, while the Community Outreach Program extends services to the broader community. Key programmatic offerings include trauma counseling, literacy education, vocational skills training (agriculture, sewing, hairdressing), and medical care. The organization also operates Kukhoma Rising, a monthly giving program that funds ongoing operations. The organization recently moved to a permanent 5-acre property with custom-designed facilities including preschool classroom, counseling room, office building, and agricultural space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kukhoma Rising: A monthly giving community and program where donors contribute $30 or more per month to provide safe housing, counseling, discipleship, education, and medical care to vulnerable girls in Zambia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 victims of gender-based violence served through community outreach in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dr. Kaseba Sata (Zambia Former First Lady)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Zambia's former First Lady visited TKP, spent time with staff and girls, shared her story, and spoke words of encouragement. She inspired girls to be courageous, resilient, and faithful. Visit included food donation and photo session.
• Chongwe One Stop CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Collaborated with Chongwe One Stop Center and other local organizations to provide training to 12 traditional village leaders on identifying and preventing gender-based violence and child abuse. Partnership was strategic due to alarming abuse cases in the Chikonkoto Village region.
• Nangwenya CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership with Nangwenya Clinic to support community outreach in rural Chongwe District. In one event, the partnership supported over 400 women by distributing baby clothes, toys, and leading child abuse prevention discussions. The clinic expressed deep appreciation for donations and highlighted the importance of items for impoverished families.
• MNK Psychotherapy (Lubi Kwendakwema)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTKP's counseling partner for trauma counseling in Zambia. Licensed clinical psychologist Lubi Kwendakwema provides trauma counseling services and shares about current cultural misconceptions, long-term effects of unaddressed trauma, and vision to make counseling more accessible in Zambia.
• Indo Zambia BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to host first-ever financial literacy workshop for parents and guardians of girls in TKP program. Topics included bank accounts, saving strategies, types of accounts, budgeting, and building healthy financial habits to help families achieve economic stability.
• NAIOP NTXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of the annual Looking Up Sporting Clays Tournament. Partnership helped raise $70,000 in 2025 and $50,000 goal in 2024 for supporting girls and babies in Zambia.
• Local Partner Organization (Sewing & Tailoring)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal partner provides sewing and tailoring instruction to TKP girls as part of vocational skills training program, helping girls build skills for economic independence.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hagar International: Global faith-aligned nonprofit providing long-term recovery, shelter, education, and economic empowerment to survivors of trafficking, slavery, and abuse across multiple countries. Highly comparable to TKP's model of combining residential care, counseling, and vocational reintegration for abused women and girls.
• Every Mother Counts: US-based nonprofit founded by Christy Turlington Burns that funds maternal health programs globally with a focus on pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care for underserved women. Comparable to TKP in the maternal-care and birth-outcome focus, though operating as a grantmaker and advocate rather than direct service provider.
• International Justice Mission: Large US-headquartered nonprofit operating globally to combat slavery, trafficking, and gender-based violence through rescue, aftercare, and justice-system work. Comparable to TKP in targeting the same abuse survivor population, particularly in Africa, with aftercare/empowerment services.

Regional players

• Jacaranda Health: East Africa-focused nonprofit operating maternity hospitals and digital health programs serving low-income pregnant women in Kenya. Comparable to TKP in addressing gaps in safe pregnancy and newborn care in Africa, though on a larger clinical scale and in a different geography.
• Africa New Life: US- and Rwanda-based faith-aligned nonprofit serving vulnerable children and families in East Africa through residential care, education, and family empowerment. Comparable to TKP in the faith-based, US-registered residential care model for vulnerable youth in Africa, though serving orphans rather than teen mothers.

Direct peers

• Maternity Worldwide: UK-headquartered nonprofit working to improve maternal health and access to safe delivery in sub-Saharan Africa, with a model combining facility-based care, training, and community outreach. Comparable to TKP in delivering pregnancy-related residential and clinical support to underserved women in Africa.
• mothers2mothers: Africa-based nonprofit employing a peer-mentor model to support pregnant women and new mothers — including adolescents — with health, psychosocial, and economic empowerment services. Highly comparable to TKP in serving vulnerable pregnant/parenting teens in sub-Saharan Africa through structured mentorship and community-based care.

Emerging players

• Embrace (Warmer): Nonprofit that designs and distributes low-cost infant warmers to prevent neonatal hypothermia in developing countries, with operations spanning multiple continents. Comparable to TKP as a US-based 501(c)(3) focused on newborn survival outcomes for vulnerable mothers in resource-constrained settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/thekukhomaproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-kukhoma-project
• Instagraminstagram.com/thekukhomaproject

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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