Healthy Learners

About Healthy Learners

Healthy Learners is an award-winning non-profit organisation that improves the health and learning of children across Zambia through an integrated School Health Program. Working in partnership with the Government of Zambia, the organization brings healthcare directly into schools, operating 1,062 health rooms staffed by 8,370 trained School Health Teachers across 45 districts in all ten provinces, reaching over 1.4 million learners. Their government-owned and government-led model combines school-based service delivery with technical assistance to strengthen planning, supervision, data use, and local capacity. The organization has received prestigious recognition including the Skoll Award for Social Innovation, the Duke F.M. Kirby Prize, and the Lipman Family Prize from the University of Pennsylvania.