Purpose:

• Celebrate 55 years of independence and peace and share Zambia’s untold story
• Promote investment, entrepreneurial and tourist opportunities between Atlanta and Zambia
• Build and strengthen social, cultural and economic ties between Zambians and those in the diaspora
• Promote leadership, responsibility and accountability beyond 55 years of Independence

And to get you started here are some interesting facts about Zambia…

• Victoria Falls located in Livingstone has the largest natural waterfall in the world and is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
• Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world’s largest reservoir by volume.
• Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Chingola located in the Copperbelt Province is the largest chimp sanctuary in the world with over 200 chimpanzees.
• Aside from the United States, Zambia is the only other country in the world that has a black president and white vice president.
• Zambia has held five elections since independence and peacefully transitioned between presidents without civil unrest.
• Zambia, with 14 million people, is a landlocked country and shares borders with eight neighboring states in south central Africa