ZambiaFiles Knowledge Commons

Our Mission

Preserve, enrich, and share Zambia's knowledge for every learner, researcher, and curious reader—grounded in open sources and built with community care.

Open Access Zambia First Community Driven
Knowledge Commons Built on Wikipedia Updated Dec 2025

Why ZambiaFiles exists

ZambiaFiles safeguards and expands Zambia's knowledge base. We make history, culture, science, and contemporary developments discoverable and openly accessible so that learners, educators, and researchers can rely on a trustworthy national archive.

Our north star A living, community-driven archive that keeps Zambia's stories, research, and discoveries available to everyone—today and for generations to come.

How we work

  • Build on open sources like Wikipedia while adding local context, citations, and verified updates.
  • Surface trusted public materials so students, journalists, and researchers spend less time hunting for credible references.
  • Close content gaps by curating, fact-checking, and inviting expert and community contributions.
  • Keep everything reusable and transparent to strengthen open research and teaching.

What we focus on

ZambiaWiki enrichment Education & curriculum support Local history & culture Science, health, and policy Open data & citations Researcher collaboration

How you can help

  • Share credible Zambian sources or datasets that should be discoverable for everyone.
  • Contribute corrections, citations, or context to strengthen existing articles.
  • Partner with us to preserve archives, academic work, and community knowledge at risk.