ZRST and Yango Zambia Expand Safer Journeys to School Programme to 15 Lusaka Schools, Reaching More Than 24,000 Learners
The expanded programme combines school-zone safety works, learner road safety education, and community engagement across Lusaka.
The Zambia Road Safety Trust and Yango Zambia are expanding the Safer Journeys to School programme to 15 schools across Lusaka in 2026, following a 2025 pilot that introduced road safety infrastructure and learner education in five schools.
The pilot was implemented at Arthur Wina Primary School, New Mandevu Primary School, Mumuni Primary School, Twashuka Primary School and Chilenje South Secondary School. The work included zebra crossings, speed humps, school-zone markings and road signage. Approximately 8,000 learners also took part in road safety education sessions.
More than 24,000 learners are expected to benefit from the expanded phase.
Schools under the 2026 expansion phase
Beneficiary schools
- Twin Palm Secondary School
- Munali Girls Secondary School
- Kizito Primary School
- Nyumba Yanga Secondary School
- Vera Chiluba Primary School
- Woodlands “A” Secondary School
- Mumana Primary School
- Diana Kaimba Primary School
- Ngwelele Primary School
- Twashuka Primary School
- Kapwelyomba Primary School
- Kamulanga Secondary School
- Nelson Mandela Secondary School
- Chelstone Secondary School
- Kaunda Square Secondary School
What the programme delivers
The programme combines pedestrian crossings, speed humps, school-zone signage, road markings and learner road safety sessions. Parent and community briefings run alongside the school work, because safer school zones depend not only on infrastructure, but also on how drivers, parents, riders, learners and nearby communities behave around schools.
Pedestrian crossings
Marked crossing points to support safer movement near school entrances and walking routes.
Speed humps
Speed-calming measures to reduce vehicle speed around schools.
School-zone signage
Signs and markings that alert drivers to the presence of children and school activity.
Road markings
Visible markings to guide safer use of the road environment around schools.
Learner sessions
Road safety education to help learners understand safe walking, crossing and visibility.
Community briefings
Engagement with adults whose daily choices affect child safety around school zones.
“We started this because the data on child pedestrian deaths in Zambia is not abstract to us. These are children walking to schools we can name, on roads we have surveyed. Yango’s support has helped us move from five schools to a wider group of fifteen schools in one year, and that is a serious step for child road safety in Lusaka.”Daniel Mwamba, Executive Director, Zambia Road Safety Trust
A practical child road safety model
The Safer Journeys to School programme is built around a simple road safety principle: children should not have to negotiate dangerous traffic conditions just to get to school. ZRST and Yango Zambia are using the programme to address risks that can be seen, measured and reduced around school gates and along daily walking routes.
ZRST will continue working with schools, communities, public authorities and private sector partners to expand practical child road safety measures in Zambia.
Schools interested in future phases may contact ZRST at daniel.mwamba@zambianroadsafety.org.
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