Programmes and Impact
Verified results, partner records and evidence limits
A public record of what ZRST has delivered, where it happened, who supported it, what was measured and what the available evidence cannot prove.
ZRST’s work includes national speed policy, school-zone infrastructure, child road-safety education, walking research, technical studies, rider training, city policy support and international research participation.
Results are labelled according to their evidence source. Official government, partner and research publications are marked as verified. Partner reporting files are marked as partner records. Internal delivery files remain labelled as ZRST records until a public or countersigned source is available.
Impact at a glance
Selected results across policy, infrastructure, education and research.
These figures are not a total of all ZRST activity. They are selected results that can be traced to official publications, institutional studies, partner reporting files or documented delivery records.
National school-zone speed limit
Statutory Instrument No. 7 of 2020 established a national 30 km/h school-zone limit following a wider advocacy programme in which ZRST led national engagement with government and other stakeholders.
Verified Period: 2017 to 2020. Counted: one national legal instrument. Sources: ZambiaLII and Amend.Completed UNDP and UNRSF school-zone infrastructure
Kabanana, Kalingalinga, Lusakasa and Jacaranda Combined received raised crossings, rumble strips, footpaths, bollards and signs through a government-linked Lusaka programme implemented by ZRST.
Verified Period: 2023. Location: Lusaka. Source: UNDP Zambia.km/h before treatment at Chitanda
Survey-period average speeds near Chitanda Combined School were approximately 50 to 54 km/h before treatment and approximately 16 to 19 km/h after a package of footpaths, bollards, humps, rumble strips, a crossing and signs.
Partner record Period: April to May 2023. Location: one assessed school-zone point in Matero. Limitation: short survey periods do not establish a permanent citywide result or casualty reduction.Pedestrians interviewed in Lusaka
Ten trained ZRST surveyors collected georeferenced evidence on walking conditions, producing interviews, recorded walking experiences and environmental observations.
Verified Period: 19 to 23 December 2023. Sources: Lusaka Walkability Report and TRANS-SAFE toolbox.VIA youth ambassadors trained
ZRST implemented the 2025 VIA Safe Mobility Programme in ten Lusaka government schools, training 200 young ambassadors, 15 teachers and 6 additional educators.
Partner record Partner: TotalEnergies Foundation. Counted: people recorded as trained. The wider estimate of approximately 20,000 learners is an indirect reach projection, not a direct training count.Zambian Breweries-supported infrastructure
A 2023 completion record documents paved pedestrian routes, bollards, zebra crossings, signs, pedestrian gates and traffic-warden training at Diana Kaimba and Kizito Primary Schools.
Partner record Partners: Zambian Breweries and AB InBev Foundation, with Lusaka City Council and RTSA involvement. Limitation: no casualty-reduction claim is made.Selected programme results
What happened, where it happened and what the evidence supports.
The cases below show different parts of ZRST’s programme record: policy, infrastructure, education, research, training, local coordination and international collaboration. Public authority and partner roles are stated separately from ZRST’s role.
Zambia’s 30 km/h school-zone law
Zambia did not have a consistent national low-speed standard for school zones. ZRST carried out national advocacy, stakeholder engagement and implementation follow-up within a nine-country programme led by Amend and co-funded by the FIA Foundation and Puma Energy Foundation. Statutory Instrument No. 7 of 2020 established the national 30 km/h school-zone limit. The legal decision belongs to the Government of Zambia, and the advocacy record is shared among the participating organisations.
Verified Sources: Statutory Instrument No. 7 of 2020, Amend programme record and Global Alliance LEARN case.School-zone protection at four high-risk Lusaka schools
The national speed limit created a legal standard, but the selected schools still required physical protection. ZRST implemented the school improvements at Kabanana Primary School, Kalingalinga Basic School, Lusakasa Primary School and Jacaranda Combined School. UNDP’s public record confirms raised zebra crossings, rumble strips, footpaths, bollards and signage, with government and RTSA partnership. The record verifies delivery, not long-term casualty reduction.
Verified Source: UNDP Zambia school-zone record.Chitanda Combined School: infrastructure, speed surveys and a safer assessed point
Chitanda Combined School sits beside a busy road used by a recorded school population of 2,536. ZRST and SAFE STEPS supported a treatment package including pedestrian footpaths, bollards, speed humps, rumble strips, a zebra crossing, gate alignment and school-zone signs. Survey-period average speeds were approximately 50 to 54 km/h before treatment and approximately 16 to 19 km/h after treatment. The assessed Star Rating for Schools point improved from 2 stars to 5 stars.
These are site and survey-period results. They do not prove permanent compliance, citywide change, crashes prevented or lives saved. Continued maintenance and repeat monitoring remain necessary.
Partner record Sources: Chitanda Star Rating for Schools assessment and SAFE STEPS project records held in the ZRST evidence archive. Method reference: iRAP Star Rating for Schools.Five Copperbelt school zones and three SAFE STEPS activity streams
A 2022 ZRST programme report records pedestrian crossings and warning signs at Dambo Combined School, Katondo Combined School, Ndeke Combined School, Lubuto Secondary School and Masala Secondary School. The combined enrolment recorded for the five schools was 11,236. This figure is school enrolment, not a count of people who received structured training.
The same annual record covers a Lusaka Car Free Day, World Day of Remembrance activities and Road Safety Week engagement. These activities demonstrate repeated public coordination and communication, but attendance and media exposure should not be treated as measured behaviour change.
Partner record Official programme context: Prudence Foundation SAFE STEPS. Project-specific figures come from ZRST reporting files.VIA Safe Mobility: young people mapping risks and proposing action
ZRST served as the local implementing partner for the 2025 VIA Programme in Zambia. Ten schools were enrolled, 200 young ambassadors were trained, and 15 teachers plus 6 additional educators completed programme training. Ambassadors carried out discovery walks, mapped risks on school journeys and developed practical awareness and advocacy actions.
The programme projected an indirect reach of approximately 20,000 learners through school-wide and peer activities. That figure remains an estimated indirect reach and is not presented as the number directly trained. A 2026 programme phase is under implementation and is not counted here as a completed result.
Partner record Official methodology and programme context: TotalEnergies Foundation VIA Programme. Zambia counts are supported by the programme agreement and implementation report held in the ZRST evidence archive.Pedestrian infrastructure, corridor treatments and rider safety
A 2023 completion record documents work at Diana Kaimba and Kizito Primary Schools, including paved pedestrian routes, bollards, zebra crossings, road signs, pedestrian gates and training for four traffic wardens. Lusaka City Council and RTSA were named in the delivery record.
A later 2025 partner-reporting file records work on three high-risk Lusaka corridors and structured motorcycle training for 150 riders, with Lusaka City Council, RTSA and Zambia Police involved. These are delivery and monitoring records. Unsupported percentage claims about crashes, deaths prevented or permanent behaviour change are not used on this page.
Partner record Sources: ZRST final reports submitted through the Zambian Breweries and AB InBev reporting process. Public partner confirmation should be added when available.The Lusaka Walkability Study
ZRST supported local field delivery through ten trained surveyors. The published study records 1,137 pedestrian interviews, 1,401 walking experiences and 4,719 environmental observations across Lusaka study areas. The evidence identifies corridor risks, walking conditions and user experiences. It does not by itself establish that infrastructure was subsequently built or that casualties changed.
Verified Sources: Lusaka Walkability Report, TRANS-SAFE toolbox and European Commission CORDIS.What a fuller school-zone treatment achieved, and what remained unresolved
The VTI report Increasing traffic safety at schools in Zambia compared school-zone conditions before and after treatment. At the site receiving the fuller treatment package, average speed fell by approximately 15 km/h, while the control site increased by approximately 9 km/h. The research included 230 participants in the before survey and 212 in the after survey. Pupils, parents and teachers generally reported improved safety, although concerns remained.
The study’s practical lesson is that a crossing or sign alone is weaker than a coordinated package combining speed management, pedestrian space and a defined crossing. The result applies to the studied locations and periods, not all Zambian schools.
Verified Source: VTI Report 1226A. Project record: AfroSAFE, Horizon Europe GA 101069500.Lusaka Cycling and Pedestrian Safety Policy
The 2024 policy belongs to Lusaka City Council. It assigns municipal responsibilities that include planning and coordination, identifying priority routes, conducting safety audits, approving designs, mobilising funding and addressing implementation and maintenance duties. ZRST records describe its contribution as technical input, stakeholder engagement and sustained advocacy, but the page does not claim that ZRST authored or co-authored the council policy.
ZRST records Source: official Lusaka City Council policy document held in the ZRST evidence archive. The council document should be linked publicly when an approved web copy is available.Lusaka’s Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award
Lusaka received the 2023 international award for leadership in reducing speeds to 30 km/h and making infrastructure improvements around schools. The award belongs to the city. ZRST was one of the partners contributing to the policy and school-zone record recognised by the award committee.
Verified Sources: Vision Zero for Youth and FIA Foundation.Safer Journeys to School Initiative
ZRST records state that Phase 1 covered five Lusaka schools and more than 8,000 learners through school-zone and education activity. Phase 2 was launched on 20 June 2026 with a stated target of 15 schools and 24,000 learners. The Phase 2 figures are targets and are not counted as completed results.
ZRST records Limitation: school-by-school completion records and countersigned beneficiary evidence should be published as implementation progresses.AfroSAFE research, training and institutional convening
European Commission records confirm ZRST as an AfroSAFE participant. ZRST staff contributed to research, technical work, local engagement and the AfroSAFE Academy programme. Lusaka also hosted an international AfroSAFE Academy conference at the University of Zambia in June 2026. These activities show research participation, authorship, capacity development and convening. They are not presented as direct crash-reduction outcomes.
Verified Project source: European Commission CORDIS. ZRST records Conference delivery and local participation records are held by ZRST.Evidence limits
How to read the results on this page.
ZRST separates delivery evidence, measured site results, beneficiary records, partner reports and national outcomes. This prevents activities or estimates from being presented as results they cannot prove.
Outputs are not casualty outcomes
Training, markings, signs, crossings, meetings and campaigns are delivery outputs. They are not described as crash reduction unless reliable before-and-after casualty data supports the claim.
Site measurements have boundaries
A speed survey or Star Rating for Schools result applies to the assessed point, treatment and survey period. Repeat monitoring is needed before describing a result as permanent.
Reach categories are kept separate
People trained, school enrolment, event attendance, estimated community exposure and media reach are different measures. They are not added together as one beneficiary total.
Targets are not completed results
Proposed schools, funding requests, signed future work and projected reach remain targets or commitments until implementation evidence confirms delivery.
Partner reporting is not always independent
A final report submitted to a funder is useful delivery evidence, but it is labelled as a partner record unless the partner, government or independent evaluator has published or countersigned the result.
Shared work receives shared credit
Government, councils, donors, companies, schools, researchers and communities have different responsibilities. Joint work is not presented as ZRST-only work.
Evidence labels used on this page
- Verified: supported by an official public authority, partner, European Commission, institutional study or independent award record.
- Partner record: supported by a project agreement, reporting template or final report, but not yet independently published in full.
- ZRST records: supported by internal delivery files, presentations, attendance records, photographs or uncountersigned monitoring data.
Sources
Public and institutional sources used for programme evidence.
Public links are provided where a government, partner, research institution or consortium has published the evidence. Internal records are identified plainly rather than linked to invented or inaccessible pages.
| Source | What it confirms | Link or record status |
|---|---|---|
| ZambiaLII | Statutory Instrument No. 7 of 2020 and the national 30 km/h school-zone legal record. | View source |
| Amend | The nine-country safe-school programme, partner funding and Zambia’s national 30 km/h outcome. | View source |
| UNDP Zambia / UN Road Safety Fund | Completed infrastructure at four Lusaka schools, installed treatment types and ZRST’s implementation role. | View source |
| Prudence Foundation SAFE STEPS | The SAFE STEPS programme purpose, road-safety education model and international partner framework. | View source |
| TotalEnergies Foundation VIA | The youth ambassador model, discovery walks, risk mapping and school-led action planning. | View source |
| VTI Report 1226A | The AfroSAFE before-and-after school study, research method and site-level findings in Zambia. | View source |
| European Commission CORDIS, TRANS-SAFE | Grant agreement 101069525, project scope and ZRST’s participant status. | View source |
| European Commission CORDIS, AfroSAFE | Grant agreement 101069500, consortium scope and ZRST’s participant status. | View source |
| TRANS-SAFE toolbox | The Lusaka walkability method, project context and related field evidence. | View source |
| iRAP Star Rating for Schools | The recognised method used to assess infrastructure risk around schools. | View method |
| Vision Zero for Youth / FIA Foundation | Lusaka’s 2023 International Leadership Award and the reasons for the city’s selection. | View source |
| Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety | ZRST’s coalition work with government and other sectors to implement the 30 km/h law through LEARN. | View source |
| SAFE STEPS, VIA and AB InBev project files | Project agreements, school lists, speed surveys, completion reports, budgets and training counts. | Partner records held in the ZRST evidence archive. |
| Lusaka Cycling and Pedestrian Safety Policy | The 2024 municipal policy and council responsibilities for planning, design, funding and maintenance. | Official council policy document held in the ZRST evidence archive. |
Partner roles
Results were delivered through public, donor, technical, corporate and community roles.
ZRST’s programme record is strongest when each institution’s responsibility is visible. Inclusion below reflects documented collaboration, not unanswered proposals.
Government and councils
Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ministry of Education, RTSA, Zambia Police Service, Lusaka City Council, Ndola City Council and other municipal or district authorities involved in approvals, standards, enforcement, schools and public ownership.
Donors and foundations
UN Road Safety Fund, UNDP Zambia, FIA Foundation, Prudence Foundation, TotalEnergies Foundation, AB InBev Foundation, Puma Energy Foundation and Vital Strategies, each linked to defined policy, infrastructure, education, research or enforcement work.
Research and technical partners
TRANS-SAFE, AfroSAFE, VTI, Lund University, Walk21 Foundation, iRAP, Amend, Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, University of Zambia and other consortium institutions supporting methods, studies, technical review and capacity development.
Corporate partners
Prudential Zambia, TotalEnergies Zambia, Zambian Breweries, AB InBev, Yango Zambia and Puma Energy Zambia have supported defined school-zone, education, rider-safety, public-awareness or community road-risk activities.
Schools and communities
School administrations, teachers, youth ambassadors, learners, parents, traffic wardens, rider groups, residents and local road users contribute local knowledge, participation, monitoring and feedback.
ZRST role
ZRST contributes national advocacy, local coordination, site assessment, implementation management, training, research fieldwork, public communication, partner reporting and follow-through with public authorities.
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