Justina Mutale Foundation plots 2026

By Moses Sayela Walubita, Communications and Media Specialist, Justina Mutale Foundation

As the world reflects on the milestones of 2025, the 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

are already looking ahead to 2026 with focus, ambition, and resolve.
The past year tested our resilience, but it also reaffirmed our collective strength. We stood firm, visible, and unwavering in our mission.
In 2025, the Foundation achieved significant milestones, including:
▪️Winning Best Leadership & Education Programme for Women & Girls (UK & Africa) and being inducted into the 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐄 at the Acquisitions International (AI) Global Non-Profit Organisation Awards
▪️ Participation at several events across the globe including the World Economic Forum in Davos and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York
▪️ Launching the Powerlist of 100 Iconic Female World Leaders at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York
▪️Participating in and hosting events during the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
▪️ Graduating the first cohort of Justina Mutale Foundation Presidential STEM Fellows in the USA
▪️ Welcoming new Presidential STEM Fellows commencing Master’s studies in the USA
▪️Increasing the number of scholarship students studying in Zambia to over 250 in Lusaka and the Copperbelt
▪️ Partnering with WorldQuant University (USA) , securing unlimited postgraduate STEM scholarships across Africa.
▪️Partnering with Hygeia Global University College to offer 200 scholarships in Zambia
▪️And another significant partnership to be announced in the New Year, together with new world changing programme for women and girls in Africa.

Looking ahead, 2026 will be a year of bold action, including the convening of our 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬.
For the Justina Mutale Foundation, 2026 is a year to lead, to challenge, and to transform.
We move forward stronger, louder, and unapologetic.