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The New Apostolic Church Relief Organization

Lusaka, Zambia

HealthEducationWater & SanitationPoverty & Hunger
NGORegional reach11-50 staff240 volunteers
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

The New Apostolic Church Relief Organization is a non-governmental organisation based in Lusaka, Zambia working on health, education, water & sanitation +5 more.

NACRO is the humanitarian and development wing of the New Apostolic Church, operating in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. It is headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, with country offices in Lilongwe, Malawi and Harare, Zimbabwe. NACRO works to strengthen community resilience and improve the lives of vulnerable households through programmes in health, education, livelihoods and water, sanitation and hygiene, with crosscutting themes of climate adaptation and resilience and gender and social inclusion. Its work includes community-based health volunteer programmes, vocational training, agriculture and irrigation projects, climate-resilient school WASH, women's savings groups and humanitarian assistance for people affected by disasters. NACRO is registered in Zambia under the Non-Governmental Organisations Act No. 16 of 2009 and is registered in Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Location

Lusaka, Zambia

Organisation type

NGO

Staff

11-50

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthEducationWater & SanitationPoverty & HungerEnvironment & ClimateGender equalityHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefCommunity development

Works for

CommunitiesWomen & GirlsChildrenFamiliesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesCapacity buildingEmergency responseAwareness & education

Programmes

Advancing Decentralized Community-Based Health Services

Health · Zambia

Trains community-based health volunteers who link communities to health facilities, covering TB, HIV, Covid-19 and malaria control activities in Kaoma and Kalabo.

Chabota Vocational Skills Training Centre

Employment & Skills · Zambia

Vocational skills training for youth at the NACRO Chibombo farm, Central Province.

Mtendere Smallholder Farmers Irrigation Scheme Project

Poverty & Hunger · Malawi

Three-year food security project implemented with NAK-karitativ in Traditional Authority Mpando, Ntcheu district.

Expanded Energy Cooperatives for Smallholder Farmers Project

Environment & Climate · Zambia

Supports smallholder farmers in Petauke District through biogas-producing infrastructure and energy cooperatives.

Climate Resilient School Promotion Project

Water & Sanitation · Zambia

Three-year project targeting 25 schools in Kalabo, Western Province, improving climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene.

Women employment through savings

Gender equality · Zambia

Savings-based economic empowerment of women in five districts of Eastern Province.

Countries of operation

ZambiaMalawiZimbabwe

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 2 Zero hungerSDG 3 Good health and well-beingSDG 4 Quality educationSDG 5 Gender equalitySDG 6 Clean water and sanitationSDG 13 Climate action

Funding & support

Volunteers

240

Funded by

Grants

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

NGOCCCONGOMACivil Society Agriculture NetworkCivil Society Education CoalitionWater, Environment and Sanitation Network

Partnerships

NAK-karitativ, New Apostolic Church International, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Churches Health Association of Zambia, Pact Zambia, Golden Valley Agriculture Research Trust