Driving Change Through Innovation
World Vision Zambia's Innovation Hub is a catalyst for bold ideas that solve complex challenges in water, sanitation, health, and economic empowerment for the most vulnerable children.
Our Mission
Purpose of Assessment
World Vision Zambia (WVZ) operates in a rapidly evolving landscape. Our mission is to deliver sustainable transformational impact for children through innovation.
Strengthen child well-being outcomes across rural regions.
Accelerate digital transformation in field and office operations.
Support scalable, cost-effective, community-driven solutions.
What counts as Innovation?
Under the Assessment Framework v2.1, a solution must contribute to faster, better progress for children and demonstrate:
Novelty
Original approach never used in WV before.
Automation
RPA, AI, or workflows to reduce manual work.
Improvement
Streamlining existing processes for speed.
Scalability
Potential for national-level transformation.
Current Opportunities
Open Challenges
Select a campaign below to begin your submission under the 2026 Framework.
Child Protection & Safeguarding Innovation Fund
This challenge focuses on strengthening child protection systems at community level. We are looking…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Solutions
World Vision Zambia seeks innovative approaches to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change…
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Digital Transformation Idea Sprint
This campaign challenges teams to submit digital solutions that reduce manual workload, improve dat…
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Priority Innovation Matrix
Directing our innovation efforts toward World Vision Zambia's National Strategy and local development priorities.
Health & Nutrition
Digital MUAC scanning, health surveillance, and CHW empowerment.
Livelihoods
Climate-smart agriculture and mobile-based insurance for farmers.
Education
Remote learning solutions and data-driven school management.
Sponsorship
Automated case management and digital child monitoring visits.
iWASH
IoT-enabled borehole monitoring and GIS water access mapping.
Cross-Cutting
AI decision-support, localized co-creation, and accountability.
Submission
Portal entry with ID
Screening
Pass/Fail eligibility
Scoring
Independent evaluation
Decision
ISC Award selection
Evaluation Standards
Assessment Matrix (100 Points)
Every idea is rigorously evaluated against our proprietary scoring matrix to ensure auditability and the best use of resources.
Submissions with avg scores under 40 are considered non-viable in current form.
Originality and differentiators from existing WV solutions.
Articulation of relevance with KPIs and business cases.
Evidence-based delta in productivity or program quality.
Technical practicality and operational risk management.