Comundo is the leading Swiss organisation for Personnel Development Cooperation and is guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. In close cooperation with local partner organisations, Comundo contributes to the sustainable improvement of the living conditions of children, youth and older people in Africa and Latin America.

Comundo has been active in Zambia since more than four decades, working in close cooperation with a diverse network of partners. The focus of the country programme in Zambia lies on basic- and vocational education (Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training TEVET) with the overall goal of contributing to inclusive quality education (SDG 4). Within this context, Comundo – in collaboration with multiple partners – implements the project “Energy Skills 4 Youth (ES4Y): Competency-based vocational skills development in the (solar) energy sector to improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged youth”.