African project
Chipakata Academy
The Chipakata Children’s
Academy is a new primary
school in Zambia, Africa. It is
the first initiative of the 14+
Foundation, a New York Citybased non-profit organization
established in 2012.
T
he design for the new school has realized the Foundation’s mission to
develop, build and operate schools and orphanages in rural African
communities. The site in Chipakata Village is approximately 100
kilometres east of Lusaka, Zambia’s largest city.
Situated on level topography with views to the surrounding hills east
and west, the project defines a sense of place and community for the
Village. Locating the school within the Village has dramatically reduced
the distance the children must walk to school each day, as the nearest
school is seven kilometers away. The Academy provides a comprehensive
primary school education, grades 1-7, for children in seven villages in and around the
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