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In 2012, Malambo started campaigning for children’s rights to education through Facebook, where she built up support and found a mentor. In 2013, her charity, [[Buumbalambo Foundation]] was registered as a charity and began to recruit volunteers.<ref>[https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/stories/buumba-malambo-the-buumbalambo-foundation Buumba Malambo: The Buumbalambo Foundation]</ref> Her foundation has been working on a project to stop early marriages in rural [[Zambia]] with the help of the Ministry of Gender and Child Development and the [[Ministry of Education]]. Since March 2015, her charity supported 435 children on a sponsorship programme and collected over 15000 clothes, toys and shoes from the University of Zambia, colleges, individuals and through the [[Radio Phoenix Helpline Project]].
In 2012, Malambo started campaigning for children’s rights to education through Facebook, where she built up support and found a mentor. In 2013, her charity, [[Buumbalambo Foundation]] was registered as a charity and began to recruit volunteers.<ref>[https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/stories/buumba-malambo-the-buumbalambo-foundation Buumba Malambo: The Buumbalambo Foundation]</ref> Her foundation has been working on a project to stop early marriages in rural [[Zambia]] with the help of the Ministry of Gender and Child Development and the [[Ministry of Education]]. Since March 2015, her charity supported 435 children on a sponsorship programme and collected over 15000 clothes, toys and shoes from the University of Zambia, colleges, individuals and through the [[Radio Phoenix Helpline Project]].


In June 2015, Malambo was on the Queen Young Leaders Advisory Panel where she met the Queen at Buckingham Palace.  
In June 2015, Malambo was on the Queen Young Leaders Advisory Panel where she met the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She has participated in a number of child advocacy platforms around the world.
 
==Advocacy and representation==
Due to her contribution to the education sector in Zambia, she was selected to meet the president of Malta during the Commonwealth Youth Council Meeting to seal the gap and make collaborations of youth activities between Zambia and Malta. She was also selected to represent the youths during Guy Rider's (from International Labour Organisation) first visit to Zambia.
Her charity has four projects currently running Mwana Apunzile sponsorship programme where people choose a child and support their education. (2) Sewing a future project for young mothers where they sew and make crafts that are sold locally and internationally to help raise money for them to support their children’s education (3) currently through the traditional leaders her Charity was given land to Build a Community school, resource centre and develop a farm in  Gelemiya Village where children walk kilometres to the nearest school and the farm project which will assist in food production as some children in the areas she is working die of hunger (4)Pop a Future project where young people are empowered with employment through skills, ICT and popcorn machines.
 


==Awards==
==Awards==
Malambo became the first and youngest Zambian to win the Women4Africa Award in 2015. Other awards include the Africa Arising Award 2015, [[Zambia Woman of the Year Awards]] 2016, [[Mwape Peer Award]] 2015 and the African international Achievers Award 2014, Voice of Youth Africa Award 2013 in London, Nigeria and America.  
Malambo became the first and youngest Zambian to win the Women4Africa Award in 2015. Other awards include the Africa Arising Award 2015, [[Zambia Woman of the Year Awards]] 2016, [[Mwape Peer Award]] 2015, the African international Achievers Award 2014, Voice of Youth Africa Award 2013 in London, Nigeria and America.  


Apart from that she has participated in many child advocacy platforms around the world. Due to her contribution to the Education sector in Zambia she was selected to meet the president of Malta during the Commonwealth Youth council meeting to seal the gap and make collaborations of youth activities between Zambia and Malta. She was also selected to represent the youths during Guy Rider (International labour organisation) first visit to Zambia.
Her charity has four projects currently running Mwana Apunzile sponsorship programme where people choose a child and support their education. (2) Sewing a future project for young mothers where they sew and make crafts that are sold locally and internationally to help raise money for them to support their children’s education (3) currently through the traditional leaders her Charity was given land to Build a Community school, resource centre and develop a farm in  Gelemiya Village where children walk kilometres to the nearest school and the farm project which will assist in food production as some children in the areas she is working die of hunger (4)Pop a Future project where young people are empowered with employment through skills, ICT and popcorn machines.




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