What started as a dream to create a space for youth to have fun and learn important life skills during the school holiday has grown into the most anticipated week of the year for students at the Amos Youth Centre (AYC): the Annual Leadership and Life Skills Camp!

Precious, a high school graduate and College Scholarship Fund recipient at Amos Youth Centre, is now in her final year of college as a water engineering student at Zambia’s Natural Resources Development College. Precious’s passion for water engineering is deeply personal: she grew up in a community that struggled with safe water access and would often wait in long queues at communal boreholes. Precious understands the importance of access to safe sources of water for drinking and hygiene and is planning to work in a water treatment plant after she graduates to ensure clean, safe water for her community and the entire country.

Ten years may sound like an eternity, yet for Lumuno Mweemba, it feels as if she embarked on her journey at the Amos Youth Centre (AYC) just yesterday. As Co-Founder of the Learning & Leadership Center Model and Director of Programs, Lumuno, or Lulu as she is affectionately called, is celebrating a significant milestone—one that reflects a decade of growth, service, and profound impact on the community she cherishes.

Being the first to achieve something can be thrilling. For Joyce, becoming the first female student in Water Operations and a plumber was a significant milestone. She pursued this path out of passion and a desire to follow her dreams, setting an inspiring example for both her family and the students at the Amos Youth Centre (AYC).