emi girls dorm project
Safety. Education. Hope.
Many girls in rural Zambia walk long distances to school and end up renting nearby huts, where exploitation and pregnancies are far too common. EMI builds safe, staffed dorms—replacing dangerous commutes and lodging with protection, dignity, and opportunity so girls can stay in school and thrive.
No Girl Should Sleep in a Hut
From unsafe huts to safe dorms—no girl should risk her education for a place to sleep.
Because of distance, many families rent village huts near schools. These spaces are unprotected and unhygienic, exposing girls to abuse, early pregnancy, and stigma that often forces them out of school.
From Vision to Reality — A Safe Haven for Every Girl
🎥 See how EMI and partners transform unsafe huts into secure dormitories—giving rural girls safety, stability, and a chance to thrive.
What Safety Looks Like
Our first dorm is complete—with all essential ammenities.
EMI’s First Girls dorm at Mukulaikwa School was designed for 14 cubicles (4 beds each), a recreation area, storage, and inside toilets, showers, wash basins, with a detached kitchen and dining—capacity 56–60 girls.
Today it shelters over 140. More than twenty sleep in the recreation hall, and 8 girls share rooms built for 4. Safety has arrived—but space has not.
What Every Dorm Delivers
These are the priorities guiding every dorm we build—secure housing, healthy living, and future-ready skills for every girl.
Each dorm costs $75,000 and safely houses ~60 rural girls every year — delivering safety, education, and hope for years to come.
Safe Housing – A secure, supervised dorm where girls live, study, and dream without fear.
Health & Hygiene – Clean water, sanitation, showers, and hygiene kits for daily well-being.
Education & Skills – Extra study space, mentoring, and vocational training that build confidence and future leaders.
Emotional Growth – Belonging, mentorship, and faith-based values that restore dignity and self-worth.
Community Impact – Dorms create local jobs, boost school attendance, and strengthen entire villages.
Your gift builds safety that multiplies:
each dorm keeps girls in school, reduces early marriage, and empowers families to thrive.
The Crisis We Must End
Over 400 girls attend school in Mukulaikwa, but safe housing exists for only 60. Hundreds more rent unsafe village huts, where abuse, early pregnancy, and dropping out are common risks — at risk every night. EMI’s Girls Dorm Project provides secure dorms with beds, washrooms, and study space, ensuring girls can sleep safely, stay in school, and pursue their dreams.
Your Impact Lasts a Lifetime
Every gift builds safety, dignity, and opportunity
Help us build two more dorms now — so every girl can have a safe place to sleep and learn.
Your gift keeps a girl in school—and safe.
$25: School supplies & hygiene kit- $50: Safe water & nutritious meals
$100–$250: Bed & dorm cubicle- $500+: Dorm facilities & sanitation
No girl should lose school to unsafe housing.
Give today—one dorm, one girl, one future.
Inside the Design
Every dorm is built for safety, function, and dignity.
Durable materials, natural light, and ventilation ensure comfort and security year-round—designed to protect girls while fostering a healthy learning environment.
Phase II — Two New Dorms by 2027
Some U.S.-based directors visited the school and found jubilant girls accommodated in the new Mukulaikwa Girls’ Dorm—proof that safe housing transforms lives.
Now we must finish two more dorms before the 2027 school year: each with 14 cubicles, a recreation/study area, storage, safe latrines/washrooms, and a detached kitchen and dining hall, plus solar power, water, sanitation, beds, and matrons’ quarters—housing ~50 girls per dorm (100 total) and relieving severe overcrowding among 400+ girls without safe shelter.
Goal: $150,000 for two dorms. Give now to keep girls safe and in school.
Join us. Help build hope — one dorm, one girl, one future at a time.
Visit to the school by EMI President and Leadership.
EMI School Kids receiving shoes.
EMI School Kids receiving uniforms and shoes.