Great Young Speakers
The Next Generation Of Great Speakers
A flagship youth development initiative focused on communication, leadership, confidence, influence and public speaking — for secondary schools, colleges, universities and youth organisations across Zambia.
Secondary Schools
Colleges
Universities
Youth Organizations
Why This Matters
A Generation Of Voices, A Country Of Leaders.
Great Young Speakers is the seedbed of Zambia's future communicators. Through clubs, competitions, camps and mentorship, we develop young people who can think clearly, speak boldly and lead courageously — in classrooms, communities, boardrooms and on national stages.
120+
School Chapters
25+
Universities
5,000+
Young Speakers
Programmes
The Pathway In Action
School Speaking Clubs
Chartered chapters in secondary schools nationwide.
Debate Competitions
Structured debating leagues across regions.
Speech Competitions
Termly speech contests with national finals.
Leadership Camps
Intensive residential leadership and voice training.
Communication Boot Camps
Short, high-impact skill accelerators.
Young Leaders Forums
Quarterly forums for top-performing youth.
Youth Speaker Awards
Annual recognition of outstanding young voices.
The Journey
From Classroom To National Stage
STAGE 01
Discover
Join a school or campus chapter and find your voice.
STAGE 02
Develop
Train through camps, masterclasses and weekly clubs.
STAGE 03
Compete
Enter regional speech and debate championships.
STAGE 04
Lead
Graduate into the Young Leaders Forum and TGSN membership.
University Championships
Building Zambia's Future Thought Leaders
National university programmes that build the country's next generation of communicators, debaters and leaders — on every major campus.
University Programmes- 01
Inter-University Speaking Championships
- 02
Debate Championships
- 03
Leadership Challenges
- 04
Communication Competitions
- 05
Campus Speaking Clubs
Speak
Compete
Lead
Raise A Voice. Shape A Nation.
Join Great Young Speakers — or partner with us to start a chapter at your school, college or university.