The Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP) was established and registered with the Registrar of Societies in 1988 as a Zambian non-profit Organization to help
respond to the emergent HIV/AIDS problem which was widely affecting several Zambian families. In 2009, pursuant to the requirements of the NGO act of 2009, CHEP was registered with the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health. CHEP started its operations as a community health service wing of the Kitwe Rotary Club. It started with a mandate to raise awareness, educate and support communities to prevent the spread of HIV. CHEP’s initial focus was on the Copperbelt where it has a distinctive competence in ensuring that public-private partnerships (PPPs) are harnessed.
CHEP has been implementing various programs for over 32 years in Zambia, in the field of education, health and nutrition, health education and other health development related initiatives. CHEP has been collaborating with Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of General Education (MoGE), Ministry of Community Development & Social Services (MCDSS), the private sector and other key actors to empower marginalized and disadvantaged communities in rural and peri-urban area.
CHEP is one of the very first Zambian indigenous organizations that pioneered innovative prevention, care and support activities such as drama, person to person communication, radio programmes, workplace programmes, and home-based care (HBC) and production and distribution of IEC materials. Through these strategies CHEP has reached approximately 1.2 million people with accurate information on HIV and AIDS including care and prevention services
