Give to Living Open Source
Your Help opens doors for many to join open source
Help us empower communities across Zambia and Africa through open source technology. Your support changes lives by providing the tools, training, and internet access that turn local potential into global opportunity.
Your contribution, starting from as little as $5 (130 ZMW), provides the tools, training, and hardware young Zambians need to build a digital future. Choose an amount that feels right for you.
Why Donate to Living Open Source Foundation?
We believe that open access to technology is the ultimate catalyst for growth. When you donate to the Living Open Source Foundation, you aren’t just giving money—you are:
- Breaking Barriers: Providing free, high-quality software and training to schools and nonprofits that otherwise couldn’t afford it.
- Solving Local Problems: Empowering African developers to build custom solutions for African challenges.
- Scaling the Mission: Funding the logistics to take our mission across Africa. You are building a network of local innovators who create real solutions, new jobs, and economic growth.
Trusted and Transparent
The Living Open Source Foundation is a registered Zambian non-profit (Reg. No: 12345). We adhere to all local regulations and international best practices for transparency and accountability. Your donation is secure and tax-deductible where applicable.
Your Impact in Action
One of our Students
Choose Your Impact
Help us take Linux education across borders. Whether it’s a single gallon of fuel or a full learning center, you are the engine of this expansion.
One Student, One Session
Cover internet access and materials for one student to attend a single training session and learn their first open-source skills.
192 ZMW ~$10 / ~€8.60
A Day That Changes Everything
Send one student to a full-day workshop where they’ll actually build something with code for the first time.
480 ZMW ~$25 / ~€21.50
Bring Training to a Remote Village
Cover transport costs to deliver a training session to students who have no other way to access tech education.
961 ZMW (~$50 / ~€46.30)
Train a Small Group
Run one complete training session for 8-10 students, including all materials, internet access, and instructor time.
1,923 ZMW ~$100 / ~€86.14
You Decide the Impact
Choose what works for you. Whether it’s $5 or $500, every kwacha brings open-source training closer to someone who needs it.