Partnership Overview

Anthony and Milly have a huge heart for the people that they meet, and a desire to help empower the poorest of the poor both physically and spiritually. They both have a lot of experience in working with people in Zambia, especially the youth and, for Milly, women. Milly says that the women are normally the ones that hold the family together as often the men can be a bit useless or absent.

They have noticed that just in everyday life, as well as in the roles that they have, they meet people in need. Even though they are working in the schooling education system they see the need for something else to empower young men and women who finish education. Even those who finish Grade 12 and higher education are not guaranteed that they will obtain employment. 

Their idea is to be able to help these vulnerable people on an individual basis, as they get to know them and see how they can be empowered. 

History of Partnership

BHW's Zambia Partnership Facilitators have known Anthony and Milly since 2007 when they lived in Zambia and over the intervening years BHW has assisted with personal financial support and funds to generate income via farming (soyabeans) at various times. 

When BHW's Zambia Partnership Facilitator was in Zambia in June 2025 he caught up with Anthony and Milly and they shared their heart for the people they come in contact with and their desire to empower these people in some way.  

Beneficiaries

The vulnerable and poor people that Anthony and Milly come in contact with. 

What We Like About The Partnership

BHW has had a relationship with Anthony and Milly for a long time. We have a huge amount of trust in them and see their heart for the people around them. 

Just them living their lives puts them in contact with so many people who are vulnerable, but they are not the sort of people who can just stand by and not help. Their compassion, love and care for those around them is inspirational. 

Key People

Anthony and Milly Chola Chitambala

Over the time that BHW has known Anthony he has been involved in ministry with OM (ZAM13), GLO (ZAM19a), Samfya Bible School (ZAM18a) and now works with Life Trust in Kabwe, a German funded school programme. His role is to run a GAP year with the ones who have finished school, to encourage them with practical life skills and spiritual mentorship.

Milly has also been involved at GLO and has a theological degree from TEKA university on the Copperbelt. She has had a role lecturing at TEKA in the past few years.

Anthony and Milly have been voluntarily helping Bright Hope World since 2020, especially during the COVID period where they visited other BHW partnerships in Zambia, encouraging them and writing up reports for us for while international travel was not possible.  

Anthony and Milly have two boys, AJ and Chisomo.

Vision And Annual Strategy

Anthony and Milly have a real desire to try and help these vulnerable people they encounter but struggle to know what to do as they have no funds available. They are thinking along the lines of how to help set people up with skills and funds so that they can make a real impact physically in people’s lives.

They would like to train people in baking and cooking, farming, chickens and business. They also have a big network of people and organisations who have more ability to help in other ways.

Annual Budget

In 2025 BHW has committed to giving them US$1,000 as a discretionary fund to start with and will see what impact and stories they come back with before looking to develop the partnership further.

Personal Testimony

Real "Life Change" Stories

On the house plot where they live, they are currently growing gardens, and they have a broiler unit that holds around 150 chickens at a time. They make their own feed and this reduces the cost of feed, by half. There are two ladies from the community that they identified as really struggling to feed and support their families. They have engaged these ladies to come and sell the birds as they mature, and they get a sales commission for each bird. This really helps the ladies and gives them a regular source of income.

A young boy from the community was allowed to join the GAP year programme that Anthony runs for Life Trust as they had some extra space and opened it up to the community. The OM Mercy House told Anthony about this boy. He has been coming to the programme, walking many miles each day back and forward. In talking to him they found out that at his home the parents are absent. For the last few years, he has been at school and also finding some odd work jobs to support him and his brother at home and into school. Anthony found out his exam results, in which the boy obtained 10 points, so he is obviously very intelligent and mature. They are wondering what could be done with him after the GAP year. Life Trust most likely will not have any funds to help him as he is not officially part of their programme.