Over the years the Wallace Group have collectively developed strong relationships with key external stakeholders and partners, both in Zambia and the UK.
From our experience in Zambia over the last 15 years, we recognise that to ensure greatest impact, the structures, and practices we build must be sustainable.
This demands that we work closely alongside the Zambian Government, Sport in Action, and other Zambian based partner organisations including the National Sports Council, Zambian National Sports Federations, and the British High Commission.
We have very strong links with our charitable arm, The Volunteer Zambian Foundation, and more recently have developed relationships with Duke of Edinburgh Zambia, World Netball and the Adderstone Foundation.
Sport in Action (SIA) seek to improve people’s quality of life through sport and recreational activities. Founded in 1998, SIA was the first Zambian sports NGO and its programmes now positively impact the lives of thousands of children throughout the 10 Provinces in Zambia.
SIA staff, supported by a team of volunteers, work towards transforming the lives of children, many of whom come from challenging backgrounds. Through Sport for Development education programmes, they aim to enhance young people’s knowledge in topical areas of health and life skills, with a view to developing motivation, self-development, and self-reliance through social, cultural, and economic empowerment. The Wallace Group has been supporting the work of SIA since 2005.
World Netball is the sole, internationally recognised, governing body for netball affiliated to the Association of Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), receiving funding from the International Olympic Committee.
Netball is played in more than 100 countries around the world with 84 National Netball Associations affiliated to World Netball. The associations are grouped into five Regions – Africa Netball, Americas Netball, Asia Netball, Europe Netball and Oceania Netball – each with a respective Regional Federation.
In 2025 the Wallace Group and Sport in Action launched a new partnership with World Netball to continue the growth of sustainable community netball hub sites across Zambia, and use the model to establish similar projects in other countries.
In 2023, Sport in Action and Duke of Edinburgh Zambia launched a pilot project that saw 45 participants begin their journey towards achieving their Bronze Awards. The project was initiated by DofE Zambia National Director Twaambo Chikoye and Wallace Group International Sport Development Manager Jack Preston and funded by Sport in Action ambassador and National Lead Coach at the British Swimming Centre in Loughborough Mel Marshall MBE, with match funding provided by DofE Zambia.
The pilot project was hugely successful and highlighted the mutual benefits of the partnership. Through the project, Sport in Action were able to provide an internationally credible education award for the first time, and DofE Zambia could provide a more embedded and sustainable sporting offering within their programme by utilising Sport in Action’s community hub-sites.
UK Sport are the principal organisation in the UK for high-performance sport.
The Wallace Group have been working with UK Sport since the programme began in 2005. A key partner, UK Sport helped fund the project in the early years through their IDEALS programme.
The success of the sports volunteering initiative led to additional funding from UK Sport and the London 2012 Legacy programme, delivered through its sport charitable arm International Inspirations.