Welcome to Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF). MEF is a Pan-African Centre located in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, in Kitwe.MEF was founded in 1958 and officially established in 1959. It commenced its programmes and services as an Ecumenical Institution with the aim of serving the Church and community at large in deepening their understanding of the crucial issues facing them and affecting the unity and renewal of the Church.

In practical terms, MEF sought to prepare Africans from the Copperbelt province of Zambia and other countries in trade unionism, community development, modern farming, Christian ethics, and political science and many more, all within the Christian reconciliatory approach. Over time, MEF sought to prepare Christians to participate in Industry and Commerce as an added priority through provision of education that encourages development of life skills that would get the graduates out of the poverty trap. However, training in various fields was and remains the corebusiness of MEF.

MEF is fully accredited to the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ), Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) and Copperbelt University (CBU).MEF has well qualified staff and adheres to quality in its delivery of education. Currently it is running the following courses.

Degree level: Bachelors Degree of Arts in Peace, Ecumenism and leadership Studies. This is done in conjunction with Copperbelt University. Diploma level: Peace Building and Conflict Transformation; Community Development and Management; Social Work and National Development; Media and Communication (Journalism); Youth Leadership Programme; Project Planning and management; Monitoring and Evaluation; Human Resource Management; Primary Teacher Education; Early childhood Teacher Education; Orphans and vulnerable Children;

Certificate level: Computer Appreciation; Catering and Hospitality; Tailoring and Design; It also providesDemand driven courses such as Videography; Public Presentation; English as a Foreign Language; Customer Care and Management.Moreover, MEF is in the process of registering some more courses to meet needs of the society. Within the Foundation premises MEF runs a Demonstration School called Mary Sikaneta Pre and Primary School. The School has about 140 pupils with classes running from Baby Class to Grade seven. The School is competitive and boosts of quality lesson delivery to the pupils. MEF has one of the biggest library on the Copperbelt province. The library stocks over 6,000 books across various disciplines and offers internet facilities for research purpose. Its rich archive dates back to 1958 when it was established and has provided valuable knowledge to many scholars and researchers.

Our institution has good ICT services and provides free Wifi connectivity to those on campus. Our website is mef.foundation and our email is mef directoroffice@gmail.com. The ICT system has been put in place to enable students to apply online and to have access to their personal accounts and upload their assignments and view their results. The system has been expanded to accommodate online teaching and learning of some programmes.

In order to minister to the whole person .i.e. Body, Soul and Spirit, MEF has a Chapel hall where every morning from 08:00 to 08:30 hours thoughts on Bible reflections are shared. This is done before any activity commences. We also have a sports ground for various games.

The essence of Pan Africanism remains to be one of our main agenda. The Foundation invites the application of international students from various countries of Africa. We value the presence of international scholars and employees and recognize the significant role they play in the life of the institution.

MEF is committed to providing quality hospitality services. We have students hostels and provide restaurants services to the students and outsiders. We have a good tradition of welcoming guests from all parts of the world; therefore, foreign and domestic visitors are warmly welcomed to make use of our facilities.

Its serene environment provides other avenues and platforms for social functions such as weddings; workshops, seminars, church conventions and conferences and nice place to be set apart and for meditation. MEF is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of individuals and in the whole community. Therefore, in collaboration with churches and partners, MEF will start to provide a partial scholarship to five disadvantage students next year (2021).

I encourage you to take a moment and explore the MEF website as it provides comprehensive information on our programmes, hospitality facilities, farming activities and many other services, which are provided by our institution.

To all our visitors, partners and stakeholders, MEF is your home away from home and it is our privilege to serve you. To all students, best wishes for a successful studies and fruitful year ahead. Once again, welcome to Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation!

Rev.Prof. Hoyce Jacob Lyimo-Mbowe
Executive Director - MEF