Bwalya Kampamba grew up in Kabwe, Zambia, a town just north of Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka. She has always been passionate about wildlife and environmental care. It was her love for geography and biology in high school that led her to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology at Zambia’s Copperbelt University. In 2021, she joined WCN as Career Program Manager, supporting early to mid-career conservationists, indigenous to Africa, to enhance their careers and technical capacity in conservation in order to achieve impact. Prior to joining WCN, Bwalya worked at the British High Commission in Zambia where she managed illegal wildlife trade bilateral matters and promoted UK funded conservation projects. She has also worked with other conservation NGOs in the past, including World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Conservation Lower Zambezi, who have vast project management, research, and ecological experience working with communities living near protected areas. She loves nature and people and feels fortunate that her role at WCN compliments that. When not at work, Bwalya loves to spend time with her daughter while trying out different cooking and baking recipes.