ZSCD is trying to achieve its goal through the following result areas.

Support to Civil Society Organizations

This result area focuses on providing relevant information, resources and support to CSO's, with a special emphasis placed on youth and women organisations, concerning their rights and their ability to effectively and freely operate.The principle outputs  shall be:

- Resource centres with necessary and accesible information pertaining to civil society's ability to effectively participate in Decision-making set up in the 9 provinces.

- ZCSD will develop outreach programmes aimed at supporting members, especially at district level.

- ZCSD will define partnership programmes with its members, aimed at strengthening CSO's capacity to effectively operate.

- The ZCSD Secretariat has the necessary competence and resources  to effectively offer CSO's support, advice and backing on matters concerning legality, organisatioal set-up, accountability and advocacy work.

- ZCSD playing a mediating role in internal and external conflicts within the CSO community in Zambia.

Networking & Strengthening of Member Linkages

This result area will focus on four objectives including linkages and collaboration with CSO's and CBO's, with a special emphasis placed on youth and women organisations in Zambia and in the region; institutional and technical support of the Zambia Social Forum and other social movements; and support Zambia Social Forum on youth and gender activism programmes. The principle outputs are:

- Liason Civil Society Organisations in each of the 9 provinces working closely with ZCSD on information sharing, capacity building and advocacy issues.

- System of communication and infromation sharing with provincial CSO's/ CBO's in place.

- Mechanisms for rapid information-sharing and CSO mobilization at provincial CSO's/ CBO's in place.

- Regional ties to like-minded CSO networks through increased information exchange strenghthened.

- A Zambian NGO Trioka established.

- ZCSD seen as  a competent and responsive secretariat for the Zambia Social Forum.

- Zambia Social Forum regularly organising and participating in events at a national, regional and world levels.

-  Zambia Social Forum regularly organising events addressing youth and gender issues.

- The ZSF Youth Activism School and other initiatives aimed at promoting youth awareness and activism on policy issues implemented.

Advocacy & Policy work

This result area will focus on building capacity of key CSO's (including youth and women organisations) in the 9 provinces to understand and advocate on key policy issues affecting them; and stregthen ZCSD research, popularisation, dissemination and advocacy on relevant policies. The principle outputs are:

- Key CSO's in the 9 provinces are capacity-built on relevant policy issues.

- Key CSO's in the 9 provinces are trained in policy advocacy work.

- Policy advocacy campaigns are jointly implemented wityh ZCSD and provincial CSO's.

- Accessible and relevant information materials on key policy issues researched, produced and disseminated.

Build Internal capacity of ZCSD

This result area will focus on making ZCSD recognized  and known as a credible and independent advocacy Civil Society Organisation amongst the national CSO's, INGO's and donors as well as ensuring a proffesional and competent ZCSD secretariat in terms of staffing, offices and management systems. The principle outputs are:

- ZCSD mandate and sphere of work clear amongst national partners, INGO's, donors and Government.

- Efficient management systems in terms of financial procedures, reporting.

- To uphold transparency and acountability within the area of democracy and good governance.