The history of the Baháʼí Faith in Zambia began in 1952 with the arrival of a British pioneer named Eric Manton.
It also ranks Zambia's as the tenth-largest national Baháʼí community in the world in absolute terms, and the fourth-largest in Africa.
[3] Based on its estimates (which differ to some extent from Adherents.com's), this represents the fifth-highest proportion of Baháʼís of any country.
[7] The William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation (WMMF), an organization founded in 1995 and run by the Zambian Baháʼí community, specializes in providing vocational training and education.
[8] It is responsible for the affairs of both the William Mmutle Masetlha Institute and the Banani International Secondary School.