Category: Education

11-year-old Lukwesa interviews ChildFund Zambia’s Doras Chirwa

11-year-old Lukwesa interviews ChildFund Zambia’s Doras Chirwa

By ChildFund Zambia https://www.facebook.com/ChildFundInternational/ This past Sunday, ChildFund Zambia Acting National Director Doras Chirwa was interviewed by 11-year-old Lukwesa in honor of the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. “Our various programs are designed to ensure that we make a definable difference in the lives of the children who are the future leaders of our nation,” Chirwa said during the interview. ChildFund International March 6, 2014

President Lungu greets Muslims, calls for Inter-Religious Dialogue

President Lungu greets Muslims, calls for Inter-Religious Dialogue

By AMOS CHANDA  LUSAKA, (Monday, 26th June, 2017)­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­—— On the occasion of the holy festival of Eid, the culmination of the Holy Month of Ramadan, His Excellency Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia, has congratulated the Muslim community in Zambia and urged them to do more to promote national unity and inter-religious dialogue between and among different faiths. “As the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr ends in the evening of today, Monday, 26th June 2017, I extend our warmest wishes to the Muslim community in Zambia and around the world. This important time when Muslims mark the end of...

Families must accommodate citizens with Intellectual disabilities, Mbeba  

Families must accommodate citizens with Intellectual disabilities, Mbeba  

By Ashton Kelly Bunda FAMILIES and communities should be the ones to take the first to step, embark on this progressive and promising journey to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal participation of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for People with ‘Psychosocial and Intellectual Disabilities (PID). Families must go with them to Church and sports activities,” advised Sani Foundation Teacher and Job Coach Lesa Mbeba. Mbeba explained that families and communities must supplement Government provision of care and support to persons with disabilities by imparting a sense of identity, responsibility and independence as disability is not inability....

Dr. Ashton Mwansa Mbita, Zambian Pace Setter of Human Rights Advocate

Dr. Ashton Mwansa Mbita, Zambian Pace Setter of Human Rights Advocate

Profile Dr Ashton Mwansa Mbita, Zambian Pace Setter of Human Rights Advocate By Ashton Kelly Bunda He is Dr. Ashton Mwansa Mbita, Mulongoti Bunda his contemporaries call him a simple honorable institution in his own right for the academic achievements garnered and his sacrifice and humble contribution he has made to the human race and mother Zambia. He was born in the winter month on June 22, 1932 in a family of three. Education: The walking institution started his journey advocating for human rights in Zambia in the year 1945 at Chipempe Mission School in Kawambwa District of Luapula Province,...

THE VEEP, THE SCOT AND THE LAW

THE VEEP, THE SCOT AND THE LAW

By Emmanuel Mwamba   Just in a period of six years, Zambia has lost a second president in office.   As it was in 2008, the political terrain has dramatically shifted and power centers are being re-aligned.   The political landscape has become one big shifting sand dune.   Alignment of political foes and friends, relationship of conveniences and speculation are underway.   Night meetings, office meetings, car park meetings, hotel meetings, meetings and meetings will be the order of the day as people position, size and pick their opportunity that this tragedy and adversity has brought.   For many...

Embrace all children, prods Ian Banda

Embrace all children, prods Ian Banda

By Exhilda Siame in Minnesota, USA and Caesar Edward Sindele in Lusaka, Zambia A BODILY challenged Zambian studying in the United States of America (USA) Ian Banda is inspiring persons living with disabilities to have self-assurance of working like the able bodied citizens. In an interview with Pan African Radio’s Correspondent Exhilda Siame in Minnesota, USA, Banda who is pursuing fellowship studies under the auspices of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) said disability is not inability. Banda said people living with disabilities should not be stigmatized and subjected to all sorts of discrimination because they have the capacity to...

Clement Chendela Siame extols Luapula Expo and Investment Conference

Clement Chendela Siame extols Luapula Expo and Investment Conference

By Derrick Sinjela Wednesday July 26 2017 FORMER Luapula Province Permanent Secretary (PS) Clement Chendela Siame is elated over the manner Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa is pushing the transpformation of the area. Extolled Mr. Siame: “It is so refreshing to see the vision of “Destination Luapula” being reignited through the Luapula Expo. Hon. Nickson Chilangwa has raised the bar of the dream we launched together in 2008. I commend him highly for standing out to make the Luapula destination a reality. I pray that the Minister for Luapula and his administration will be supported to actualise the whole dream of...

UNAIDS Tsehaiu Medhin commends Zambia’s Comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Education 

By Evans Sinjela United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Country Director Tsehaiu Medhin says comprehensive sexuality education supports a better health future for school going children and adolescents. Ms. Medhin expressed worry that school going children do not have access to preventive measures such as condoms to protect themselves from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s),  HIV related illnesses and unplanned pregnancies. Officiating at a two-day United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Media Training discussing High level meeting on the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Ministerial Commitment on sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people...

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