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Jun
World Environment Day Press Release
Today, 5th June; as we Commemorate World Environment Day under the Theme“Air Pollution”, as CSPR we are greatly concerned with the growing lack of.
Our Programs Manager Juliet Ilunga today made a presentation before the Cluster Advisory Group (CAG) on Pillar 4 on Enhancing Human Development of the 7NDP. Her presentation highlighted CSO’s 2020 budget priority recommendations.
These priorities where identified at the CSO consultative meeting we had with network members in May. The CSO 2020 Shadow Budget Policy Paper that was developed following the consultative meeting was shared with government officials present in the meeting who among them were Permanent Secretaries from various ministries.
Today’s meeting was chaired by Mr. Mabvuto Sakala, Permanent Secretary- Ministry of Higher Education.
Next week Zambia will be having a review of the progress made in the Implementation of the 7NDP and presenting the 2020 Budget and Program priorities. This is a call for the Zambian Youth who are interested to know and contribute to the development through policy advocacy. Find time to know what is being done, what are the challenges and how you can contribute. #2019NDCC #3yearsofthe7NDP #YouthNaContribution to national development and #SDGs implementation. ActionAid Zambia CSPR Zambia Global Development Youth Leaders Global Platform Zambia Lusaka Global Shapers Hub Global Startup Awards - Southern Africa- Zambia National Youth Development Council - Zambia
With support from ActionAid Zambia , we are implementing a project aimed at Enhancing citizen's civic participation through the implementation and monitoring of the 7NDP in Senanga and Mongu Districts.
To increase our effectiveness in reach with information on the 7NDP, CSPR trained journalists in districts to monitor and report on the progress made towards the 7NDP.
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Thank you HOT FM Zambia for the coverage.Government must ensure continued support to children related programmes as it is implementing austerity measures announced recently, a consortium of Civil Society Organisations has advised.
As Zambia, commemorates this year’s Day of the African Child which falls on Sunday 16th June 2019, government must ensure continued support to key poverty reduction programmes such as Social Cash Transfer, Home Grown School Feeding and Sanitation Programmes, according to Eddy Musosa.
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Programmes Coordinator speaking on behalf of JCTR and CSO-SUN noted with sadness that six out of 10 children in Zambia are poor and coming from poor households which are unable to meet basic needs.
Mr. Musosa added that government needs to adequately finance youth and Child Development programmes in the Ministry of Sports as opposed to the current situation where sports is receiving more support.
And Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance Monitoring and Evaluation Lead Jessica Mayenda reiterated that in order to address the current nutritional challenges among children, government needs to focus its energies in bolstering health service provision.