Author: Eddie Mupotola Writer

Zambia has ratified the key international Conventions -United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) 2006, ILO Convention Concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and employment,1983 (No. 159), International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation ,1958 (No. 111), and has also tried to domesticate the same into …

In an effort to enhance roll out of inclusive education in higher learning institutions, NAD in partnership with enabling education network (EENET) trained 43 principal trainers (Lecturers) - (16 …

Livingstone, Zambia hosted the 67^th Local Government Association annual general meeting at which a number of milestones were recorded including signing of MOUs with Local Government Associations of sister Countries such as Botswana,Namibia and Zimbabwe. For NAD Zambia another milestone was the articulation of disability inclusion issues by some Mayors who have been supportive of …

After the 2021 general elections, Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) networks lobbied local government for inclusion of as many PWDs as possible in ward development committees in accordance with the Law. By mid-2022 there were approximately …