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 …
43 INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PRINCIPAL TRAINERS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING
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 …
MAYORAL INVOLVEMENT IN CBID WORK TAKING SHAPE
Livingstone, Zambia hosted the 67th 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 …
KASAMA CBID TRAINS WARD COUNCILLORS AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
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 …