CBID NATIONAL COORDINATORS PLEDGE TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING

M'kango Golf View Hotel was a hive of activity as CBID Coordinators drawn from all the 14 CBID Networks across the country converged for a national CBID Coordinators meeting held from 18-19 November 2021. The meeting provided a platform for experience sharing, learning and planning in order to enhance implementation and coordination of CBID work …

Scaling up of Community Based Inclusive Development:New CBID Trainers Trained in Chongwe

The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), in partnership with the Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD) has successfully implemented disability and inclusive development interventions that has benefitted several communities in Zambia for over  ten  years. In order to expand  coverage and reach, it was agreed that Chongwe District in Lusaka Province be targeted next, …

A new dawn for youth and disability activism in Zambia

The Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD)- Zambian office organised a two -day meeting for youth with disabilities  from 28th -29th  September 2021,at Cresta Golf view Hotel in Lusaka. The land mark meeting was attended by 30 youth representatives drawn from youth wings of  various  organisations in  Lusaka. The aims of the meeting were two fold …

Self – disability advocate and fish farmer impacts Muchinga

Martin Gondwe is a disability rights self- activist who has chosen to focus on the rights to education for children with disabilities in Nakonde district in Zambia Muchinga province on the border with Tanzania. He prides himself in serving the vulnerable and disadvantaged in rural communities in a bid to address the widespread myths and …