Turning Debt Relief into Investment for the Next Generation
A Policy Brief
Highlights
The policy brief, Turning Debt Relief into Investment for the Next Generation, underscores the importance of converting the gains from economic recovery and debt restructuring into meaningful investments that benefit children and future generations. It highlights the need for sustained financing of critical sectors, including health, education, social protection, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.
The brief emphasizes that strengthening investments in children is essential for improving well-being, building human capital, and advancing Zambia’s long-term development goals.
The brief calls on policymakers to use the recovery period as an opportunity to increase and safeguard investments in children, ensuring that fiscal gains translate into lasting social and economic benefits.
