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2025 Mid-Year Social Sector Budget Analysis Report
The 2025 National Budget, themed “Building Resilience for Inclusive Growth and Improved Livelihoods”, reflects Zambia’s strategic response to the socio-economic shocks caused by the 2023/24 drought. With a total allocation of K217.1 billion, representing a 22.0% nominal increase over 2024, the budget is anchored o...
Annual report
UNICEF Zambia Country Office Annual Report 2024
In 2024, Zambia faced its worst drought in decades and a severe cholera outbreak, affecting millions. UNICEF responded with wide-ranging interventions across health, nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), education, child protection, and social policy. Key achievements included increased vaccination cov...
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Shaping Destiny:
MONZE, Southern province, Zambia, April 2025, --- In the quiet and serene Hinjali village of Monze, Southern province in Zambia, Destiny Hachoobe has turned every Kwacha from the Social Cash Transfer Programme into a steppingstone. At 45, the widowed mother of seven wears many hats—farmer, businesswoman, savings g...
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UNICEF Urban QUIP Report and Brief
The Social Cash Transfer (SCT) programme in Zambia is the country’s largest and most important poverty-targeted social protection intervention. Established with the main objective of reducing extreme poverty and the intergenerational transfer of poverty, it targets five categories of vulnerable households and prov...
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Zambia Launches UNICEF supported 2025 National Social Protection Policy:
LUSAKA, 27 March 2025- The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), has officially launched the 2025 National Social Protection Policy (NSPP). This represents a pivotal step in the nation's ongoing efforts to foster a more inclusive and ...
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Empowering Generations
CHIPATA Eastern province, Zambia, December 2024 , - Retired professional social worker Clotildah Banda, 74, is known for her warm and welcoming nature. With years of experience working with vulnerable individuals, she deeply understands the importance of social protection. Having cared for her mother, a Social Cas...
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Analysis Brief | Mid-Year Evaluation of Social Sector Spending Amid Drought and Cholera Challenges
Over the past decade, Zambia has faced significant challenges that have been severely impacted its socioeconomic landscape. The deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, led to a contraction in GDP and a sharp rise in inflation. In order to restore macro and fiscal stability, th...
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Meet Fidelis Hamweene
Resilient., The perfect word to describe Mr. Fidelis Hamweene Lubinga, 69, of Mpima Dairy Ward in Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia. In the face of Zambia’s ongoing drought crisis, Mr. Fidelis strives to uphold productivity at his farming compound, a place he has called home for fourteen years. He does this even as ...
Annual report
UNICEF Zambia Annual Report 2023
The 2023 annual report for UNICEF Zambia highlights the organisation's strong efforts and significant achievements in improving the well-being of children in the country. Progress was made in healthcare, education, nutrition, and child protection, leading to substantial improvements in the lives of many children i...
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Empowering Mothers, Nurturing Futures
Nestled within the Kalabo district of the Western Province lies the beautiful Luanginga River. Originating in Angola, it meanders through the little Kashitu compound before merging into the Zambezi River. Despite being a vital hub for fishing and various income-generating activities, the river’s beauty and practic...
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UNICEF Zambia Social Protection Budget Brief 2022
This social protection budget brief explores the extent to which the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) will financially support the social protection needs of the country in 2022. The brief analyses the size and composition of budget allocations to the social protection sector for the fiscal year 2022, as...
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UNICEF Commends the Government of Zambia on Enacting the Children’s Act
LUSAKA, 12 August 2022, – UNICEF commends the Government of the Republic of Zambia on adopting the Children’s Code Act (12 of 2022). This is a significant step forward in advancing the rights of all children (under the age of 18) in Zambia. “We congratulate President Hakainde Hichilema and his Government and the N...