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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...
Press release
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...
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A supportive family helps overcome disability barriers in Zambia
Elias Mubita remembers the night as a young man when he went to sleep at work and woke up unable to see. As a young builder in Zambia’s Choma District he had shown talent and quickly built up a good pool of clients, got married and began raising their two children. One evening he had just finished building the wal...
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Social Cash Transfer Factsheet (2022)
The Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Programme is a Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) programme which has been operating in Zambia since 2003 and is implemented by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS). • The main objective of the SCT Programme is to reduce extreme poverty and the in...
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2020-2021 Zambia Budget Briefs
UNICEF together with partners conduct annual budget reviews in form of Public Expenditure Reviews and Budget Briefs. Budget briefs are tools that UNICEF use to engage government on social sector spending. Social sector budget briefs can be used as advocacy tools in support of spending that is particularly importan...