ZCEA was part of the National Child Rights Forum (NCRF) that spearheaded the development of a proposal to Save the Children International. The organization was identified as a technical partner by SCI and is therefore implementing interventions under Public Budgeting for Children’s Rights Thematic Area of the NCRF Programming.
ZCEA coordinated a meeting on the preparation of the report to be submitted to the African Committee of Experts on the Welfare and Rights of the Child.
Through the CFCAD Project Officer ZCEA participated in the review of the Constitution stakeholder’s consultative meetings organized by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ).
Through the Legal Assistant, ZCEA participated in the ‘Bring back the girl child to school’ road show organized by ZANEC in Muchinga province.
Through the CFCAD Project Officer ZCEA participated in the integration of electoral content in the school curriculum from Early Childhood Education to Tertiary level and the development of supplementary materials on the electoral systems in Zambia.
In terms of juvenile justice, seventy-six (64) cases on child neglect were resolved. Other cases were:
Oriented seven (7) CSO members with twelve (12) – (6-M) and (6-F) on child rights programming, the rights-based approach and principles of child participation in the context of CRBPs.
Under the NCRF project, a total of one hundred fifteen (115) participants; fifty (50) children (24 girls and 26 boys) and fifty five (55) adults (29 males and 24 females) were trained in social accountability tools.
Forty-two (42) children in Lusaka were oriented on budgeting process in Zambia and how to undertake budget analysis.
Trained three hundred and eight (308) children (158 boys and 150 girls) and one hundred eighty-one (181) adults (122 male and 59 females) drawn from the Parent Teachers Committees (PTCs), Community Welfare Assistance Committees (CWACs), Ward Development Committees (WDCs), Neighbourhood Health Committees (NHCs), Village Committees and representatives from Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) and Councilors on the…
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