By Staff Writer, Lusaka
Policy Monitoring Research Centre (PMRC) has commended Government for deliberately prioritizing women empowerment in various programmes such as those implemented through the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) and other funds.
PMRC executive director, Bernadette Deka
says her organization also commends Government on the implementation of the monumental Girls in Education, Women Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) program implemented by the Ministry of Gender.
Speaking on the side-lines of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Ms Deka further commended the Zambian government for its consistent participation in successive CSW sessions.
She said this year’s session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), is being held under the priority theme: “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls; and the review theme: participation in and access of women to the media, and information and communications technologies and their Impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women”.
Meanwhile, during a highly level session of this year’s CSW, Vice President of the Republic of Zambia Inonge Wina called for Land Administrative refinement to boost sustainable agriculture production in Zambia.
The Vice President’s emphasis on the importance of meaningful development
through effective land administration was coupled with
highlights of Zambia’s successes in women and girls
empowerment.
Additionally, she also stated that the
Government of the Republic of Zambia under the leadership
of His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu would continuously
work towards improving financial inclusion for rural- based
women and farmers and urged private sector to be willing to
partner with the current Government to achieve this.
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