Global Platform Zambia trains 23 citizen journalists | WestMac Media

By Staff Writer 

Global Platform Zambia (GPZ) in Lusaka has empowered 23 citizen journalists with skills and knowledge. 

The 23 journalists were drawn from all walks and were young people between 16-35 who had the potential to drive change in their everyday lives, at national level and in international arenas. 

One of the participants, Winston Muleba, a youth from Ndola says the training was insightful and all participants expressed the spirit of team work through out the training. 

Mr Muleba says corporate institutions should consider teaming up with GPZ and support the citizen journalism training. 

"If other institutions besides ActionAid come on board to support this programme, I feel most of the hidden community challenges will come to light and subsequently inspire relevant authorities positive actions," he says. 

He adds that the trainer of the course, Prudence Nswana was jovial and very informed. 

Meanwhile, Enock Lupikisha from Kabwe also says the training was interactive, informative and standard.

The training took place from 9 to 11th July at GP in Lusaka.

And GPZ is a youth hub, which aims at creating space for and providing strategic capacity development towards the needs and demands of youth. 

The vision of the platform is to be a catalyst for youth-led social, political, and economic change, by empowering young people to take positive action in local to global decision making. 

The platform strives to create space for and provide strategic capacities towards the needs and demands of youth organizations and movements. 

GPZ believes that young people hold a tremendous potential to challenge the political status quo and play a key role in the fight for a more just and equal world. 

The Global Platforms are run by ActionAid offices in 9 countries around the world: Ghana, Denmark, Kenya, Zambia, El Salvador, Palestine, Jordan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. 

And the Zambian chapter is the newest member of the platform family and therefore aim at reaching out to youth all across Southern Africa.