Ending child marriages a must - Lungu

By Staff Reporter, LUSAKA 

President Edgar Lungu has reiterated that child marriages must come to an end. 

Speaking when he officially opened the first AU African Girl Summit in Lusaka yesterday at New Government Complex, the Head of State said child marriages pose a greater challenge in Zambia just like other African Union member states. 

2015 Zambia Entrepreneurship Summit Successful

By Staff Reporter, LUSAKA 

A 2015 Entrepreneurship Summit organized by Women’s Entrepreneurship Center of Resources, Education, Access and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE) which took place in Lusaka, Kuku compound unfolded successfully. 

Apply to participate in a Global Youth Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit

Deadline: 1st July, 2015

Are you 30 years old or younger? Do you represent a youth-led organization or work for an organization with a mandate to work with youth? Or are you an individual, passionate about humanitarian work? 

Sign up on the form here to join the youth involvement in World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), it's easy! Also, make sure to join the mailing list of the UN MGCY WHS Working Group at the end of the form to keep you informed and updated. 

FULLY FUNDED: Apply to Attend The One Young World Summit 2015 in Thailand

Deadline: July 1, 2015 

Young people from across the world are invited to attend the One Young World Summit 2015 taking place on 18 November, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual One Young World Summit brings together the most valuable young talent from global and national companies, NGOs, universities and other forward-thinking organizations. Delegates to the Summit meet and make lasting connections with peers from almost every industry, sector and country. 

Fully Funded: Apply for All Bar None 2015 Scholarships to Attend the One Young World Summit in Bangkok-Thailand

All Bar None is an initiative designed to ensure that outstanding young people from every country in the world are represented at the One Young World Summit 2015. 

We have selected 119 countries that have been less well represented at previous One Young World Summits. 

Through All Bar None, we will work closely with our partners and sponsors to find sponsorship for one young person from each of these countries to attend the Summit in Bangkok.

Apply for World Bank Group Youth Summit 2014

 

The World Bank Group is hosting its second annual Youth Summit on October 7, 2014, in partnership with the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. This year’s event will focus on increased youth engagement in issues relating to government transparency, accountability, and collaborative governance.