english |  français |  español View RSS feedWhat is RSS?  Home  |  Contact us  |  FAQs  |  Search  |  Sitemap  |  UNDP Information Disclosure Policy
Zambia
Related articles
UN Volunteers accepted by Zambia HRC colleagues
16 December 2011
Ms Katendi Kapin’a Nkombo (right), Deputy Director of the Zambian Human Rights Commission and  Mr. Mwiba Mweenda (left), a former UN Volunteer and current staff member at HRC, flank Ms Grace Sibanda, a UN Volunteer posted at the Commission. (Carol Atwell/UNV, 2011)
Lusaka, Zambia: UN Volunteers at Zambia Human Rights Commission are known for going "the extra mile in doing their work" and have been accepted by their colleagues, says HRC Deputy Director. Read
More about: Human rights
Volunteering for our Planet in Zambia
30 December 2009
UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Naheed Haque and Programme Specialist Robert Palmer plant trees at the IVD celebration launch in Gamela. (Sirak Gebrehiwot/UNV)
Gamela, Zambia: UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Naheed Haque has hailed the volunteer spirit of youth contributing to their communities and resolving problems in Zambia and says she is inspired by their enthusiasm and motivation. Read
More about: Environment  HIV/AIDS
Volunteering begins at home
07 August 2009
Zambian national UNV volunteer Queen Seketi (facing camera) takes part in a march to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. (UNV)
Kalulushi, Zambia: I have been blessed to have an assignment in the district where I grew up. The beautiful thing about working in such a set-up is that you already have some idea on how things work in terms of geographical setting and people’s way of life. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
UNV volunteers donate to vulnerable in Sinazongwe
30 May 2009
Sinazongwe, Zambia: UNV volunteers in Sinazongwe district of Southern province have procured nine hammer mills meant to assist orphans and vulnerable children. Read
More about: Children  HIV/AIDS
Microfinance for Poverty Reduction
23 August 2007
NUNV Maluba H. Wakung'uma at Chongwe village with group of women from the microfinance project during the DATA visit of Erin Thornton and Tom Hart. With beneficiary Ether and NUNV D. Lutangu. (Photo: UNV/Jean Baptiste Avril)
People living with or affected by HIV/AIDS are faced with a multitude of challenges:  they must deal not only with medical problems, but also with social discrimination and economic difficulties.  In Zambia, the Microfinance for Poverty Reduction project made financial services accessible to poor people, largely women, living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Read
More about: Poverty

UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)