The Access to Information (ATI) coalition has appeared on Millennium Radio 90.5FM to discuss the ATI’s mission and how the coalition collaborates with similar organizations to advance social-economic progress. The panelists also highlighted both achievements and challenges faced by the coalition, as well as significant milestones. Among the panelists were Mr. Guess Nyirenda, Executive Director…
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Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has trained duty bearers in Mufumbwe District on social accountability. The training, held on March 13, 2024, aimed to introduce recently adjusted budget tracking tools across various sectors. This initiative preceded the commencement of the Budget Tracking process in the District, enabling participants to familiarize themselves with the new…
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Through the Voice and Accountability Project that seeks to promote improved service delivery in the education sector, CSPR is exhibiting at this year’s youth day commemoration in Eastern Province at DK Stadium in Chipata and Western Province at Kalabo Boarding School Sports centre.
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) organized a training session on Child-Centered Social Accountability (CCSA) with a focus on gender and climate change considerations. This event took place in the Choma district, Southern province on March 7, 2024. This event is part of Save the Children supported projected titled, “Expanding the Civic and Fiscal…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Diakonia have met the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) stakeholders to learn more about the advocacy work CSPR has been implementing working with network member organizations in Luapula Province. The pool of CSPR stakeholders is drawn from the public secondary and combined schools, Civil Society Organizations, Chiefdoms,…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) under the Voice and Accountability Project is currently holding Peer-to-Peer learning and information sharing activities for 45 Community Social Accountability Groups established by the project in Eastern and Western Provinces. Collaborative learning is an approach being used by the project to improve stakeholder engagements and create a platform…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) with support from Joint Country Programme (JCP) on 16th and 20th February 2024 conducted a comprehensive training and capacity-building session for community monitoring groups in Choma and Monze district. The main objective was to empower community members by imparting essential knowledge and skills in social accountability, thereby facilitating…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Southern province Provincial ProgramManagment Team (PPMT) held a social Accountability training for duty bearers in Monze and Choma respectively. The Aim of the training was to build the capacity of duty bearers who will be expected, to respond to citizens engagement on service delivery and accountability, contributing to…
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With Support from Hivos on the VCA project “Advocacy for diverse and climate resilient food systems in Zambia” CSPR with its implementing partners KATC on the 8th to 10th February,2024 held the sensitization meeting with the CDF committee to priotize programmes and projects aimed at enhancing Environmental protection and tackling climate change in Chongwe and…
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The residents of Chongwe and Rufunsa Districts have expressed their concerns over inefficient and inadequate service delivery towards Environmental protection. The concerns were raised during the Service delivery monitoring which was conducted by the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) from 12th to 14th February, 2024, with Support from Hivos under the VCA project called…
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