The Public Debt Awareness Football Tournament in Choma, Southern Province, was a huge success! . The event aimed to raise awareness about public debt management among young people. Four under-17 teams from Division 4 participated, and Zed United emerged victorious with a 1-0 win against Barts FA. During the tournament, CSPR’s Debt Justice Champions delivered…
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The Citizens’ Voice project held an engagement meeting to address the disconnect between legislators and constituents’ post-elections. The discussion involved 20 legislators, six civil society organizations (CSOs), eight constituents from four provinces, and staff from Parliament. This second meeting under the project was the first to include CSOs, legislators, and constituents in a round-table discussion…
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CSPR successfully conducted a training on social accountability and advocacy skills for community members in Southern and Western provinces. Participants were drawn from Mabinga, Chiyabi, State Ranch and Mulangu wards, respectively. The training enabled individuals to become effective advocates for themselves and their communities, contributing to positive social change and sustainable development. This activity is…
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CSPR in partnership with the Green Living Movement (GLM) is training community members on Advocacy Skills and Social Accountability in Chiyabi Ward of Sinazongwe District, Southern Province. This training will help the community members to learn more on how they can advocate for themselves and how they will use the social accountability tools. Sinazongwe district…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has trained Mambwe District-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in public policy analysis. The training focused on enhancing the capacity for local CSOs to understand the process of policy formulation and their role in consultations process. The training also focused on equipping CSOs with skills on how best a…
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Following the release of the Audit Report on the Utilization of School grants in 182 schools across Zambia by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, CSPR through the Voice and Accountability Project has commenced district dialogue and town hall meetings in Eastern and Western provinces. To enhance the prudent utilization of school grants and…
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The Civic Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in partnership with Save the Children (SCI) has conducted a sensitization and information sharing training on the Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO and civic space regulation for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in Zambia. Attended by 30 CSO representatives from Choma, the meeting addressed the importance of safeguarding the civic space during governance…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) with technical support from the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) has commenced a 3 day refresher course for selected staff and District Local Facilitators in Social Accountability at Grand Palace Hotel in Lusaka. The Voice and Accountability project which seeks to improve education service delivery through an empowered…
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The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has oriented local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the National Assembly of Zambia and CSOs/Think Tanks/Academia. The main objective of the MoU is to enhance cooperation between the parties in the areas of Public Financial Management (PFM), Fiscal…
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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.
