The Zambia Disability, HIV/AIDS and Human programme officer Harvey Ngwale has commended the Danish government for not withholding funding to National Aids Council (NAC).
Mr. Ngwale said this in a press statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today that every donor and partner had a role to play in ensuring that the funds provided to NAC were put to good use.
He observed that if the Danish government decided to withhold funding to NAC, the national response to HIV and AIDS in Zambia would have failed.
Mr. Ngwale added that there could have been inadequate funds to implement the three-one principle that governs the national response to HIV and AIDS.
Meanwhile Zambia Disability, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Programme (ZDHRP) have applauded NAC for integrating disabled persons in its programs.
He thanked NAC for providing disabled persons with language interpreters to the deaf and Braille books to the blind.
Mr. Ngwale urged government and all other stakeholders in Zambia to maintain the trust that donors have had in NAC by strengthening its good governance.
Last week Danish Ambassador to Zambia, Thomas Schjerbeck said Denmark had not withheld its support to NAC but merely wanted to ensure that NAC was putting Danish tax payers’ money to good use.
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bravo thomas schjerbeck(danish ambassador) eh normal
For as long as people continue to depend on hand outs from other nations’ tax payers to change their behaviour and take care of their livelyhoods, such unnecessary hero worshipping and misplaced praises will never end.
What people need to learn is to be self reliant and determined to look after themselves, such that in the event of donor funding drying out, they would not in any way be adversely affected. Help should just be used to bridge gaps and not be the principle source of all programmes
#2 ….you right man. Aid is good but for a while. 40 years after independence we still solely depend on AID…why?? Thats why there is a lot of corruption because the AID money comes with no sweat. If Zambia were to sweat for its money I think we would put that money to good use. Its time we started using our money so that staling stops.
yes more money to publish my book ” the Miti approach to utilization of donor funds to mask the kapoko effect”