The Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) Livingstone branch in conjunction with the C-PROJECT from the United States of America (USA) will soon start building an international youth camp in Chief Mukuni’s area.
This was revealed by YMCA National Executive Director Annie Ngwira during a meeting with YMCA members in Livingstone yesterday.
She said the long awaited project which will see Livingstone establish one of the biggest youth training centres and a resort which will accommodate international YMCA members of the general public was finally coming to fruition.
Ms Ngwira paid tribute to Chief Mukuni for being development forecast and oriented by offering 100 hectares of land to YMCA.
The youth camp is named after the first and late wife to chief Mukuni Mary Muhango
Mukuni.
She advised Livingstone YMCA members to continue on recruitment drive by targeting new members.
She also said the YMCA has a responsibility to help eradicate child defilement which is on the increase and control streetism through advocacy adding that the association should come up with programmes towards the same.
The YMCA executive director disclosed that the vision for the youth camp was of a center that will provide training in modern handicraft, tourism training and many other courses relevant to the economics of Livingstone and the region.
She said there was so much good will for YMCA Zambia by donors and that members should create an environment that was conducive for youth development through
programmes and projects .
