The Provincial Child Affairs Department in Solwezi will this week mobilize 49 vulnerable children be sent for skills training in Kitwe and Chivoko campas.
Provincial Child Affairs Coordinator Peter Kabaso disclosed this in an interview with ZANIS in Solwezi, today.
Mr. Kabaso mentioned that the department has the responsibility to provide services for stranded children to equip them with skills for their sustainaibility rather than being in the streets.
He said that out of the vulnerable children, 33 are boys and 16 are girls who were expected to be in Solwezi by Thursday this week. Provincial Permanent Secretary Dr. Eusten Mambwe would address them before departure for their various training camps.
The Child Affairs coordinator pointed out that the required children for the training skills would be between he age of 15 and 25 years old.
Mr. Kabaso observed that the promotion and protection of the welfare of children requires the performance of duties of every Zambian and appealed to all District Commissioners to send the identified children to Solwezi as soon as possible.
Last year, Northern Province sent 19 vulnerable children and youths for skills training who completed their training in Kitwe and Chivoko camps and some are in informal employment now.
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That’s good. They need to be uplifted.
But are such programmes yeilding the desired results?
Awesome program. The age group is kinda quirky. Is a 25year old person really a child?
Death has yet again robbed this country of an icon in the form of castro chiluba!! The lagacy will continue
#2, Moze, No!
#4Ba Moze what kind of icon exactly was Castro?
This is a good step. Many organizations should follow in supporting the future of the youth. There has to be properly organized development in this sector. This is the investment that zambia needs in the long run.
Woman of substance /matter good point , abuse of privileges does not amount to being an icon as you have rightly said contrary to some bloggers here`s thinking, no way ! Manure ,Castro becomes for that is the befitting memory
You people have no sense of humour. Of course Castro is not an icon! Benifye bwino.