Government has taken over the former Mwange Refugee camp in Mporokoso district of Northern Province and has turned it into a Child and Youth Training and Settlement Scheme.
ZANIS reports that Sport, Youth and Child Development Deputy Minister Brian Sikazwe disclosed that the scheme has three thousand hectares of land on which youth that are willing to venture into agriculture for income generation purposes will be settled.
Mr. Sikazwe stated during the official opening of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development quarterly review meeting in Kabwe today that 50 youths have already been settled at the scheme.
He appealed to officials in the Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development to come up with workable strategies that will see Mwange Child and Youth Training and Settlement Scheme become the flagship for government.
The deputy minister stated that there should be no room for failure at the settlement scheme and has since appealed to the Permanent Secretary Teddy Mulonga to immediately set a team that should develop a concept paper for soliciting resources for the development of the Mwange scheme from cooperating partners.
He said this was important because resources coming from the Central treasury this year were not enough for the development of the scheme.
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What about Ukwimi in Eastern Province????
How are the various youth camps and SOS villages for OVC doing all over the country. I believe there is one on the outskirts of Livingstone, Lusaka and Kitwe. Anyone with information on their performance?
Infrastructures in various parts of Zambia must be paid attention to, our govt must be willing to think deeper of how these entities could be used to support the citizens, rather than just have them wasted as if there is no need for their use;;
Its a good move, BUT BUT the Govt should have had a plan already, long before the Departure of the Refugees. Mwange camp needs a lot of Planning before it can be turned into anything!Â
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