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Widows movement launches its four year strategic plan

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The Zambia Widows Network Association (ZAWNA) has today launched its three year strategic plan in Lusaka today.

Speaking at the launch , ZAWNA president Florence Mwewa said the 2011- 2015 strategic plan is aimed to ensure that her organisation successfully implements its programmes and operations in a more efficient and cost effective manner.

” This will enable the organization respond positively to the needs of its members and existing inequalities affecting widowed women,” said Mrs Mwewa.

She noted that the organization’s partnership with the government, media, civil society, and private sector is pivotal in allowing women in Zambia attain social economic independence.

She said the organization has a vision to create a society were women are empowered to attain sustainable livelihoods.

Mrs. Mwewa said the launch showcases the value and significance of facilitating an enabling process to engage vulnerable women such as widows in strategic and productive livelihoods.

“Our strategic plan 2011 to 2015 is an agreement with many such development women empowerment process such as the millennium development goals, gender policy, enterprise development policy and vision 2030, ” she said.

She pointed out that it is the mandate of ZAWNA to contribute positively towards those challenging statements and commitments by way of implementing the strategic plan and annual action plans.

The organization has a membership of 3000 that work in organized groups in all the nine provinces of Zambia.

Its membership generally engage in various productive work such as agriculture, poultry, and cloth making.

ZAWNA is optimistic that the 2011 to 2015 strategic plan will be harnessed with successful key results to be able to be a model organisation to champion the needs of widows in Zambia.
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2 COMMENTS

  1. The rate of male spouse mortality in Zambia is just too high. There is urgent need for researchers to move quickly and find solutions. Biology and lifestyle may be used to explain but what we need most are measures to minimize it. UNZA this is your field.

  2. There are single mothers everywhere. There is no need to have alliances for widowed women. If couples put down measures to safeguard their family’s welfare after their demise, there will be less problems.

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