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London Women Diplomatic Spouses Group donate sewing machines to the Esther Lungu Foundation

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First Lady Esther Lungu receives donations
First Lady Esther Lungu receives donations

The Zambia Diplomatic Spouses Group (ZDSG) at the Zambia High Commission in London on Sunday donated six Sewing Machines to the Esther Lungu Foundation Trust.

According to a statement rleaased to the media by Mrs Abigail Chaponda, First Secretary Press and Public Relations at Zambia High Commission in the United Kingdom, Zambia’s First Lady Esther Lungu received the donation on behalf of the Trust. She expressed her gratitude and described the gesture as noble.

Zambia’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom His Excellency Mr. Muyeba Chikonde’s wife, Musonda handed over the Sewing Machines to Mrs. Lungu in her capacity as Chairperson of the ZDSG on Sunday.

“I am really humbled by what you have done. You went out of your way to donate the sewing machines. A lot of women are going to benefit from this. Thank you very much, may God bless you for this gesture,” said the First Lady.

“We are inspired by your work and thought of making a humble contribution the Ester Lungu Foundation Trust. May God continue blessing you and the Foundation,” replied Mrs Chikonde.

The First Lady was in the United Kingdom to attend the SheTrades Global 2018 where she delivered a keynote speech in her capacity as African Woman Entrepreneurs Program (AWEP) Chairperson. This is in recognition for her commitment towards strong advocacy for women empowerment.

The First Lady is the Founder of the Esther Lungu Foundation Trust. Since assuming her tenure as First Lady in 2015, Mrs. Lungu has utilized her distinguished position to reinforce her passion for uplifting the wellbeing of humanity, which work she has been doing for more than 23 years.

Mrs Lungu has levered her position to focus on the economic empowerment of women living in rural and hard to reach areas. She advocates for the empowerment of women and girls; maternal and child health; and for persons with disabilities.

The First Lady has joined global leaders to press for the elimination gender based violence, child marriages and discrimination against persons with disabilities.

Through her Foundation, Mrs. Lungu is co-financing food processing equipment for women in agriculture; low cost boarding houses for girls education; drilling of boreholes for clean drinking water and assistive devices for children with disabilities.

Mrs. Lungu is a member of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS, she is also a member of the Stop Cervical and Breast Cancer First Ladies Forum, a patron of the Lafarge Foundation in Zambia and also the patron for SOS Children Villages in Zambia.

First Lady Esther Lungu with diplomatic spouses
First Lady Esther Lungu with diplomatic spouses

6 COMMENTS

  1. “The First Lady was in UK to attend the SheTrades Global 2018 for African Woman Entrepreneurs Program (AWEP)”. This is good for our Zambian women. Female entrepreneurs often face different challenges than the male counterparts due to Zambia’s culturally ingrained sexism. Women led businesses are generally more successful, and yet have more difficulty getting funded. Keep it up and please don’t emulate those females who do nursing in the UK. If you do a BSc in Nursing Degree, you will be wiping old people’s as$ses and putting napkins on them. What’s the difference with boys who (wipe) wash cars or nurses who wipe “Queen Elizabeth’s” as$ in the UK?

    • CONT’D…
      Exposure to pee and poo is dangerous as the hot swampy poop gas cutting off oxygen to the body leads to a potentially lethal condition known as hypoxia. Old people’s poop turns into jenkem (heh) which result in gastrointestinal infection and brain damage.Inhaling massive quantities of poo poo as it turns out into jenkem vaporizer,and all you’re inhaling is fart.And to think we’re all feeling bad for the nurses (human centipede) when they were really having the high of their lives by inhaling poo gas also known as fart.Yum yum I can’t huff that sh!it!

  2. Dull women indeed …you might as well donate washing up liquid and sponges, its 2018 and they are still donating Sewing Machines

  3. ******* ****
    Your assesent of Nurses Re:Zambian
    nurses practicing in the Uk/abroad is pathetic and naive.
    Firstly nursing work is the same world wide.The particular type of work depends very much on the speciality a nurse is involved in.Just same as in Zambia.
    There are some Zambian nurses in the UK do who non clinical work like teaching etc and those involved in clinical duties of children,adult,mental,obstetrics,nurse practioners or elderly care just to mention afew in various categories of high dependance,acute care etc.
    Stop attributing all nurses working in the uk as doing same thing.
    Secondly a nurses work encompasses all that is required of her or him to cure and bring comfort to all those under her care.
    You will be greatful one day when you or one of loved ones require…

  4. Cont you will be greatful one day when you or your loved ones need that kind of help that there will be nurses trained and ready to bring such comfort to you in time of your greatest need.
    May you stop ridiculing the nurses job in UK which by your reckless assessment above shows your knowledge of Zambian nurses in the Uk is dangerously narrow and not worthy of putting to pen.
    Do your research before before expressing your childish and ignorance utterances.With the internet you could do this in a minute or two.

  5. Welldone to the diplomat spouses
    for the great contribution you made to the zambian people through the Esther foundation.Te pakuleka iyoo.
    Next time please try and involve all the willing Zambian people in uk in such kind of donations.Or bamama chairlady you could deligate one of the ladies to form another grouping that can incorparate other zedians here.we are well and ready to join in such kind acts.

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