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CEEC urged to fund projects in rural districts

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Masaiti District Council Chairperson, Christine Chande has called on the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) to prioritise funding projects in rural districts to ensure equal opportunities for all Zambians.

Ms Chande said rural districts like Masaiti has great potential for development hence the need for support to such districts.

She observed that urban districts unlike rural areas have continued receiving attention and support from different stakeholders.

ZANIS reports that Ms Chande was speaking during the Women in Business Entrepreneurship Conference in Luanshya.

And CEEC Provincial Coordinator Martha Sanjobo disclosed that four districts in the province namely Luanshya, Kitwe, Ndola, and Kalulushi have been earmarked for support by the commission.

But the Council Chairperson stressed that there was need to support rural districts as well because they have the necessary land and natural resources to support ventures in the agriculture sector such fish farming.

“These programmes concentrate on livestock and fishing for instance. These are things rural areas can easily implement and engage in because we have rivers and the land, including the people, women and youths, who are eager to participate,” she said.

Ms Chande also called on people especially women not to wait for government to employ them but engage in entrepreneurship programmes that can improve their livelihoods.

And a participant, Anna Daka, has implored Zambians to utilise forums that aim at providing them with skills instead of only depending on handouts as a solution to their problems.

Ms Daka said entrepreneurship remains a key tool for any country that needs to secure meaningful development for its people.

Speaking at the same event, a Zambian entrepreneur and mentor, Jonas Banda encouraged people to desist from being dependent on government or politicians but to utilise their talents to bring about change in their communities.

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