In a significant boost to youth empowerment, the government has allocated K44,976,462.40 to sponsor 5,441 young people in Lusaka District under the 2024 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) skills bursary program. The initiative, managed by the Lusaka City Council, aims to provide essential skills training to youths across all seven constituencies in the district.
The disbursement of funds has enabled thousands of youths to pursue various trade and skills development courses at TEVET-accredited institutions. The local authority conducted a thorough verification process to ensure that all 5,441 beneficiaries were eligible, providing them with the opportunity to receive training in fields such as carpentry, tailoring, fashion design, plumbing, culinary arts, mechanics, electrical work, and driving.
The impact of the CDF bursary skills component has been profound, with many youth beneficiaries already graduating with valuable skills that enhance their self-reliance, while others continue their studies. The program underscores the government’s commitment to investing in the future of young people by ensuring access to education and skills development at all levels.
Among the constituencies, Kabwata recorded the highest number of beneficiaries, with 1,112 youths receiving bursaries. Chawama followed with 815 beneficiaries, Matero with 788, and Lusaka Central with 774. Mandevu accounted for 737 beneficiaries, while Munali and Kanyama had the lowest numbers at 688 and 547, respectively.
This initiative reflects the government’s dedication to equipping the youth with the skills necessary to contribute meaningfully to the nation’s economy and to improve their livelihoods.
It’s encouraging to see the government’s commitment to investing in the future of our youth through the CDF bursary skills component. However, it’s important to remember that true support should encompass all constituencies, not just those that are highlighted. While Kabwata and others have seen significant benefits, we must ensure that resources are equitably distributed to all citizens, especially in areas that have received fewer bursaries.
They already have skills. You idyots!!
Give these jobs of cleaning streets and drainages before rains season. Paint all buildings in Lusaka. That’s slot of money you are stealing imwe Mwaliteta.
How many vegetable gardens these youths can make from money.
These public crimes has to stop.
HH need intervene.
Government assistance should reflect a commitment to every community, ensuring that all young people have the opportunity to thrive and contribute to our nation’s economy.
Let’s advocate for a more inclusive approach that recognizes the potential of every constituency! Next time we read about the government’s commitment to helping youth succeed, the report should include acknowledgments from all provinces.
In Kopala, if you’re driving around Fitobaula area between Chingola and Chililabombwe don’t dare to follow close the tipper trucks. CDF drivers are menace. They drive 30ton loaded trucks like they’re driving Toyota Corolla. No man no law can stop them. The Mines Safety Department must extend their monitoring activities to the models of transport used by those nondescript mines
Its commom around the country
Law order has broken down completely
and we are forced to keep quiet
Our prayers should be for a new party to be formed soonest
Good to see investment in blue collar skills, the building blocks Zambia desperately needs. Not university inflation!
Slowly but surely, the UPND’s flagship policy in all-round local development is making an impact.
Is Lusaka District a Constituency and is it not that a constituency should make its own decisions
on the use of allocated CDF depending on its unique problems.
The “new darkness” Govt has Set the bar too law, CDF ( tax payers money) has always been there. When we say Hakainde is taking this country nowhere the “Boot lickers” come gun blazing. As a result of Hichilema’s incompetence and his under-five politics, he has now imported maize that has aflatoxins. Anyone who understands the effect of aflatoxins on human health should be worried.