The Zambian Breweries Group has donated K40 million to Teen Vision Trust (TVT) for the hosting of the second “creating the future” youth conference.
Speaking when she made the donation in Lusaka today, Zambian Breweries Group Marketing Manager Mambo Mwiimbu said young people have the potential of contributing effectively to the economic growth of the county.
Mrs. Mwiimbu noted that this is why stakeholders in the country should take it upon themselves and ensure that youths are cultured and groomed into responsible citizens if the country is to develop.
She explained that in the wake of the current global economic crisis, the country needs a diverse array of skills that can assist in reviving the country’s economy and that can only be done through full youth participation.
And receiving the donation TVT Board Member Mumba Kapumpa said the donation will go a long way in not only shaping the skills of youths but also towards poverty alleviation.
Mr. Kapumpa further appealed to the corporate world to come on board and assist the organization in inculcating good and moral skills in young people for the benefit of the country.
The conference will be held on 15th August 2009 under the theme “Unlocking Success Values”.
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This is Chibamba Kanyama’s initiative. Last year, my sister who was in Zambia at the time attended. Am told 5OOO teenagers converged in a multiseminar conference. Awaresome! Kudos Chibamba, Kapumpa and team.
Thats right turn youth into alcoholics and pay them for it. What an incentive!
These youth can also be offered internship programmes by all companies and goverment institutions in Zambia. (this helps them visualise what trade they want to be and helps in integrating them into the Z working arena) .Internships can vary may be in departments like accounts, teaching, hospital administration, agriculture etc. This internship programs can also target graduates from universities and colleges. This way companies can also know if they would be an asset to the company get to pick the best workers through trial …on the other hand this gives the youth and graduates a taste of their potential and work ethic etc
#2 just seen ZNBC stories.it is the Coke department that. Donated
A very good initiative I must say, but I have a serious problem with the level at which Zambia Breweries (actually South African Breweries) supports social causes or ploughs back into to Zambian community. This K40million is actually nothing compared to the tens of millions that they pump into South African Soccer every year! Then they had a R500,000 Winner’s Prize for the whole SADC region’s COSAFA tournament, yet they have bought all Brewing companies in these countries and are miniting millions of dollars out of them, WHY, WHY,WHY the selfishness?
#5 I thought Zambian breweries was owned by Zambia. I hope it not wholly owned by a foreign country…..This becoming a very sad situation. How do people get employed when everthing has been sold? Do Zambians own anything? It now makes sense why there is an unemployment problem.What has Zambia left for the future generation to own? Has Zambia oversold it’s assets? Out of curiosity can someone blog what prominent companies are actually owned by Zambia?
No wonder there is no money to pay nurses and doctors . How do you invest in projects agriculture or roads etc to improve Z if all the prominent companies have been sold. These companies used to make money for Z …. What tax rate do these investors have in comparison to Zambia companies? Why is there no mandate put in their contracts of investing in the community . Surely they gain alot of income from Zambians. This is very very sad…where and how can Zambia build its economy in such a climate when they do not own prominent money making companies or have control. Zambia can not continue living on loans and donations but having sold their assets are being positioned in such a predicament