Chilanga Town Council Chairperson Champion Tembo has expressed happiness with the return of the Cash for Work programme.
In an interview with the media, Mr Tembo has noted that the participants receive a set amount for completing a certain number of days of work per month, which is a form of temporal income support that empowers them to buy necessities like food and other basic needs.
He said the programme makes a significant difference in the lives of people who are facing economic hardships.
“The return of this programme showcases the government’s commitment towards uplifting the lives of vulnerable citizens. Every job created restores dignity and fosters self-sufficiency. Thank you, President Hakainde Hichilema, for championing lives’’, the Chairperson emphasised.
The Cash for Work programme provides financial assistance to vulnerable individuals in communities in exchange for participating in community development projects, such as unblocking drainages, market clean-ups, and other community improvement initiatives.
The Revised Cash for Work programme has been expanded to all 116 districts of Zambia, up from the 87 districts previously covered.
Come up with tangible strategic plans to uplift peoples lives as a council. Cash for work covers very few people in relation to your total population as a district and is unsustainable. And you must start planning now because this well called cash for work dries up immediately after elections.