Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:12:59 +0000 By Oscar Malipenga VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has requested the Commonwealth to help Zambia in youth and women empowerment especially in skills development. And Ms Wina appealed to the Commonwealth to renew its relevance amidst the restrictive financial resource base following closure of the Commonwealth Youth Centre in Zambia. Ms Wina told Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland QC during a meeting at Cabinet Office yesterday that the 7th National Development Plan will target the plight of vulnerable women and children especially in rural areas and would be the main target of the five-year development plan. Speaking when Ms Scotland paid a courtesy call on her at her office, Ms Wina said Zambia had made a lot of progress towards rights and empowerment of women and youths, including elimination of child, early and forced marriage. “Government is intensifying on giving interventions to further reduce the huge gender inequality in school participation and […]
