By MICHAEL MIYOBA ZAMBIA ranks among the countries with the highest levels of poverty and inequality globally according to the World Bank.More than 58 percent (2015) of the country’s 18 million people earn less than the international poverty line of $1.90 per day (compared to 41 percent across Sub-Saharan Africa) and three quarters of the poor live in rural areas.Because of such statistics, the Zambian government introduced the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) programme in 2003 to help reduce extreme poverty rates in the country.Implemented by the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfre, the SCT programme is one of the many efforts being implemented by the government to reduce poverty, said Ministry of Community Development and Social Services acting director for policy, planning and information Marian Tembo.Speaking during a Media training workshop on social protection reporting, Ms Tembo noted that Government has strengthened its social protection response with support from its cooperating partners to tackle high […]
FIGHTING EXTREME POVERTY VIA SCT
