Zambia Alliance of Women
The Zambia Alliance of Women (ZAW) was founded in 1978 to promote the themes of equality, development and peace, in recognition that without true gender equality peace would remain an illusion in a state of poverty and war.
ZAW is a membership non-governmental, non-profit making, non-partisan service organisation. It was registered under the Societies Act in March 1982. In March 1993 ZAW was subsequently registered as a corporate body under the name of Zambia Alliance of Women Registered Trustees in terms of Land (Perpetual Succession Act of the Laws of Zambia.
ZAW is affiliated to:
- The International Alliance of Women
- The Zambia Council for Social Development
- The Non-Governmental Organization Co-coordinating Council (NGOCC)
- Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR)
- RIOD, the international association of NGOs involved in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Mission
To empower people to take charge of their lives through gender, environmental and social justice so that the right to a healthy life is enjoyed by the now and future generations
Objectives
The main objective of ZAW is to improve the welfare of women and children in Zambia.
The specific objectives are:
– To secure all such reforms as are necessary to establish real equality of liberties, status and opportunities between men and women
– To urge women to accept their responsibilities and use their rights and influence in the public life to ensure that the status of every individual, without distinction of gender, race, colour or creed shall be based on respect for the human-person, the only guarantee for individual freedom.
– To instil in members of rural communities a sense of self-reliance through constructive work for the welfare of the nation and human kind.
– To increase awareness of environmental issues, teach skills and knowledge for conservation and train in skills of applying traditional and scientific knowledge of the use of the environment.
– To teach rural people in sustainable income generating ventures such as sustainable small scale agriculture, basketry, pottery, sewing and other cottage sustainable industries.
Activities:
- Promotion of the enhancement of the position of women (women’s rights, women and inheritance, women and education, women and development, and credit among others).
- Advocacy for good governance and the promotion of peace.
- Networking and collaborating with other NGOs and civil society organisations to promote key issues and activities pertaining to development.
- Sensitisation and training workshops in environment and health.
- Co-ordination and networking with CBOs active in the environmental, health and waste management sectors.
- Poverty eradication through food security programmes and income generating activities.
- Research and documentation relating to socio-economics, women’s affairs, health and the environment.
- Promote culture and family values that will positively enhance the position of women and the girl child.
- Community based training workshops and seminars in response to community needs.
Membership:
Membership of ZAW is open to all organisations, women and men who are in consent with the objectives and principles of the organisation. Membership is either individual or organisational (NGO and CBO).
There are two categories of members and viz. individual and corporate membership. Corporate members include Community Based Organisations and NGOs.
Past working relationships
ZAW has long standing relationships with a number of government agencies Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Ministry of Community Development, Ministry of Energy and Water Development, and Gender In Development Division (GIDD) of Cabinet Office. Developmental agencies that ZAW collaborates with include the National UNCCD Focal Point and the United Nations Development Programme, NORAD, SIDA, CIDA, European Union and MS Zambia. Others are UNEP, WEDO, UNFPA and Program against Malnutrition.
Contact Person:
Executive Director
Zambia Alliance of Women
Plot 11307 (behind Libala Basic School
@ Chilimbulu/Nationalist Roads Junction)
P.O Box 50266
Ridgeway
Lusaka
Telefax: 2601-225573
E-mail: zaw@zamnet.zm
Website: www.zaw.org.zm
