The 2022 Agroecology, Social Accountability and Climate Change(ASACC) Media awards is on today at the Quorum in Lusaka. Organised by a consortium of civil society organisations championing agroecology and sustainable use of natural resources, the media wards has seen journalist from Online, Radio TV and Newspaper media organisations participate and win awards. Gracing the occasion, Information and media permanent secretary…
PELUM Newsletter Welcome to Our Latest PELUM Zambia Newsletter! We are thrilled to bring you all the latest news and updates on agroecology and organic agriculture in Zambia. In this edition, we focussed on the critical importance of sustainable use of our environment through agriculture systems that are in tandem with nature and how they help build a greener and…
PELUM Zambia in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa recently interacted with 23 Members of Parliament from the Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources as well as the Health Community and Social Services with the aim of sharing knowledge and information on Ecological Organic Agriculture and policy needs to support the agriculture system. The…
PELUM in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa is conducting a four-day lead farmer training with participants drawn from Eastern, Southern, Muchinga and Northern Provinces. The training follows the recent Ecological Organic Agriculture farmer needs assessment conducted that informed the gaps that exist among the farm ers. The training covers, soil and organic pest management…
About 60 small holder farmers from Chief Mumbi in Petauke District, Chief Nzamane in Chipata District and chief Zumwanda of Lumezi Districts of Eastern and Muchinga provinces respectively participated in the needs assessment exercise aimed at identifying their knowledge gaps in Ecological Organic Agriculture(EOA). PELUM under the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa project conducted the assessment. Organisation…
Zambia News and Information Services(ZANIS) Director Loyce Saili has called on Journalists to develop stories from their ideas and not depend on events for stories. She emphasized the need for research and accuracy in news story writing. She said this during the media training organised by PELUM in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa. The training…
Caritas Chipata is a faith based organization established by the Catholic Diocese of Chipata to promote integral human development, economic justice, human dignity and empowerment of the less privileged in society. The organization represents an amalgamation of the Catholic Commission for Development (CCD) which was started in the diocese in 1970s and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP)…
Save Environment and People Agency (SEPA) is a Civil Society Organization founded in 2004 and registered with the registrar of societies in 2010. SEPA has its head Office in Zambezi District but operates in all the other districts of Northwestern province. Our core mandate is to foster socio-economic development, environmental conservation and protection and improved governance to achieve sustainable livelihoods…
VISION To empower women in Zambia economically and socially. MISSION To empower women in Zambia to be self-reliant through the provision of entrepreneurship products, nancial and material support, mentorship, and skills training.