World NGO Day 2024

Greetings Civil Society! This year’s World NGO Day theme is “Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of NGOs in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” can be applied in several ways: 1. Community Development Projects: NGOs can implement projects that directly contribute to the achievement of specific SDGs, such as projects focusing on education, healthcare, […]

Copperbelt Provinical Leadership

Last week Wednesday, 19th July 2023, the Council of NGOs, Copperbelt Forum successfully conducted elections to elect the Provincial Chairperson following the election of the National Chairperson of the Council, Dr. Roy Mwilu. Dr Roy Mwilu was the Copperbelt Provincial Chairperson before he was elected as the chairperson for the Council. Organisations representing the different […]

INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW COUNCIL OF NGOs IN ZAMBIA CHAIRPERSON

Following the resignation of Mr. McDonald Chipenzi following his appointment as the Commissioner at the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), the Council of NGOs at its full Council meeting held on 28th February 2023 elected Dr. Roy Mwilu as the interim Chairperson. For more details, see the press statement. https://cngoszambia.org/publications/#dearflip-df_769/1/  

Launch of the Council of NGOs Strategic Plan 2022-2027

Monday, 27th February 2023, the Council of NGOs in Zambia hosted the first ever celebrations of the World NGO Day in Zambia. In commemorating the day, a number of activities were conducted which included a march past, exhibition, Information Sharing Workshops, and Gala Dinner. The day was graced  by the Minister of Community Development and […]

Validation of the NGO Bill, 2022

The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services through the Department of Registrar of NGOs in partnership with the Council of NGOs in Zambia held a two day validation meeting at Taj Pamodzi in Lusaka. The meeting was a hybrid meeting which allowed NGOs to participate both physically and virtually. The validation meeting was officiated […]

STATEMENT BY COUNCIL OF NGOs IN ZAMBIA ON THE INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Council of Non-governmental Organizations in Zambia (CNGO) would like to commend government on the appointments the Head of State made on 23rd November 2022. The Electoral Commission that is key to free and fair elections in Zambia is critical to our democracy in Zambia and its effective management will give right holders the expectations and […]

Advocacy and Communications Strategy Provincial Consultations

The Council of NGOs in Zambia in the first week of November conducted consultative meetings in five different Provinces namely: Copperbelt, Central, Southern, Western, and Eastern Provinces. These meeting were lead by the Provincial Chairpersons of the Respective Provinces. In attendance Mongu District Commissioner, Mr. Morgan Akabesw, invited as Guest of Honor during the meeting […]

IMF Provides Emergency Food Crisis Loans

Washington DC – The IMF launches the Food Shock Window to aid countries facing food shortages by expanding access to rapid, low-interest loans. The number of people facing food shortages rose by more than 200 million since the pandemic. “All over the world people are struggling with food shortages because of the pandemic, the Ukraine war […]

African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation.

African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (APNIFFT) is a network of leaders from all over Africa, parliamentarians, National Assemblies, civil society, and other policy makers concerned on the lack of benefit of Africa from taxation and the challenge of losses from illicit financial Flows due to tax evasion,avoidance and transfer pricing in […]

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