19/09/2026
If you have a person living with a disability in your house, are they among this number ? If Not, please have that child/ person registered and be supported through Social cash transfer by the Government... We can gladly guide you on how to do it. Or Contact Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities...
Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Zambia 🙏🙏
Government Registers Over 151,000 Persons With Disabilities
By Nyambe Nalishebo
Government has registered 151,323 persons with disabilities and distributed 16,339 assistive devices countrywide between 2022 and 2026.
Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Permanent Secretary Angela Kawandami said 357,843 households with persons with disabilities are currently benefiting from the Social Cash Transfer Programme.
She explained that of these, 196,503 households caring for persons with severe disabilities receive an enhanced monthly transfer of K1,200.
Ms. Kawandami told ZNBC News that the registration, conducted through the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities, is aimed at linking beneficiaries to services such as the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission, Constituency Development Fund, and other livelihood support programmes.
The distributed assistive devices include wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, canes, crutches, braille displays, hearing aids, and white canes.