Zambia Network of People Who Use Drugs

19/03/2026

💫Today was nothing short of amazing as we concluded a two day training facilitated by the University Teaching Hospital under ministry of health. This was a community and civil society engagement workshop.

We were discussing the new pre-exposure prophylaxis lenacapavir, we discussed how the ministry of health will be working with community members to ensure no one is left behind.

We are delighted to announce that we are now part of the Change advisory board (CAB) member for the Scale - it project. This is well recieved as we are excited to see how we can ensure that members of our community can access it.

We look forward to it being implemented well in communities around Zambia 🇿🇲

08/03/2026

Our Mentor 🙌 Happy International Women’s Day!!

On this International Women’s Day, Africanpud celebrates and honours Judy Chang.

Judy is the former Executive Director of INPUD. For more than fifteen years, she has worked in community health and development, focusing on harm reduction and drug policy, from the grassroots to global advocacy. She has written widely on gender, public health, and the marginalisation of people who use drugs.
Judy helped build and strengthen regional networks, and one achievement we still feel every day is her role in advancing the Robert Carr Fund, which remains the main and core donor for AfricaNPUD and many other regional networks.

Today, as Program Manager at Open Society Foundations with the Advancing Global Drug Policy Reform Opportunity, Judy continues to champion the rights, health, and leadership of people who use drugs. Her recent CAROL AND TRAVIS JENKINS AWARD at the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference, and her work co-creating the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award with INHSU, show her lasting commitment to lifting up women who use drugs and women in harm reduction everywhere.

Africanpud thanks Judy Chang, and through her, we honour all women who use drugs and all women leading change across the world.

23/01/2026

Every day, we witness the negative effects of punitive drug policies around the world. The war on drugs does more harm than good. We must divest from this unjust drug war and invest in communities, health and justice instead.

Watch our webinar, ‘Keeping Harm Reduction Alive: Strategies amid a global funding collapse‘: https://youtu.be/ZsSEdYEuEoM

24/12/2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

As we celebrate this Christmas season, we extend our heartfelt wishes of love, hope, and solidarity to each and every one of you. This time of year reminds us of the importance of compassion, dignity, and standing together as a community.

We honour your strength, resilience, and courage, and we reaffirm our commitment to advocating for the health, human rights, and wellbeing of people who use drugs across Zambia. May this season bring moments of peace, renewed hope, and the assurance that you are not alone.

As we look ahead to the New Year, may we continue to support one another, raise our voices, and work collectively towards a society rooted in care, justice, and respect for all.

Merry Christmas and warm wishes for a hopeful and empowering New Year. 🎄✨

01/12/2025

🌍❤️ World AIDS Day 2025
Solidarity • Awareness • Action

Today, we join the global community in honouring World AIDS Day — a day to remember those we have lost, celebrate the strength of those living with HIV, and recommit ourselves to fighting stigma, discrimination, and inequality.

For people who use drugs, for women, for our communities, and for every person affected by HIV, this day reminds us that health is a human right. No one should be denied care, dignity, or support because of who they are or what they have experienced.

As Zambia Network of People Who Use Drugs, we stand for:
❤️ Access to HIV services without judgment
❤️ Harm reduction as essential healthcare
❤️ Ending stigma and discrimination in all spaces
❤️ Centering the voices of people with lived experience
❤️ Building a future where no one is left behind

Let’s continue raising awareness, supporting one another, and demanding policies that protect and uplift our communities.

Together, we can end AIDS.
Together, we can build a healthier, more inclusive Zambia.

27/11/2025

✨ Wrapping Up a Powerful 3-Day Training! ✨

Yesterday marked the final day of our transformative 3-day training. We were honoured to be graced by a representative from the Human Rights Commission, whose presence strengthened our commitment to advancing human rights for all.

We also took some beautiful photos with our peers to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, held under this year’s theme: “Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls.” 🧡

A heartfelt thank you to the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) and the African Network of People Who Use Drugs (AfricaNPUD) for their unwavering support. Your dedication fuels our work, and we look forward to continuing our efforts to advance our mission and uplift our community.

Together, we rise. ✊🧡

25/11/2025

Today was the second day of the IDUIT training. It's been an intense training and truly we have learnt a lot, from advocacy to harm reducing services, OST, OAT, SRHR, human rights and overdose prevention etc.

Some of our members also paid a cutesy call to the national AIDS council which was very fruitful and exciting as we embark on our journey to provide HIV/AIDS / TB treatment in our communities.

We were also fortunate to have the executive director of INPUD, Anton Basenko join us and encourage the work virtually. We truly appreciate all the help and effort that has been put in to ensure that we can establish ourselves well.

We look forward to our training tomorrow!!!

24/11/2025

“𝗔 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.”

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗨𝗗 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Africanpud 𝗮𝗻𝗱 INPUD 🙌🏾

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, Ahmed Said. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 🌟

#𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗨𝗗 #𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗨𝗗 #𝗜𝗡𝗣𝗨𝗗 #𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗨𝘀𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗨𝘀 #𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 #𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 #𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗕𝘆𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 #𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿

24/10/2025

🇿🇲 Happy Independence Day, Mother Zambia! 🇿🇲

As we celebrate this day of freedom and unity, let us also take a moment to reflect on the kind of nation we are building — one where no one is left behind.

At the Zambia Network of People Who Use Drugs, we believe that independence must include the right for every person to live with dignity, equality, and access to health and social support.

We call upon our government and society at large to ensure that people who use drugs are not failed by the system — that they are not pushed to the margins or criminalized, but instead supported with compassion, respect, and opportunity.

True independence means freedom for all — freedom from stigma, discrimination, and exclusion. Together, we can build a Zambia where every person shares equally in the nation’s resources, justice, and hope.

💚 Leave no one behind.