UNDP Zambia

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps empower lives and build resilient nations. UNDP works in 170 countries globally, including 46 African countries, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion - covering nearly the entire economic and social spectrum – from industry to health, education, economic planning and public administration.

Boosting businesses, one step at a time. The Programme walks with owners, strengthening businesses, from census and ...
12/08/2026

Boosting businesses, one step at a time. The Programme walks with owners, strengthening businesses, from census and diagnosis to personalized technical assistance and business image improvement. The programme aims to build everything from record keeping and planning to quality, sales and marketing, not just one skill in isolation. 💼

This week, that journey moved into digital marketing and branding communications. Through practical, low-cost strategies, MSME owners learned how to build stronger brands, boost their visibility, and connect with more customers, equipping them to grow and compete in today's digital economy.
The session was opened by Ms Chali Selisho, Head of the Inclusive Growth Unit, who welcomed the young Zambian building already building their own businesses. Who knows, among them could be the seeds of Zambia's first generation of billionaire entrepreneurs. 🌱

More sessions are rolling out across Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola and Livingstone in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned!

timbuktoo Africa′s is partnering with Cross U to bridge Japan's space-tech ecosystem with Africa's top MineTech explor...
12/08/2026

timbuktoo Africa′s is partnering with Cross U to bridge Japan's space-tech ecosystem with Africa's top MineTech exploration innovators ➡️ building a common data platform for eco-friendly, scalable mining solutions across the continent.

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Behind every UNDP Zambia result is a partner who chose flexibility over earmarking.These are the results of German Emb...
12/08/2026

Behind every UNDP Zambia result is a partner who chose flexibility over earmarking.

These are the results of German Embassy Lusaka/ Auswärtiges Amt, the UK in Zambia, the Republic of Korea via , the Government of Denmark and the Government of Luxembourg - who directed resources where they're needed most — from biodiversity finance to climate resilience to democratic governance.

🔗Read the report: https://fundingwindowsreport.undp.org/

13,000+ lives. 💚That's how many Zambians could be saved over the next 15 years — simply by scaling up proven, cost-effec...
10/08/2026

13,000+ lives. 💚

That's how many Zambians could be saved over the next 15 years — simply by scaling up proven, cost-effective action on non-communicable diseases.

Prevention works, and it's affordable. Through the project, Zambia is building the strategy to get there, supported by UNDP, World Health Organization Zambia and Unicef Zambia. Powered by and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.

📖 Learn more: www.undp.org/zambia/blog/getting-ahead-curve
🔗 undp.org/zambia/projects/health-4-life

📢 Strengthening community policing for peaceful elections in Zambia 🇿🇲📍 Ahead of next week’s General Election, UNDP, thr...
07/08/2026

📢 Strengthening community policing for peaceful elections in Zambia 🇿🇲

📍 Ahead of next week’s General Election, UNDP, through the Deepening Democracy Project, is supporting the Zambia Police Service to strengthen the capacity of 25 Community Safety Unit officers in preventing electoral and political violence through community-centred policing approaches.

💡 Building on lessons from the 2021 General Election, the training enhances officers’ skills in community engagement, conflict prevention, early warning and response mechanisms, and stakeholder collaboration to support peaceful participation.

🗣️ In speeches read on their behlaf, both the UNDP Resident Representative and the Inspector General of Police highlighted that peaceful elections are a shared responsibility requiring collaboration among security institutions, communities, electoral bodies, political actors, civil society, the media and citizens. Community policing is central to this effort, as it strengthens trust between law enforcement and communities, supports the early identification of risks, promotes dialogue, and helps ensure that all citizens can participate safely and confidently in democratic processes.

🗳️ The training forms part of broader efforts under the Deepening Democracy Project to support free, fair, inclusive and peaceful elections, where every citizen can exercise their democratic rights.

Partnerships for sustainable healthcare. UNDP Zambia held a strategic meeting with Kiyona Energy to explore collaboratio...
07/08/2026

Partnerships for sustainable healthcare.

UNDP Zambia held a strategic meeting with Kiyona Energy to explore collaboration aimed at enhancing the sustainability of solar-powered energy as a service for health facilities across the country.

The proposed partnership also seeks to support digital asset management, capacity strengthening, engineering quality assurance and the development of sustainable energy solutions that can be scaled nationwide.

NCDs cost Zambia an estimated 6% of GDP every year. Scaling up prevention could save 13,000+ lives over 15 years — and d...
07/08/2026

NCDs cost Zambia an estimated 6% of GDP every year. Scaling up prevention could save 13,000+ lives over 15 years — and deliver real economic returns.

That's why, in the words of Permanent Secretary – Technical Services Dr Kennedy Lishimpi, investing in NCD prevention "is not merely a health imperative, but a sound economic and developmental investment."

Through the project, Zambia is building a costed, multisectoral plan to prevent and control NCDs — supported by UNDP, World Health Organization Zambia and Unicef Zambia. Powered by and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office.
📖 Learn more: www.undp.org/zambia/blog/getting-ahead-curve
🔗 undp.org/zambia/projects/health-4-life

: The momentum continues in Zambia.Government institutions, universities and the Multi Stakeholder committee kept worki...
06/08/2026

: The momentum continues in Zambia.

Government institutions, universities and the Multi Stakeholder committee kept working side by side to shape the real public-service challenges that student teams will soon take on, through timbuktoo Africa UniPods.

This is the groundwork that makes everything else possible. Once these challenges are set, the teams come together and the building begins. Watch this space!

Something important is taking shape in Zambia.This week, government institutions and universities came together through ...
05/08/2026

Something important is taking shape in Zambia.

This week, government institutions and universities came together through timbuktoo Africa’s UniPods to kick off the Challenge, a six-month journey where teams of university students will build practical AI solutions to real public-service problems, right here at home.

The workshop happening now is where those problems get defined, together with the institutions that live them every day. From here, the teams get to work, and we will be sharing the journey with you at every step.

Zambia is one of five African countries taking part, with the strongest teams meeting at a Pan-African finale in South Africa. 🌍

How do you turn trade agreements into real opportunities? By strengthening the institutions that make them work.Through ...
03/08/2026

How do you turn trade agreements into real opportunities? By strengthening the institutions that make them work.

Through the Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-Led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program, UNDP supported the National AfCFTA Institutional Strengthening Workshop, bringing together government institutions, the private sector, Business Support Organisations (BSOs), financial institutions, customs authorities and youth representatives to strengthen Zambia's readiness to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Participants received practical training on Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade Facilitation, Customs Administration, Digital Trade, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade, while identifying practical actions to strengthen Zambia's trade ecosystem.

By investing in stronger institutions today, the ECoWYERT Program is helping create more opportunities for women- and youth-led enterprises to compete, grow and access regional markets.

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