03/08/2026
At the Local Conference of Youth Zambia 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the youth Reporters of Agents of Change Foundation Zambia proudly represented by Kabwe Youth had their voices heard by sharing findings from consultation of young people from their communities on a national platform.
Following weeks of consultative meetings with diverse groups of young people in Kabwe, our youth reporters developed a Youth Position Paper capturing their priorities and recommendations on climate action, environmental justice, and a just transition in extractive mining communities.
For many years the young people of Kabwe have inherited the effects of Lead poisoning that their Town has faced, yet with all these challenges, the youth are rising to have their voices heard and contribute to the global discourse.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
✅ Meaningful youth participation in climate and mining governance.
✅ A just transition that creates decent green jobs for young people and women.
✅ Stronger environmental accountability in mining communities.
✅ Increased investment in climate education, innovation, and youth-led solutions.
✅ Greater access to climate finance and opportunities for youth-led initiatives.
𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖫𝖢𝖮𝖸 𝖹𝖺𝗆𝖻𝗂𝖺 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨 and the recommendations were fed into the National Youth Climate Position paper that was presented to the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and other LCOY partners 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 the Global Platform Zambia , UNICEF Zambia ,YOUNGO , 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 Southern Africa Trust .
P𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖪𝖺𝖻𝗐𝖾'𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗁 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.
This work is being supported by the Southern Africa Trust.
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