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FOREWORD
From the Minister of General Education,
Chairperson of the Zambia National Commission for UNESCO.
INTRODUCTION
From the Chief Programmes Officer,
Zambia National Commission for UNESCO.
EDUCATION
• Ensuring Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: Implementation of SDG4.
• Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025.
• The Bridge Zambia Project.
• The Higher Education Authority Launches its 2018 -2021 Strategic Plan.
• Teaching 21st Century Skills in Zambia.
• Transformation of STEM Schools in Zambia.
NATURAL SCIENCES
• Learning Site for Sustainable Development: Nomination of the Lower
Zambezi Escarpment as Zambia’s First Biosphere Reserve.
CULTURE
• The Making of Nsingo Community Museum in Chipata.
• The Myths and Legends of Zambia: Unseen Creatures Come Alive at the
Lusaka National Museum, through Art and Storytelling.
• A Family Adventure in Zambian Narratives: Celebrating the International
Year of Indigenous Languages.
• The Voice Inside: Celebrating World Poetry Day.
• The Last Gunshots of the First World War: WWI Centenary Commemoration
in Zambia.
• Places Associated with Slave Trade in Zambia.
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
• World Radio Day 2018: Gender Equality in Sports Coverage.
• Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law World Press
Freedom Day.
• Operationalising Access to Information: Enhancing Access to Opportunities
for Women and Girls.
WELCOME TO ZAMBIA
• Tourism: Poised for further growth.
• Agriculture: …Strengthening the drive towards diversification, value-addition
and export orientation.
• Mining: Towards diversification.
• Manufacturing: Key to diversification.
• Financial Services: Deepening reforms for growth.
• Investment: Enroute to an NTE anchored export base.
• Construction: Fostering economic growth.
• Transportation: Bold decisions and deepening an integrated efficient network.
• Communications: Building synergies for a smart Zambia.
• Energy: Towards self-sufficiency and net exportation.
• Health: Towards universal access to quality service.
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ZAMBIA NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
INFORMATION
MAGAZINE
N° 11
ZAMBIA NATIONAL
COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
Headquarters:
CDC Building, Longacres
PO Box 50619
Lusaka, Zambia
This magazine is prepared jointly
by:
The Zambia National
Commission for UNESCO
and,
Editions Afrique Océanie
Contributors (Welcome to Zambia):
Mwila Nkonge
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Free distribution
Views expressed in the articles are
personal opinions of the contributors
and do not in any way reflect the
official stand of the Zambia National
Commission for UNESCO.
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