DPI Weblog

Lusaka, November 29, 2006 – Development Partnership International(DPI) Zambia has been launched in Lusaka today. The Mayor of Lusaka, the Honourable Susan Nakawe, while launching the organisation emphasised that the young people of Zambia are faced with serious challenges such as unemployment, insecurity, lack of proper health care, homelessness and social exclusion and there is need for well targeted interventions to address these problems. She however pointed out that young people’s participation in development processes is central to the country’s development.

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Theophilus Ekpon, in our Development Partnership International Discussion Group (Our group is hosted by TakingITGLobal), raises the issue of the African Youth Charter ([development] Do you have a copy of the African Youth Charter?), which DPI was involved in developing from Nov 2005 through UNFPA.

During November, DPI will be attanding the African Development Forum to talk about the role of youth in futhering the provisions of the Charter.

The charter is a very important tool for youth advocacy and participation at the national, regional and continental levels as Theophilus notes in his comments to the group…
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