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.