INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Every child has a right to education, and for this right to be realized, the mode of instruction in terms of language in schools should be suitable for every child to comprehend le
Call for Entries for the USAID Open Spaces Zambia Media Awards for Female Journalists
INTRODUCTION Panos Institute Southern Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental and evidence-based communication for development organization that uses innovative communication appr
PSAf conducts media training on women participation in leadership in Zambia
Lusaka, 10 April 2017 Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf), with support from the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (Hivos Southern Africa) will be conducting a medi
A call for the media to intensify public education on the electoral process
By Vusumuzi Sifile As we countdown to 12th August 2021 when Zambia will hold general elections to elect the Republican President, Members of Parliament, Councillors, Council Chairp
Community drama, local theatre: Tools for galvanizing citizens engagement
By Vusumuzi Sifile Since time immemorial, mass communication approaches such as community drama and theatre have been used as powerful tools for raising citizens’ awareness of va
An urgent call to tackle Modern Slavery, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Exploitation of human beings through forced labour, human trafficking or commercial sex is a growing development problem across the world, and more so in Sout
Human Rights Based Approach to Environmental Sustainability
By Lilian Saka Kiefer As we commemorate the World Human Rights Day on 10th December 2018, may we not lose sight of the fact that environmental rights are an extension of the basic
Feminist accountability towards ending gender-based violence
By Lilian Saka Kiefer One of Africa’s most well-known human rights defenders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said: “In a situation of injustice, if you are neutral, you have chos
Cyber bullying against women and girls a great cause for concern
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Our society – both men and women – has in many ways been working very hard to tear women down, kill their spirit and their motivation. In the present day,
Creating opportunities for communities to speak for themselves
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Facilitating interventions that give an opportunity for the people most affected by developmental challenges to communicate their issues, forms the core of ou