Kapasa Makasa Students Sensitised on GBV, Empowerment

ZANIS-The Gender Division in Muchinga Province has conducted a one-day sensitisation programme for students at Kapasa Makasa University in Chinsali District on economic empowerment and gender-based violence -GBV. Muchinga Province Deputy Permanent Secretary BRIAN SICHANDE, who officially opened the engagement, said the government is committed to continuously engaging young people on issues critical to national development, including GBV and economic empowerment. Mr SICHANDE says the programme had come at an opportune time when the government was placing emphasis on human capital development, economic empowerment, skills development, gender equality and the prevention of GBV. He says the participation of young people in such programmes was vital because they constituted a significant proportion of the country’s population and were an important resource for social and economic development. Mr SICHANDE said economic empowerment was fundamental to enabling individuals and communities to become self-reliant and contribute meaningfully to national development. Meanwhile, Kapasa Makasa University Deputy Registrar LILLIAN MUKUKA, commended the initiative to equip students with knowledge on economic empowerment, capacity building and GBV. Ms MUKUKA said capacity-building skills were essential to the development of all people, particularly young people. Meanwhile, students at Kapasa Makasa University welcomed the programme, describing it as important to their well-being in a rapidly developing country such as Zambia. EMMANUEL TEMBO, a fourth-year Animal Science student who delivered the vote of thanks, expressed gratitude to the Gender Division in Muchinga Province for organizing what he described as a timely and impactful programme. #KapasaMakasaUniversity #BrianSichande #LillianMukuka #EmmanuelTembo #GBVPrevention #YouthEmpowerment #MuchingaProvince #ZNBCNews