WOMEN CRY FOR INFLUENTIAL POSITIONS
leadership and decision-making positions were well known
THERE is need for inclusion of by almost everyone in the rivers women, for Mandela youths Day. and Picture: persons Infrastructurenews country.
She said barriers ranged
with disabilities in leadership,
from aims unfavorable at improving political wa- the The Zambia current National destructive Women's which
party resources adoption systems development to unLobby tendencies (ZNWLG) in water Group resources has ter
sensitive areas have potential friendly management electoral processes of water
said. and to undermine progress made resources such as the in first-past Zambia. -the post, towards ZNWLG sustainable board develop- member, which
Therefore, did not we promote need to take the Christine ment goal Sikombe, number 15 observed which concerted high participation and collaborative of women. that seeks representation to protect and of women restore efforts ZNWLG to address has been the advocatloss of in water-related elective decision-making ecosystems, our ing for river an systems electoral and system ensure that positions including had mountains, reduced forests, further co-existence would see women with nature. participate after wetlands, the just-ended rivers, aquifers elections. and equally With with regards the to men. law, justice
lakes Ms by Sikombe 2030. said in Kitwe at and "The security, situation the government if left unthe This weekend is also that against barriers that our is checked committed would to become strengthen- worse. women aspirations faced in in the ascending seventh to ing Stakeholders the institutional need to come frame- to
national development plan work for implementing climate change commitments to meet Zambia’s nationally determined contributions of the Paris agreement under the United Nations Conven- tion on Climate Change (UN- CCC) through strengthening institutions for effective im- plementation of regulation and clean-up efforts, includ- ing in addressing legacy envi- ronmental pollution by min- ing activities that have affect- ed communities’ health and presented socio-economic costs. gether in the quest for a mixed
The ministry and its part- ners member will electoral continued system. to un- dertake "Women assessment face challenges of river in systems accessing with finances a view to of support devel- oping their leadership sustainable ambitions measures as to well take as the care general of our lack rivers. of sup
port Implementation from our highly of patriarthese interventions chal society," she of said. many oth- ers Ms is a Sikombe clear testimony said there of was the government’s also need to advocate commitment for more to structured safeguarding arrangements water and that the would environment guarantee which the steady is a cornerstone flow of women of into all economic leadership activities positions. in Zambia.
She said the mixed member The system Author was is a Head pragmatic Media aveRelations nue through in the which Ministry marginalof ized Water groups Development could be included and Sanitation in leadership.
Ms Sikombe encouraged all stakeholders to learn more of the electoral system and honestly interrogate ways it could be adopted.
She expressed confidence that with commitment to this process and the right attitude, Zambia could reach the desired goal.
Ms Sikombe said the ZNWLG would continue to Implement interventions that enhanced participation of women in leadership and decision-making positions at all levels.