Traditional ruler hails WWF Zambia

THE World Wild Fund for Nature ( WWF) Zambia and its cooperating partners has been commended for improving the lives of young farmers in Serenje, Chitambo and Mkushi Districts.

Chief Kabamba of Central Province said through capacity building in conservation agriculture and sustainable income generation, the people in the affected areas were now able to make strides in their lives.

The traditional leader observed that through the Zambian Youth for Conservation, Agriculture and Livelihood Action (ZYCALA), a project which was funded by the Scottish Government and implemented by WWF Zambia, Young Emerging Farmers’ Initiative ( YEFI); and Gaia Education, young people in his chiefdom were striving towards wealth creation through sustainable economic activities such as bee-keeping and poultry farming.

Chief Kabamba said this recently when the WWF Zambia country director Nachilala Nkombo, paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Serenje.

“Your contribution to the betterment of the lives of young people in my chiefdom and beyond is massive. Ever since the ZYCALA

This is enabling them to support their families. In so doing, I have seen cases of underage drinking and other social vices reducing drastically.

project started, I have seen a huge number of both boys and girls getting involved in agriculture and income generating activities,

“This is enabling them to support their families. In so doing, I have seen cases of underage drinking and other social vices reducing drastically,” said Chief Kabamba.

He said for that reason, he was thankful to the stakeholders and ready to continue supporting WWF’s efforts aimed at empowering young farmers and their families.

Chief Kabamba pledged to release additional farmland to the project so that the beneficiary youth could have more land for their conservation faming activities.

Meanwhile, Ms Nkombo thanked the traditional leader for supporting the youth-driven project and his involvement in the same which was now scoring massive success.

She was in Serenje on a familiarization tour of the ZYCALA projects.