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The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Development Council (NYDC), Ms. Waana Kankinza, is currently attending the Extraordinary Meeting of National Youth Councils and Equivalent National Coordinating Mechanisms on the comprehensive reform of the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU). The meeting is taking place from 3rd to 6th May 2025 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This […]

The National Youth Development Council joined the rest of the Country in celebrating the 2025 Labour Day on 1st March, 2025, under the theme: Shaping Zambia’s future of work through home-grown solutions for inclusive economic growth.

New York, 17.04.25 – Ms. Kangwa Mubanga, Director Investments at the National Youth Development Council under the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts, says the government has made significant progress in increasing youth representation in decision-making positions. In her intervention during a session on “Core Principles of Meaningful Youth Participation” held on the sidelines of […]

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts Permanent Secretary, Mr. Kangwa Chileshe, called for stronger collaboration between government, non-profit organisations, and the private sector to address youth unemployment, which currently stands at 18.8%. Speaking at a stakeholder workshop on the contribution of non-profit organisations to youth employment in Africa, held […]