This week I met with Sister Jameela, the Executive Manager of an organisation called Save our Society (SOS). SOS is an organisation that helps alleviate the plight of the vulnerable, abused traumatised victims in the society by helping provide services that will make life easier for them. SOS runs four major projects for the underprivileged. […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the month of June a number of events took place in London regarding the IF campaign. One interesting and encouraging thing was to see the level of diaspora involvement in the campaign. A number of questions have been raised as to when the diaspora should have been involved or what role they played. Well, […]
CONTINUE READINGPambazuka News has just published my article THE ENIGMA OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN AFRICA as one of their posts in the current Special Issue called The Diaspora and Africa’s Development. Follow this link to full post. Pambazuka News is an advocacy tool for social justice, designed specifically for those working in Africa.
CONTINUE READINGThree Diaspora Zambian Women are headed to the United Nations in New York to add their voices to the cause of getting the Diaspora unto the Agenda of the United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. Chibwe Henry and Justina Mutale will be travelling from London, while Mambwe Kamanga will be flying […]
CONTINUE READINGBismillah al rahman al rahim So this is my first official blog post being back in Zambia (I am so excited), and I was lucky enough to start my trip off with a bang. Today I visited the maternity ward of a local hospital here in Lusaka with a very passionate young woman, Ms. Raheela Limbada, […]
CONTINUE READINGSome of you may know me some of you may not but let me tell you a little bit more about myself. My name is Alia Malik, I am of Indian origin and I grew up most of my life in Zambia, a country located in Southern Africa. Growing up in Zambia gave me a […]
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