On Wednesday 18th June 2014 Comic Relief, under the Common Ground Initiative (CGI), held the Africa in Action Conference at Central Hall Westminster in London. The event was an opportunity to highlight the contributions of UK-based African diaspora organisations and activists to international development. It brought together UK’s diaspora practitioners in international development as well as […]
CONTINUE READINGNew UK Aid Direct fund will make the most of smaller charities’ ability to work at a grassroots level UK Aid Direct Fund Launch: British charities will receive a multi-million pound boost with the launch of a new fund to help small and medium-sized organisations make an even bigger difference in the developing world, International […]
CONTINUE READINGSpeech Facilitating Positive Development Impacts of Diaspora Engagement in Health From: DfAD and Mrs Chibwe Henry Delivered on: 12th September 2014 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Location: Zambia House, 2 Palace Gate, London History: Published 13th September 2014 Part of: DfAD Health DfAD CEO and Founder Chibwe Henry’s speech at Harnessing […]
CONTINUE READINGDfAD is proud to announce that the Sports Equipment that we sourced in the United Kingdom has now arrived safely in the hands of the recipients, both in Zambia and the UK. The sports equipment recipients are: Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Zambia Sport in Action (SIA) Zambia Alliance for Nutrition and Reconstruction (ANR) Zambia […]
CONTINUE READINGGeneral AnnouncementOctober 31, 2013 New UK Public Registries to Become the Gold Standard to Combat Illicit Financial Flows President Obama Ought Follow Cameron’s Leadership WASHINGTON DC – Prime Minister David Cameron announced today that the United Kingdom plans to create a central public registry of corporate beneficial ownership information, and called on other countries to […]
CONTINUE READINGThis year DfAD has been inspired to support the efforts of Montserrat Gili who is going to Zambia at the beginning of November to direct a Christmas theatre show for street kids with an organisation called BAREFEET. Please read her blog below. YES, The Arts Can Help, by Montserrat Gili By the age of 8 most children in […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week I am in Ndola my home city. After living in a couple of different countries around the world I can definitely tell you that there is no place like home. Fortunately, for me ,this year I am home during the holy month of Ramadan with my family. Ramadan is not just about fasting […]
CONTINUE READINGThis 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 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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