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CAPACITY BUILDING MEETING BETWEEN JAPAN, ZAPD AND ZAFOD ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

The Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities ZAPD had an engagement meeting with DPIs from Japanese Government on how they can improve accessibility in public places for persons with disabilities.

Accessibility is when the needs of persons with disabilities are considered by providing services and facilities that are modified so that they can be used by persons of all abilities, such as putting of lumps, walk paths in places where persons with Disabilities who use wheelchairs, Crutches and white Canes etc for them to access the service.

ZAPD Acting Director General Mr.Nicholas GOMA has appreciated the Japanese government for the good things they are doing in changing persons with disabilities in Japan.

Mr. Goma said he is hoping to have more meetings in future in order to build more capacity of persons with Disabilities in Zambia.

During the same meeting, Zambia Federation for the Disabled Director Mr. Justine BBAKALI has commend ZAPD and the Japanese DPI for having such an important meeting.

Mr. BBAKALI has since appealed to the Japanese Government to extend their support to the DPOS in Zambia through ZAPD.

He also mentioned that DPOS in Zambia are working with ZAPD and other Organisations to improve accessibility in Zambia.

he further said that during the 2021 general elections the Organisation trained and deployed 116 election observers persons with Disabilities in 60 Districts across the country

MTN ZAMBIA has donated 3 Computers and a Router to the Agency

This activity has been necessitated under the MTN Zambia 21 Days Yello Care.

This is Under they theme empowering communities and driving economic recovery and job creation

MTN general manager for corporate services Maureen Dio said the institution saw it fit to ensure that person’s living with disabilities are well equipped and have the Technological knowledge, during the handover

The ZAPD Acting director general Nicholas Goma appreciated the gesture saying it has come at a right time to empower Persons with Disabilities with ICT facilities and skills. He further encouraged other corperate entities to emulate the good gesture by MTN Zambia of donating equipment to Persons with Disabilities.

Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities, on 3rd February, 2022, visited the British American Tobacco Company (BAT Zambia) offices to conduct an Accessibility Audit. 75% of the Premises are accessible to Persons with Disabilities, However , the company will have to make a few adjustments for the entire place to be 100% accessible.

The Agency commended the effort that the company is making in ensuring that Persons with Disabilities access the built environment on an equal basis with others.

Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities Acting Director General, Mr Nicholas Goma and ZAPD officers travelled to Kapopo village and Chifwema area to interact with Persons with Disabilities and address their concerns.

Photos for Kapopo Village

Photos for Chifwema area

The Agency in partnership with Zambia Federation of Disability Organizations, Disability Rights Watch and the Commuter Magazine, with support from the United Nations (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), conducted a Rapid Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Zambia.

The objective of the assessment was to understand and identify the health and socio-economic challenges faced by Persons with Disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic and to formulate recommendations to the Government and service providers on COVID-19 disability-inclusive response and recovery.

Below are pictures of the validation workshop of the report that took place on Wednesday, 14th December, 2021 at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka.

The Agency joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December. This year’s national commemoration was held on the Copperbelt at Levy Mwanawansa stadium and was graced by the Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Mrs Doreen Mwamba, MP

2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities High -Level Cocktail was held at Sarovar hotel on 29th November 2021

Handover of Photobank

We regret to inform the general public that we lost our beloved member of staff Mr Febian Mambwe on 9th November 2021 in a car accident, He was put to rest on 12 November 2021, Mr Mambwe who was the senior rehabilitation officer.

The Minister of Community Development and Social Services Honorable Doreen Mwamba in the company of the Permanent Secretary Madam Pamela Kabamba and Director Social welfare Mr Kennedy Mumba visited Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) to interact with the members of staff and give a roadmap on the direction the government wishes to take with regards to development and Persons with Disabilities

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) in partnership with the Prudential Life Assurance Zambia (PLAZ) under the Safe Steps Project donated various assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities at a hand over ceremony held at Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD), Lusaka. Present at the event was the Acting Director General Mr. Nicholas Goma, RTSA Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Gladwell Banda and the Acting Managing Director of Prudential Life Assurance Mr. Kachizya Kwenda.” During the event, Mr. Goma expressed gratitude to RTSA and PLAZ for their generosity in providing mobility aids for Persons with Disabilities and hoped for further collaborations. The event took place on 07th October, 2021.

Madam Pamela Kabamba, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services and Acting Director General for ZAPD Julien Mwape , graced the Empowerment Program that was held at ZAPD Headquater on 7th June 2021

Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities held a Press Briefing at pamodzi, Lusaka Hotel, the Acting Director General for Zambia Agency for persons with Disabilities Ms Julien Mwape appealed to various political parties to adopt persons with disabilities willing to stand in the coming August elections.

Zambia Association of Sisterhoods through the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities donated 10 trays of eggs and Covid-19 prevention Posters to University Teaching Hospital(UTH) Special School and Bauleni special Needs Project Shool, 5 trays were delivered at each school by the Director Rehabilitation and Research Ms Agatha Banda from Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities.

UTH Special School Head Teacher Received the donation with gratitude .

Bauleni Special Needs Project School Senior Teacher Received the donation on behalf of the school with gratitude

EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM was graced with the presence of the Minister of Community Development and Social Services Hon. Kampamba Mulenga, and Acting Director General for ZAPD Julien Mwape , this event was held at ZAPD Headquater on 11 December 2020

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CELEBRATIONS was graced with the presence of the Minister of Community Development and Social Services Hon. Kampamba Mulenga, Permenant Secratery and Acting Director General for ZAPD Julien Mwape

Handover Ceremony of equipment to Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities by International Labour Organization through the Mother Board Ministry of Community Development and Social Services to help Fight the spread of Covid-19.

Handover ceremony of hardware equipment ( Laptops, hard drives, digital cameras and desktops) to ZAPD from International Labour Organization (ILO) through the Ministry of Community Development and Social welfare, this was held at the Ministry on 20th August 2020.

Barefoot Disability Inclusion Workshop
Held at NAPSA sports complex Lusaka from 21 to 23 July 2020

Maiming and Killing of persons with Albinism – Mika

Presentation of a memorandum from ZAPD ZAPD Outreach Programme 2020 – Eastern Province.

2019 International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesCocktail -IDPD Copperbelt Province – December 2019

Western Province -October 2019.. Lusaka Province – 2019…

Minister-Community Development & Zapd Director Gerneral

PS – Giving Speech

Exhibitors Stand -Ministry of Health and Communities of Practice for Disability Advocacy and Mainstreaming Programme

Western Province Traditional gesture -IDPD

Western Province Performance - IDPD — Western Province Performance – IDPD

Exhibitors Stand- Rockview University, Zambia Federation of Disability Organisation, Muchinga Eastern Eye Care Project

Western Province PC giving a speech on IDPD Day

Welcome to Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities

The Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities is a quasi-Government Institution established by an Act of Parliament, the Persons with Disabilities Act No. 06 of 2012 of the Laws of Zambia. The Agency falls under the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services.