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CALLING ON ALL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS TO THE NGO REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT PROCESS

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) was formed in 1974 as an Umbrella of Zambian Civil Society Organisations. Our main goal of the organisation is promoting a vibrant, independent and well-coordinated civil society organisation in Zambia.

In 2009 government enacted the Non-Governmental Act No. 16 of 2009 to regulate and register Non-Governmental Organisations. The enactment of the Law was not well received by a large section of Civil Society in the country who felt that the law infringed on fundamental freedoms and the constitution of Zambia.

Against this background, civil society including Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD), started pursuing the Repeal and Replacement of the NGO Act. In 2019, government, through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) contracted the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) to draft the NGO Bill.

Working through a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising of civil society, government ministries and partners, consultative meetings were held in provinces to get submissions to the NGO Bill. With the outbreak of the corona virus, these countrywide consultative meetings were put on hold. Instead, the ZLDC issued an online submission plan to enable NGOs contribute to the NGO Draft Bill.

In an effort to ensure that the NGO Bill promotes the flourishing of the civil society, Zambia Council for Social Development is now calling on all its members and other well-meaning Zambian Organizations and Individuals alike to make submissions to the process of repealing and replacing of the NGO Act of 2009.

All submissions should be made to the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) at Plot No. 26F Cheetah Road Kabulonga, Lusaka or the Registrar of NGOs at the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services. Soft copies should be sent to Mr Mwiba Mwenda at [email protected] and Ms Lina Jere at [email protected] and ZCSD to [email protected]

Our Goal is to see a vibrant, well-coordinated and Independent Civil Society Sector in Zambia