Amplifying children's voices on Child rights,Climate Change and Environment.

Keepers Zambia Foundation with support from Save the Children and with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is implementing the SIDA Civil Society Strengthening Programme (SIDA CSO) 2022 to 2026 in Choma Sinazongwe, and Nkeyema Districts. The programme aims at contributing to a strong civil society that demands and supports the fulfilment of children’s rights – holding states to account and mobilizing and empowering children and their communities.

The Project Amplifying Children’s Voice for Child Rights aims at institutionalizing structures and mechanisms for girls and boys, including those with disabilities, to participate in decision-making processes and monitor the Government of Zambia’s child rights commitments at the local, district, provincial and national levels. This will be achieved through strengthening boys’ and girls’ capacity in child rights and the skills and confidence to engage in child rights advocacy, and creating child led partnerships and structures to provide adequate space for boys and girls and youth to participate and influence decision on matters that affect them, including environment and climate change.

The intention of the project is to create awareness on environment and climate crisis and its impact on child. The environment and climate change knowledge gained by boys and girls will provide an opportunity for them to effectively engage duty bearer in mitigating issues affecting children.