Foundation for Behavior Change

Happy children matter to a family

Schools are opening very soon.
Working in rural areas, we discovered how difficult this time was in the previous years when parents had to look for school fees and exam fees
Some children delayed reporting to school because parents had to deal with the pressure of fees accompanied by the pressure of farming.
Some esp girly, chose marriage. Some were deceived into s*x for money in order to make up for the fees.
Today, parents can prepare their children with a free mind.
We thank the government for this move as many children's lives and future have been saved.

We observe with great concern the threats on a number of pf MPs that voted for the bill.
As a democracy, Zambian constitution allows every citizen to make their democratic choice.
We expect every political party to respect and put measures in protecting their members from every threat therein.
These MPs are a representative of their people from their respective constituencies before anything. Therefore, they have the right to represent the voice of the people in their constituency.
Threatening them shows shows great undemocratic tendencies from their political party.
We urge that they be treated with respect and as much as it could be hard and painful, respect their democratic choice and right.

We don't really care which side of the politics you stand on
But, we need such young leaders especially girls in this country.

We can rate the UPND government

HERE IS BILL 7

𝟏. 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟓𝟔 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟏𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Reason: This will enhance representation and democracy, ensuring more citizens have a voice in parliament.

𝟐. 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Reason: This will promote inclusivity and diversity, ensuring marginalised groups have a stronger voice in parliament.

20 seats will be reserved for women, 12 for youths, and 3 for persons with disabilities, allocated based on party performance

3. R𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 Article 52, which 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭es 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 or disqualification of a candidate by the courts.

Reason: To avoid delaying elections and waste of resources on the part of Govt and the candidates.

However, it must be noted that, in case of death, fresh nominations would have to be held to allow the party that has lost a candidate to fill in another candidate.

4. R𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 Article 72 ( 8 ) 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐲-𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬;

Reason: to avoid by-elections by allowing the political parties to replace the candidate who had died without going through a by-election.

𝟓. 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟔𝟖(𝐛) 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

We want to categorically put it on record that we are in support of Bill 7.

A letter to My President
Good morning Mr President.
Greetings to you and the family in the name of our lord Jesus. Allow me also to extend my special greetings to the able and hardworking, our beloved minister of education Hon Douglas Siakalima.
Dear Mr President, allow me first of all to commend you on the steps that you have taken as a father of this great nation to meet groups of that really mater. The meeting of the UPND youths and the church groups is commendable sir. It shows how much great care you have as a leader.
Sir, let me on behalf of all teachers commend you and the minister of education for the policy steps that you have undertaken to transform esp the education sector esp in rural areas among them,
1. Free education
2. Provision of desks
3. School grants
4. New skill based curriculum
5. ZNS voluntary training
6. Meal allowance in University etc
But sir, how nice it would be to meet the teachers from rural areas and hear their plight in person?
Rural teachers are going through a lot of challenges that is why some of those in urban would never want to go to rural areas. We know this is absurd request esp coming from a nobody as me BUT the love and desire these teachers have for you as their father is unmeasurable. The rural teacher is there in a place where there is no nurse, police officer, is there when where no Mp or councilor executing and sacrificing their lives in hardships. From the sands of western, crossing of the rivers in luapula, to the hills in Eastern, some of them have lived away from their families for years for the love of the job and ex*****on of your mighty vision to change the life of that village child. Many can be said our beloved President but this is just but a limited platform. But, how wonderful it would be to also meet you and air our experience to you as our father. If this is an impossible dream, please we request:
1. Review the rural hardship allowance maybe to K4000.This will also attract many to go into rural areas

Agriculture science will be a compulsory subject in the new curriculum