Zambia Centre for Social Development (ZCSD)

Welcome to Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD). ZCSD is a non-governemental organization with more than 50 member organisations. ZCSD was established in 1974 with its head office in Lusaka and several provincial liason organizations in eight districts.

Programme Areas

ZSCD is trying to achieve its goal through the following result areas.

Support to Civil Society Organizations

This result area focuses on providing relevant information, resources and support to CSO's, with a special emphasis placed on youth and women organisations, concerning their rights and their ability to effectively and freely operate.The principle outputs shall be:

- Resource centres with necessary and accesible information pertaining to civil society's ability to effectively participate in Decision-making set up in the 9 provinces.

- ZCSD will develop outreach programmes aimed at supporting members, especially at district level.

EU Supported CASE Programme

The Civil Society Advocacy, Sensitization and Empowerment programme (CASE Project) is a 4 year programme funded by European Union with the support of MS Action Aid. this programme is aimed at enhancing the organisational capacities of CSO's in the four target provinces of Eastern, Copperbelt, Lusaka and Luapula to engage local government much more effectively from the position of strength, and to hold local government accountable by tracking budget allocations and spending within the health and education sectors. This is also aimed at bringing the stalled National Decentralisation Policy back on public agenda by creating bottom up demand for its implementation. Finally it is also envisaged that the programme will significantly strengthen citizens' knowledge on how to participate in national decision making processes at local level, through increased awareness of citizens' rights and obligations.