National General Secretary: Ms Annie Ngwira
Annie posseses a unique blend of qualifications and experience. She has a Masters in Manpower Studies which she obtained from the Polytechnic of Central London (now University of London) and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration. She has extensive experience in policy development, programme implementation and management; vast experience in training and counselling service provision; working knowledge of government institutions in order to recommend result-oriented measures; working with young people. Ms Ngwira has a wealth of experience in undertaking government, donor and private entity funded projects.
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National President: Pastor Conrad Mbewe
Before entering into pastoral ministry, Conrad studied mining engineering at the university of Zambia and upon graduation, worked in the Zambia copper mines for three years. It was during his university studies that he sensed God's call to the preaching ministry and so spent all his spare time and money in his undergraduate days acquiring the necessary tools for ministry and serving the Lord in the local church and at the university.
Conrad has been a pastor at the Kabwata Baptist Church since 1987 - a church he had helped to plant during his university days. The church is presently overseeing the establishment of 10 new Reformed Baptist churches in Zambia and Botswana. Conrad travels extensively, preaching in Southern Africa and has also preached a number of times in Canada, the USA, Brazil, the UK and Singapore.
He is the editor of the Reformation Zambia magazine. He also writes three columns in two weekly national newspapers, two of which he has been writing for the last fifteen years. He has contributed chapters to a number of books published in the USA, the latest Dear Timothy - Letters on Pastoral Ministry, published by Founders Press.
Conrad is also the principal of the Reformed Baptist Preachers College in Zambia.
Conrad joined Zambia YMCA in 1995 and has held various leadership positions at local, national and project levels. He has held the position of National President since October 2007.
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Capital: Lusaka
Area: 740,720 km² (11,890 km² water)
Population: 12,220,000
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46,5% (male: 2,626,911 / female: 2,609,857)
15-64 years: 51,1% (male: 2,848,402 / female: 2,904,376)
65 years+over: 2,4% (male: 118,043 / female: 154,206)
(2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 16.46 years
male: 16.26 years
female: 16.67 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality:
total: 100.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 105.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 96.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life expectancy: 33 years
Languages: official - English; 72 local languages
Currency: Kwacha (ZM)
Border countries: Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Anolga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique
Religion: Christian
Socio-political issues affecting youth development:
HIV/AIDS: Zambia is one of the African countries with the highest HIV prevalence rate, currently at 14%.
Unemployment: Unemployment remains one of the biggest challenges the country is facing with more than 70% of the country's population with no job. The youth are most affected, especially those who have just graduated from colleges and secondary schools.
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Date of Establishment: 1958
Member of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs: 1977
Member of the World Alliance of YMCAs: 1968
Staff: 95
Local Branches: 12 active (15 in total)
Volunteers: 150
Beneficiaries: 47,000
International Partners:
Africa Alliance of YMCAs, World Alliance of YMCAs, Y Care International, Ketchner Waterloo YMCA, YMCA of Middle Tennessee, International Youth Foundation, YWCA-YMCA Sweden, YMCA of Nottinghamshire
Local Partners:
Zambia Council of Churches, Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority, Zambia National Education Coalition, Churches Association of Zambia
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HIV/AIDS programmes
This programme has various facets which combined are aimed at youth empowerement through behavioural change, based on accurate knowledge and empowered decision-making. The different components include:
- HIV/AIDS Prevention through Behavioural Change using
peer educators for sensitisation
- HIV/AIDS Home Based Care for people living with AIDS
- HIV/AIDS Impact Mitigation, support of Orphans and
Vulnerable Children's education
- Working with Street Kids
- Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health
Youth employment and entrepreneurship - vocational training
This programme is targeted at youth from poor families to provide vocational training wealth creation opportunities that they would not otherwise be provided with. It involves:
- Early childhood teachers training
- Vocational training - tailoring and design
- Food production
Economic empowerment
This concerns:
- Entrepreneurship training
- Young Farmers' Clubs
- Womens' Small Businesses programme
Other programmes concern the Professional Training project which focuses on Social Work (certificate & diploma) and psychosocial counselling.
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To translate the principles of YMCA's Christian heritage into programmes that develop children/youth, strengthen families, and build strong communities.
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Zambia YMCAs' work began in 1958 when Zambia, together with Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi) formed the Central African Federation. Local associations were established in Kitwe, Ndola, Kabwe and Lusaka.
The Kitwe YMCA was extended to other areas using schools, playing fields and other facilities. Today, there are 15 local branches throughout nince provinces in Zambia.
The National Council of YMCAs was formed in 1968 and affiliated to the World Alliance in the same year. Membership to the Africa Aliance of YMCAs was in 1977.
Programmes to alleviate poverty and eradicate illiteracy became the primary thrust of Zambia YMCA. Education was seen as a pre-requisite to fight poverty. Most of the local associations have pre-schools and pre-school colleges. The focus has now changed to include the empowerment of young people through leadership development, empowered decision-making and civic involvement as well as youth employment and entrepreneurship.
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Ms Annie Ngwira
National General Secretary (Executive Director)
P.O. Box 37549
Lusaka
ZAMBIA
Tel: 260 1263131
Fax: 260 1260777
Email: zambiaymca(at)iconnect.zm
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