Zambia Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan

Zambia is one of 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have collaborated with the PMNCH under the CAAP initiative.   

Responding to the need for accelerated progress for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health (WCAH), the CAAP initiative in Zambia aims to advance women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (WCAH) issues through coordinated and collaborative multi-sectoral collaborative advocacy and accountability efforts.  

These multi-constituency efforts aim to contribute to the achievement of national priorities by accelerating the implementation of existing Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and Adolescent Well-Being (AWB) commitments while mobilizing new commitments where needed.   

The CAAP initiative in Zambia is coordinated by Amref Health Zambia, under the leadership of Levy Mkandawire. The close collaboration with a network of civil society organizations and the stewardship of Dr Angel Mwiche, Director, Reproductive Health at the Ministry of Health, is critical to the process in Zambia.    

The preparation work is on-going for the advocacy plan to be developed to rally their joint advocacy and accountability efforts of partners around key national priorities. It builds on findings from a scoping and assessment of national commitments and feedback from discussions with organizations working on WCAH issues, including civil society, youth organizations, healthcare professionals, media representatives, and academia, among others. 

The CAAP initiative aims to strengthen synergies with other initiatives and platforms such as Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere and Child Survival Action Initiative. Priorities identified by national partners also complement the high-level political advocacy of the Global Leaders Network for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescent Heath (GLN). 

The CAAP initiative’s success depends on the collaborative efforts of partners. We invite you to join our efforts to accelerate progress for women, children, and adolescents in Zambia!  

To learn more about the initiative and to engage further: 

✔️ Share your interest in joining the CAAP initiative with pmnch@who.org  
✔️ Join Zambia Digital Advocacy Hub to share your work and resources and mobilize action