Children In Need Network
Children In Need Network (CHIN) is a national network of non-governmental organisations, community based organisations and faith based organisations working to improve the welfare and uphold the rights of children in Zambia
Children's Caucus Meets with MPs
The Children's Caucus together with other children from the Global Movement on 16 th November met with parliamentarians to advocate for an end to child marriages.
In her appeal Zamiwe Nkoma a member of the Children's Caucus called on parliamentarians to come up with a law which would completely ban marriages of children even under traditional law.
She requested the MPs to come up with a law which would make defilement non- bailable and to find a way of quickening the prosecution of people who marry or defile children.
Employment Opportunities
The Children In Need Network (CHIN) a registered national network of NGOs, CBOs and FBOs working to uphold and promote the rights of children in Zambia has the following vacancies to be filled in immediately.
JOB TITLE : EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
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CHIN Chooses New Board
CHIN on 12 November, 2009 during its annual general meeting successfully elected a new board to provide leadership to the network.
The following are the names and positions of the new CHIN board -:
1. Chairperson
Mr. Kelvin Sampa National Initiative for Citizens Awareness
-Lusaka Province
2.Vice Chairperson
Mrs. Mailes Muke Zulu- SEPA -
North-Western Province
3.Treasurer
Mwape Dr. Charles Mwape Hope for Africa International - Lusaka Province
4.Secretary
Charles Sichamba Africa Home Center for Children - Lusaka Province
5. Vice Secretary
Mr. Charles Mwambo Samaritan Strategy- Zambia - Copperbelt
Province
6.Publicity secretary Mr. John Didansio Daka Vulnerable Children Advocacy
Project - Copperbelt Province
CHIN
and other civil society organisations on 25th August, 2009 submitted a report
highliting the state of Human rights, social protection and the situation of poverty among the vulnerable
groups in Zambia.
The
report was done in the context of the Global Economic Crises on the occasion
of the Visit to Zambia of the UN Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Expert, Ms.
Magdalena Sepúlveda.
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Some of the documents published by CHIN this September
Child
Sexual Abuse Report
UNCRC Monitoring Report in Zambia
Maximizing Positive Synergies Between Health Systems
Links between commercial sexual exploitation of children CSECandHIV/AIDS
Customary
Law and Defilement research