Zambia Green Jobs Programme

Zambia Green Jobs Programme Business Linkages and Access to Finance Specialist Chileshe Mwamba (far left) with project partners Zambia Development Agency, Mfinance and North Western Chamber of Commerce, at Solwezi Radio after sharing lessons learned about MSME Access to Markets and Finance.

Public lecture at the Copperbelt University (CBU) School of Built Environment, where final year students from Architecture, Planning, Real Estate and Construction Economics faculties are showcasing their projects in sustainable built environments. The Zambia Green Jobs Programme recently partnered with CBU and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to include green building in the curricula of the School of Built Environment.

Zambia Green Jobs Programme, Zambia Bureau of Standards green construction awareness meeting in Kitwe.

News Flash: TEVETA has approved curriculum for Rain Water Harvesting and Solar installation in Zambia. The Zambia Green Jobs Programme has been working with TEVETA and other stakeholders to draft and validate the two curricula.

Acting Chief Technical Advisor Mr. Evans Lwanga explaining green construction and the at the Green Construction Awareness Workshop, held today at Protea Towers Hotel in Lusaka. The event is organized by the Zambia Bureau of Standards.

Family occupying Zambia Green Jobs demo house in Lumwana grateful for the solar installation at the house. Mr and Mrs Chanda say they are able to light their house and charge their phones without interruption. They are also happy with the thermal comfort that the house made out of ecofriendly materials provides.

I have learnt a lot from the Sawmilling training," says Moses Kalusa, a 23 year old sawmiller of Kitwe. "Such trainings should continue. A long time ago many sawmillers lacked the skill to run sawmills but now it is different."

Zambia Green Jobs Programme Training of Sawmillers from different wood processing MSMEs on the Copperbelt. The training is being conducted at Zambia Forestry College in Mwekera, Kitwe. The training was done in four cohorts of 40 students each. The enterpreneurs are being trained in sawmilling, saw doctoring and wood harvesting. Last year 136 sawmillers were trained. The target for this year is 160.

Edward Lutawo 48, a model farmer of Chipata's Msekera area says interractions with the Zambia Green Jobs Programme has increased exposure for his tree growing business.
He makes about K250,000 per year. He has even built a house and bought his wife a car. All his six children are in school.
Lutawo who was only educated up to grade twelve adds that
"In life it doesn't mean that if you haven't gone far with school, then you will not make it, you have to follow your dream and passion. I have seen people who are very educated but not doing very well in life."
He has trained about 100 farmers in tree growing.
Lutawo also plans to launch Chipata Coffee on the Zambian Market.

Frederick Zimba, 24, a tree grower of Chipata's Mishoro area says he is grateful to the Finnish government funded Zambia Green Jobs Programme for inculcating in him sustainable forestry skills. As I raise money for college, I channel my energies towards tree growing instead of drinking.

Finnish government funded has been working with Chipata Trades Training Institute to empower locals with green construction business skills. Locals are trained in Start and Improve Your Green Construction Business (SIYGCB).