08/10/2026
FROM LUAPULA TO THE COMMONWEALTH - SELECTED AS A WELLBEING CHAMPION
I am extremely proud, humbled, and honoured to officially announce my selection to serve as a Wellbeing Champion on the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC)’s Are you Okay? Campaign.
This initiative brings together a network of young leaders from across the Commonwealth who have stepped forward to create safe and supportive spaces for honest conversations about mental health, wellbeing, and the challenges affecting young people in our communities.
This selection is a reflection of our continued commitment to youth development, youth welfare, mental health, and wellbeing, as well as our active role in initiating and supporting programmes that seek to improve the lives of young people.
For us, youth development goes beyond leadership and participation. It also means ensuring that young people have spaces where they can speak, be heard, seek support, and thrive.
We are therefore deeply grateful for this opportunity to once again contribute to a broader Commonwealth effort to advance youth mental health and wellbeing.
As I embark on this journey alongside fellow young leaders from across the Commonwealth, I wish to reiterate my commitment to this noble mission.
I will carry this responsibility with humility, integrity, dignity, and dedication, while representing YouthConnect Mansa-Luapula Initiative Organisation with honour on this international platform.
This is not only a personal milestone. It is an opportunity to represent our country, Zambia; our province, Luapula; our organisation, YouthConnect; and every young person who believes in the power of our vision.
To the Commonwealth Youth Council, thank you for the trust, confidence, and responsibility you have placed in me.
I do not take this opportunity for granted. This responsibility shall be discharged diligently, with a commitment to learning, collaboration, advocacy, and meaningful impact.
This is yet another milestone in our growing journey in youth development, youth leadership, advocacy, welfare, and community impact.
From grassroots communities in Luapula to the Commonwealth stage, the journey continues.
The agenda remains Youth Development.
Thank you, Commonwealth.
Asante! Litumezi! Twatotela! 🇿🇲🌍