Zambia

Celebrating all the cyclists changing the world on two wheels this World Bicycle Day

Celebrating all the cyclists changing the world on two wheels this World Bicycle Day

World Bicycle Day is always a big deal for us at Transaid. It’s a chance to honour all those who are keeping our programmes moving forward on two wheels. From the bicycle ambulance riders serving their communities in Zambia, to our UK supporters braving our cycle challenges to raise vital funds, we’ll be celebrating you on the 3rd June!

This year we’ll also be celebrating our long-awaited return to the roads with...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/28/celebrating-all-the-cyclists-changing-the-world-on-two-wheels-this-world-bicycle-day/

Here’s what you’re helping make happen

Transforming lives through safe, available and sustainable transport.

Here’s what you’re helping make happen

Whilst work on our COVID-19 response in Uganda and Zambia continues, we wanted to share some of our pre-pandemic highlights from our programmes. From researching the use of motorcycles in the Democratic Republic of Congo to setting up a new social enterprise in Madagascar, here’s a taste of what we have achieved with your support between April 2019 and March 2020.

We hope you’re proud of...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/02/heres-what-youre-helping-make-happen/

Zambia signs deal for new dry port

Zambia has signed a 146.5-million-U.S. dollar agreement with Africa Inland Container Depot (AFICD) of Tanzania on the establishment of a dry port in the central town of Kapiri Mposhi, its investment agency said on Friday.

The agreement will see the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the investment arm of the Zambian government, holding 15 percent of shares in the project while the Tanzanian firm holds 85 percent.

CEO of the IDC Mateyo Kaluba said during the signing ceremony that the...

https://container-news.com/zambia-deal-new-dry-port/

MAMaZ Against Malaria at Scale set to benefit four times more people at risk of malaria in rural Zambia

MAMaZ Against Malaria at Scale set to benefit four times more people at risk of malaria in rural Zambia

We are delighted to announce the scale up of Transaid and partners’ highly successful MAMaZ against Malaria (MAM) pilot project. This comes after securing matched funding from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) and the Government of Canada that will allow the project to benefit around four times as many people living in rural Zambia – from 54,000 to 200,000.

Transaid, along with a consortium of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/25/mamaz-against-malaria-at-scale-set-to-benefit-four-times-more-people-at-risk-of-malaria-in-rural-zambia/

Zambia’s infrastructure habit, Super-fast politics podcast

Commentary: Zambia’s infrastructure habit

By Max Roch in London

Infrastructure development in Zambia is a powerful tool for swaying public opinion. However, despite its importance to economic growth, it is contentious. Past projects are associated with high costs, opaque tender processes and rising public debt. The tension between development and debt dominates, and the two issues often lead back to China and its funding of Zambian infrastructure projects. In a nation that emerged out of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/14/zambias-infrastructure-habit-super-fast-politics-podcast/