Zambia has been hosting refugees immediately after attaining its independence. The country has an open door policy for asylum seekers and refugees seeking protection in Zambia. For over five decades, Zambia has hosted thousands of refugees from Angola, South Africa, Mozambique, Burundi, Rwanda,...
This study was an investigation into challenges and prospects of refugees‟ in social economic participation; in Meheba refugee settlement of Kalumbila. The objectives of this study were to examine refugees‟ social and economic participation in Zambia, to identify the challenges refugees face in...
Download PDF ↓Water insecurity is increasingly becoming a global problem, and African cities are at the coalface of this challenge. The water insecurity challenges in African cities are due in part to an interweave of factors such as rapid and often unplanned urbanisation, poor quality of infrastructure and...
Housing is a basic human need and has been declared a human right by the United Nations. Despite housing being declared as such, there are still challenges to its provision. In Zambia, the government’s response to this challenge was to establish the National Housing Authority (NHA) through an Act...
The study sought to establish systems and nature of unplanned settlements in three unplanned settlements in Lusaka district and determine its implication on peace and security on communities. The objectives of the study were to; establish the prevalence of unplanned settlements and their...
Download PDF ↓This abstract is based on a study carried out in Misisi; an informal settlement in the city of Lusaka. The settlement experiences perennial floods. However, despite the frequency and devasting effects of flooding in the area, people continue to live in the settlement. In much of urban Africa,...
The purpose of this study was to establish the origin of conflicts between refugees and the host community of Kanyama Township in Lusaka. The study was descriptive in nature using qualitative research approach and a case study design. The research objectives were to identify the conflicts between...