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This study investigated the participation of women and men in the Community Market Conservation Programme (COMACO) in the Luangwa Valley region. The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which women and men participated in COMACO. The study was conducted in Mfuwe in Mambwe District in...

The Ministry of Education has shown commitment to ensure that female pupils get the same equal and quality education as their male counterparts in high schools since the 1990s. Unfortunately studies have shown that the performance of girls in these institutions is below that of boys at both...

This study tried to find out whether the quality and relevance of the education provided by community schools in selected parts of Mkushi District had an impact on pupils' academic achievement. The study sample consisted of five community schools that were implementing the primary basic education...

The past several decades have witnessed considerable empirical research on the demand for money function due to the vital role this function plays in macroeconomic analysis especially in regard to the formation and transmission of monetary policy. Consequently demand for money functions have been...

Environmental stability and sustainability are pre-requisites for development. As a result recent times have seen a rise in investment, both in terms of financial and human resources, in the management of the environment by many governments around the world. It is, however, not possible to talk...

The report explores the value of health education communication on infant and child morbidity and mortality. The rates of child mortality are too high in Zambia (102 per 1000 live births in 2009) compared to Singapore for example with a rate of 2.5 deaths per 1000 live births...

HIV mainstreaming is increasingly being seen as one of the strategies for an effective national response. With an estimated HIV prevalence of 14.3 percent in the 15 to 49 years age group, Zambia has adopted a multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS control (ZDHS 2007, NAC 2009). For line...

Distance education is one of the most popular forms of education offered world wide to those students who have had no opportunity to enroll full time in various educational institutions including universities. Distance education is also seen to be cost effective especially in developing countries...

The problem of street kids is worldwide. The study has samples from South America, Europe, Asia and Africa in general. The study focuses on the Zambian situation. The situation is worrying. Children have been seen roaming the streets in singles or groups chasing each other and struggling for...

A uniform price has been applied for each agricultural commodity marketed by the official marketing institutions in Zambia since 1973. The main reason attributed for adopting a uniform pricing system is that of equality. Since its inception, the uniform pricing system has received criticisms...