Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Zambia

The NIMD programme in Zambia focuses on constitutional reforms and political accountability.

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Africa Regional Conference held in Maputo on 19-21 September

News Article - 16 September 2011

NIMD, in cooperation with Mozambican political parties, hosts an African Regional Conference on Constitutional Reforms and Constitutionalism in Africa in Maputo from 18 to 21 September 2011. Former President of Mozambique and Chair Person of the Africa Forum of Former Heads of State and Government J

Constitutional reform: a democratic contest of ideas

News Article - 29 June 2010

Today, a number of African countries are moving towards a constitutional order that is not only democratic and legitimate, but also inclusive and popularly accepted.

President Museveni of Uganda endorses interparty dialogue

News Article - 27 May 2010

NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme conference is being hosted by the Ugandan political parties who, on 5 February 2010, launched an interparty dialogue platform known as the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue, (IPOD).

Zambia: NIMD support inclusive and impartial

News Article - 05 May 2010

In Zambia, NIMD provides support to political parties on a fully inclusive and strictly impartial basis. All parliamentary parties are eligible for support, whether in government or in the opposition.

Increasing women's participation in decision-making

Video - 2010

Video report on an exchange of experiences from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

Lessons on Constitutional Reform

News Article - 03 May 2010

This week, NIMD’s Africa Regional Programme (ARP) will facilitate an exchange programme in Nairobi between members of Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee and constitutional stakeholders from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya.

Zambia: Centre for inter-party dialogue invests in institutional capacity

News Article - 29 July 2009

During a recent working visit to Zambia, NIMD and its local partner, the Zambian Centre for Inter-Party Dialogue (ZCID) jointly agreed upon a priority agenda for institutional strengthening.

What we do: Zambia

Video - 2009

Partners explain how the NIMD programme in Zambia is helping to bring about constitutional reforms.

Discussion on constitutional reform in Zambia

News Article - 25 June 2009

Constitutions are the most important documents for the functioning of states. The quality of democracy is therefore intricately linked to the way in which the constitution is written.

Lunch Lecture: The political situation in Zambia

News Article - 09 June 2009

NIMD cordially invites you to the NIMD lunch meeting - presenting an update on the political situation in Zambia - Tuesday 23 June, 12h-14h, NIMD office in The Hague

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At a glance ...

Political parties in parliament

• United Democratic Alliance (coalition of UNIP, UPND, FDD)
• Patriotic Front (PF)
• Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
• National Democratic Forum (NDF)
• United Liberal Party (ULP)
• Independents

Key achievements in 2009

• With the support of NIMD, Zambia’s political parties have founded the Zambian Centre for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID), which is instrumental in creating political consensus and raising public awareness of the constitutional review process. The programme also facilitates more frequent contact between political parties both nationally and at the regional level, empowering the rank-and-file to hold their leaders politically and financially accountable.

Key achievements in 2008

• Successful facilitation of a political compromise over the constitutional reform process.
• Enhanced contact with regional branches of political parties over constitutional issues.
• ZCID facilitated exchanges with the party rank and file to provide input for interparty dialogue sessions on the constitutional reform process.

Key national partners

• Zambian Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID)
• Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) (local NGO)
• National Women’s Lobby Group
• OASIS Forum (local NGO)
• Constitutional Awareness Network (CAN)

Key international partners

• Royal Netherlands Embassy
• Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
• European Union (EU)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Governance Group donor community
• African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)