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SPEECH FOR THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT MR FRACKSON NGOSA, DURING THE 38TH NATIONAL COUNCIL NDOZO LODGE – CHILANGA  THEME TRANSFORMATION FOR PROGRESS AND STAINABILIY 9TH DECEMBER 2023

 

  • THE GUEST OF HONOUR P.S DONORCOORDINATION – DR. GEORGE SINYANGWE
  • NLRC RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE – MS. MARIANNE DEEDLER
  • IFRC OPERATIONS DELEGATE MRS – GLORIA KUNYENGA
  • COUNCIL OF DELEGATES
  • NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY
  • BOARD MEMBERS FOR ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY
  • ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY
  • ALL LINE MISTRIES REPRESENTED HERE
  • LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

GUEST OF HONOUR,

WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TIME OFF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO GRACE THIS IMPORTANT ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF THE ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY. AS AN INSTITUTION WE CANNOT OPERATE IN ISOLATION, WE REQUIRE THE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION OF YOUR OFFICE AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN ORDER FOR THE NATIONAL SOCIETY TO DELIVER ITS MANDATE. 

GUEST OF HONOUR

AS YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY (ZRCS) IS A HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED IN 1966 BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, CAP 307 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA, AS AN AUXILIARY INSTITUTION TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO AUGMENT GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS IN ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING AMONGST THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY.

SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, ZRCS HAS BEEN A KEY FACTOR IN HUMANITARIAN FIELD OFFERING ITS SERVICES TO SAVE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS BOTH IN EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXTS, MAINLY FOCUSING ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY; CLIMATE ACTION, WHICH INCLUDE EARLY AND ANTICIPATORY ACTION; RESPONSE TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SUCH AS   FOOD SECURITY AND FLOOD; PROMOTING ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE WATER AS WELL AS ADEQUATE SANITATION; SECURING LIVELIHOODS,   DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EPIDEMICS/PANDEMICS, ENHANCING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, TO MENTION A FEW.

 ALL THESE INTERVENTIONS ARE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENTAL AGENDA AND ATTAINMENT OF RELATED  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) 

GUEST OF HONOUR

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, YOU ARE GRACING TODAY, IS HIGHEST DECISION-MAKING ORGAN OF ZRCS COMPRISING BRANCH PRESIDENTS, PROVINCIAL PRESIDENTS, AND BOARD MEMBERS, CONVENED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZRCS CONSTITUTION, TO DELIBERATE MATTERS PERTAINING PERFORMANCE, AND PROGRESS  OF THE ORGANIZATION. 

GUEST OF HONOR

DESPITE MANY SUCCESSES THAT ZRCS HAS ACHIEVED IN DELIVERING ITS MANDATE, THE INSTITUTION HAS BEEN FACED WITH FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WOULD REQUIRE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ITS SUSTAINABILITY AND CONTINUE MOBILIZING RESOURCES TO AUGMENT PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN ALLEVIATING SUFFERING AMONG THE VULNERABLE POPULATION. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE GRANT THAT ZRCS RECEIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, THE AMOUNT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED SIGNIFICANTLY UPWARDS.

GUEST OF HONOUR

OVER TIME, THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENT UNDER WHICH THE ZRCS ACT WAS ENACTED HAVE EVOLVED, RENDERING CERTAIN SECTIONS OBSOLETE. TO THIS EFFECT, THERE IS A NEED FOR THE ZRCS ACT TO BE REVIEWED AND AS SUCH, WE ASK GOVERNMENT THROUGH YOU SIR, TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF REPEALING AND REPLACING THE ZRCS ACT TO MATCH PREVAILING CONDITIONS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN THE  HUMANITARIAN FIELD.

ZRCS HAS PRESENCE AT NATIONAL PROVINCIAL, DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY  LEVELS, WHICH MAKES IT WELL PLACED TO BE A STRATEGIC PARTNER IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE, DRIVING DEVELOPMENTAL AGENDA AND INDEED REACHING THE LAST MILE POPULATION. I THEREFORE ASK THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH YOU SIR TO INCORPORATE ZRCS AT ALL LEVELS OF COORDINATION MECHANISMS. 

THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR FOR THE NATIONAL SOCIETY AS WE RESPONDED TO VARIOUS HAZARDS SUCH AS CHOLERA, FLOODS, FOOD INSECURITY AND NOW ANTHRAX OUTBREAK. THE SCOPE OF OUR WORK HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE YEARS, THANKS TO THE SUPPORT FROM RED CROSS PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF.

TO OUR ESTEEMED PARTNERS

I WISH TO STATE THAT WE REMAIN INDEBTED TO YOUR SUPPORT TECHNICALLY AND FINANCIALLY WHICH STEERED OUR PERFORMANCE IN VARIED WAYS.

TO MY FELLOW COUNCILLORS,

IT IS WITH GREAT HONOUR AND PLEASURE THAT ONCE AGAIN, I AM ABLE TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU AND THAT AS A COUNCIL WE ARE ABLE TO MEET IN SUCH A MANNER. IT IS MY HOPE AND DESIRE THAT WE WILL HAVE AN OPEN AND FRUITFUL DELIBERATION, ANCHORED ON BUILDING ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND DRIVING THE MUCH-NEEDED TRANSFORMATION FOR PROGRESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.

GUEST OF HONOUR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MAY I SIMPLY SAY, WELCOME TO THE 38TH ZRCS NATIONAL COUNCIL 

GOD BLESS YOU