SPEECH FOR THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT. MR FRACKSON NGOSA LAUNCH OF THE RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS THREE (RP III), IN CHOMA 29TH OF JULY 2022
- THE PROVINCIAL MINISTER – SOUTHERN PROVINCE – HON. CORNELIUS MWEETWA
- DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FOR NAMWALA. CHOMA, MAZABUKA. GWEMBE, SINZONGWE & SIAVONGA.
- DISTRICT HEALTH DIRECTORS FOR NAMWALA. CHOMA, MAZABUK A. GWEMBE, SNZONGWE & SIAVONGA.
- DISASTER MANAGEMENT & MITIGATION UNIT REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORS FOR SOUTHERN, CENTRAL & WESTERN PROVINCES .
- ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY NATIONAL PRESIDENT – MR FRACKSON NGOSA
- ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY NATIONAL PRESIDENT – MR FRACKSON NGOSA
- INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS & RED CRESCENT SOCIETY OPERATIONS DELEGATE – GLORIA KUNYENGA
- ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES – MR. COSMAS SAKALA
- ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY STAFF
- REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL WELFARE
- VARIOUS HEADS OF DEPARTMENT
- MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA
- LADIES & GENTLEMEN
- SIMPLY SAID ALL PROTOCOLS OBSERVED
HAPPY TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND GIVE REMARKS AT THE LAUNCH OF THE RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS THREE (RP III) PROJECT, TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A PERIOD Of 3 YEARS IN SIAVONGA, GWEMBE & SINAZONGWE, FOCUSING ON DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE, AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AMONG OTHERS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NLRC.
HON MINISTER,
I WISH TO MENTION, FROM THE START THAT AS ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY, IS RESOLVED TO COLLABORATING WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN ALLEVIATING SUFFERING OF THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN SOCIETY IN LINE WITH OUR MANDATE OF SAVING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS, BOTH IN EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXTS.
SIR, SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, ZRCS HAS BEEN A FORCE TO RECON WITH IN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE BOTH IN EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENTAL SITUATIONS, FOCUSING ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY, INCLUDING PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EPIDEMICS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN A BROAD PERSPECTIVE, THROUGH VARIOUS OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION UNIT (DMMU), UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENT, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AND OTHER LINE MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS .
THE PROJECT BEING LAUNCHED TODAY, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AT A TOTAL COST 705,000 EUROS (13.4 MILLION)
HON MINISTER,
THIS PROJECT IS IN TANDEM WITH GOAL # 1 OF OUR 2021-2025 STRATEGIC PLAN, THAT SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ANTICIPATE, RESPOND TO, AND QUICKLY RECOVER FROM CRISIS.
FURTHER, THE PROJECT IS IN TUNE WITH GLOBAL and national FOCUS ON Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) THROUGH BUILDING RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES BY INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND IN NATURE, INVESTING IN EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS AND ANTICIPATORY ACTION among other priorities
HON MINISTER,
I HAVE NO DOUBT WITH YPUR SUPPORT COLLABORATION WITH YOUR OFFICE AND RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AT ALL LEVELS, WE WILL DELIVER THIS PROJECT TO THE EXPECTATION OF THE FUNDERS AND THE PEOPLE WE INTEND TO SERVE, AS WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE PAST .
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO MOBILIZING MORE RESOURCES TO EXPAND THE SCOPE AND THE REACH OF SUCH PROJECT CONSIDERING THE MAGNITUDE OF VULNERABILITY AMONG OUR PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
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MAY I USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SINCERELY THANK THE NLRC FOR THE CONTINUED TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN MOBILIZING AND EXECUTING PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS.
HON. MINISTER
I THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL