In 2018, Zambia grappled with political turmoil, a stifled democratic process, and limited political opportunities for the constructive engagement of young people. Physical violence among youth from different political factions was a hard reality. Amid this challenging context, two friends from opposing parties, Thompson Luzendi and Nawa Sitali founded Youth4Parliament (Y4P), with the vision to…
A Crossover Initiative Story: Women-centered solutions to Increase Women’s participation in Politics
Mumbi Namwawa is a Program Officer at the People’s Action for Accountability and Good Governance in Zambia. She is also a member of Youth4Parliament and Girls Gone Political (GGP), two social movements that seek to increase youth participation and representation in politics and the civic space. After being involved with Youth4Parliament, Mumbi decided to join…