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Zambia
Zambian National Anthem
Zambia
• Zambia is an LEDC. It is located in Africa, next to Botswana.
• It is a country in poverty and the community of Zambia suffer from many illnesses and diseases.
• In Zambia, there isn’t a lot of female literacy.
• Zambia is officially a Christian country, but a variety of religions exist.
• The Zambia International Trade Fair is organized by the Zambia Industrial and commercial Show Society Limited (Z.I.C.S.S.L.)
The People!
Population: approximately 12.9 million people.
Religions: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu.
Languages: English (official) and about 70 local languages including Bemba and Tonga.
Education
• Education: there is no compulsory education; seven years free education. Literacy for women:
• 60.6%;
• and literacy for men:
• 81.6%.
Economy
• About two-thirds of Zambians live in poverty.
• Per capita annual incomes are well below their levels at independence and, at $1,500, place the country among the world's poorest nations
• The average life expectancy is about 39 years
• And maternal mortality is 101 per 1,000 live births.
• Zambia is also one of Sub-Saharan Africa's most highly urbanized countries.
• Over one-third of the country's 12.9 million people are concentrated in a few urban zones.
• Once a middle-income country, Zambia began to slide into poverty in the 1970s when copper prices declined on world markets.
History
• The indigenous hunter-gatherer occupants of Zambia began to be displaced or absorbed by more advanced migrating tribes about 2,000 years ago.
• The major waves of Bantu-speaking immigrants began in the 15th century.
Human Rights!
• The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago.
• Since then, a central goal of U.S. foreign policy has been the promotion of respect for human rights,
• The government's human rights record remained poor, although there were improvements in a few areas.
• Human rights problems included unlawful killings; torture, beatings, and abuse of suspects and detainees by security forces.
CULTURE!
Zambia is a country with
lots of culture.
CULTURE!!!
Exotic Zambia!
• See the beautiful land and culture!
Fairtrade
• Fairtrade is about the workers and producers of the products getting a fair amount of profit for there products.
Fairtrade !
You could help kids education much more better just by fairtrade Help them!
Help make Zambia
a better country for everyone!
The people of Zambia need your
help!
Fairtrade in Zambia
• The Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) is a national show-case that presents the developments and changes taking place. Once every year at the Trade Fair, the industry exhibits products alongside services and government programmes.
The Zambian Soap Company
• The Zambian Soap Company is an organic fairtrade organisation who sell soap.
• It’s part of the Fairtrade products.
CNSA Organic Zambian Soap
The Company of Natural Soap Association (CNSA) is a soap that comes from Zambia and it is a fairtrade product. Some of the ingredients are: Central oil, oil seeds, water, herbs, flowers, blossom. No chemicals!
Flavours: Lavender, spearmint, lemon grass and cassia.
