Introducing the IPYG Affiliate Organization – Zambia Scouts Association (ZSA)

 

The Zambia Scouts Association (ZSA), headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, continually engages in activities as messengers of peace contributing to global peace and working toward creating a better world.

 

 

The purpose of scouting is to help young people achieve self-fulfillment and contribute to building a better world by engaging them in small group activities and value-based education rooted in the scout promise and law. The Zambia Scouts Association (ZSA) provides young people with opportunities to participate in various programs, events, activities, and projects, supporting their growth as active citizens. Through these efforts, youth take on the role of driving positive change and inspiring others to do the same. Particularly notable is ZSA’s Messengers of Peace (MoP) program, which fosters dialogue for peacebuilding, encourages community development and supports the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The partnership between IPYG Global 08 Branch and the Zambia Scouts Association (ZSA) began with the Youth Empowerment Peace Class (YEPC) held at the Confucius Institute Hall at the University of Zambia in 2022. Since then, all divisions of the Zambia Scouts Association have been continuously engaging in peace activities in cooperation with IPYG.

Mr. Kelvin Kakanku, the national headquarters commissioner of the Zambia Scouts Association, has actively participated in various peace initiatives with HWPL and IPYG, including writing peace letters urging an end to war, participating in the peace monument establishment event, serving as a judge for the peace singing contest, and sponsoring the official organization name for the 10th anniversary of the HWPL September 18th World Peace Summit.

 

 

Mr. Kakanku also delivered the following peace message to young people all around the world:

“It being that the world has become more pronounced as a global village than ever before where business and community activities are globalized, more frictions are likely to occur in the process,” Mr. Kakanku said. “Therefore, it is the responsibility of the young generation to take the lead in finding peaceful and amicable solutions to such conflicts that may result in order to strengthen even more the globalization that has emerged.”

“You are the youth, the leaders of today and tomorrow,” Mr. Kakanku added. “Take action to harmonize your environment with peace messages to everyone near you. You are the messengers of peace, [the] torch carriers of peace. ZSA joins the rest of the world to demand peaceful solutions in all situations.”

Currently, IPYG and ZSA are preparing a peace street cleaning project. Through these collaborations, we are confident that this initiative will bear meaningful fruits of peace, not only in the lives of young people, but also across the entire Zambian community.