Baron EYB

🇿🇲A Christian, a Father and a Finance Expert.

🌍🌻Passionate about Development and Economics

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

We celebrate the strength, leadership & resilience of women everywhere.

“Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,” this year’s International Women’s Day calls for renewed commitment to advancing gender equality & ensuring that no woman or girl is left behind. #IWD26

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Sparked from a conversation between Pres @HHichilema + @UNDPAfrica RD @ahunnaeziakonwa, we walked an incredible journey with the Gov + people of 🇿🇲 to bring to life an all inclusive nation brand that will contribute to the national development for generations

#ZambiaMovesYou🇿🇲🦅

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Creativity + culture + innovation = economic growth 💡

#AccLabZM is proud to support Creative Industries Business Summit Zambia! Through this forum and hubs like @MukubaUniPod, we support creatives with spaces to connect, experiment & scale!

Find us at #CIBSZ2025 to learn more!

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

🚀 Empowering Zambia’s Youth!
This week, we hosted for the Lusaka leg of the Youth-Led MSME Empowerment Programme with @theMYSA_23!
200 youth-led businesses gained the tools, skills & networks needed to grow, access finance, and tap into regional markets like #AfCFTA. 🌍💡

[Achim Steiner @ASteiner]

In Zambia, @UNDPZambia is powering resilience.

From solar minigrids keeping clinics running to clean energy grants for women-led businesses, @UNDP is supporting communities beat blackouts and build climate-proof futures.

https://t.co/4HdtGGRsbV

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

✨Day 1 of the Zambia Electoral Stakeholders Conference #ZESC2024 concludes with commitment to taking a step towards strengthening democratic values and inclusivity. 👣🌍
#ElectoralIntegrity 🇿🇲

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

From the intro of an upcoming crowdfunding initiative to end Human-Wildlife Conflict🐘, to open discussions on the challenges we face in our work today, participants emerged from Day 2 of the retreat ready to take more productive & innovative actions to drive impact on the ground

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Day 2 of the Country Office’s (CO) retreat ended with an enhanced sense of Team Spirit!

📝The CO developed plans to sharpen our current operational and programmatic approaches, to deliver impact more effectively and to actively pursue co-creation in partner engagements.

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

The Country Office left Day 1 of the 2024 Retreat feeling energised and informed through insightful sessions on:

⚙️Enhancing the effectiveness of operations and programming
🫱🏿‍🫲🏾Strengthening our partnerships
💫The Future of the UNDP

Today, we focus on Enhancing Collaboration

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Statistics revealed today show a clear need for an anti-GBV Fast Track Court in Solwezi: Year 2022 showed 1509 cases, in 2023 we saw 1458 cases in Solwezi with 2024 so far 369 cases of #GBV . #HappeningNow launch of an anti-GBV Fast Track Court in Solwezi.

[Achim Steiner @ASteiner]

At @UNDPZambia, our new 150 kW solar system is setting benchmarks for environmental stewardship, inspiring communities to adopt similar practices. https://t.co/s1PZPZJiyP

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

With gratitude to #GRZ 🇿🇲, @IrelandinZambia & @SwedeninZM for their commitment to spaces for dialogue on issues of #GBV, gender equality, ♀️ economic empowerment & women’s ppt, we are in Kapiri Mposhi launching a Village-Led One Stop Centre.

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

Exciting & insightful engagement w/ young Zambians breaking boundaries & leading the way towards achieving the #SDGs!

Through partnerships w/ institutions incl @MoTS_Zambia x @theMYSA_23 x @CBU_ZM, & platforms like #MukubaUniPod, @UNDPZambia will work twds #ZambiaYouthUnleashed

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Thanks to @IrelandinZambia & @SwedeninZM for the GRZ-UN Joint Prog against GBV. @UNDPZambia @ethel_zim has applauded the role of tradtl leaders & 🇿🇲GRZ for commitment 2 strengthen social fabric & social cohesion after launching village-led one stop centres in Chipata.

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

This week, we joined MOA in collaboration w/ @SADC_News’ Centre for Coordination of Agric R&D for Southern Africa to host a training workshop for 35 agricultural officers on:

🌤️ weather forecasting
🌾 crop yield prediction modelling tools

To enhance #ClimateResilience

#SCRALA

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Held w/ the @mohzambia, today's Local Project Appraisal Committee meeting for the proposed Resilient Sustainable Systems for Health Project, reinforces a transparent & collaborative environ. that draws on collective wisdom & encourages healthy scrutiny of the proposed project

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

Local Solutions can Solve Global Problems

@GEF_SGP in Zambia prepares to award grants to 9 community-based orgs for their winning proposals covering:

🌳Sustainable Forest Management
🌱Climate adaptation & mitigation
🏞️Biodiversity Conservation
💧Water resources management

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Today at #UNGA, world leaders have answered the call to rescue the #GlobalGoals.

Now is the time to get to work on the policies, budgets & investments needed for a better, healthier, more peaceful, sustainable & prosperous world.

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

The market woman is the driver of the African economy

If we want #AfCFTA to suceed, we must support women w/ financing + stronger productive capacity
@UNDP committed to #HERAfcfta initiative dedicated to turbocharging women-led exporting enterprises in #Africa

#TheAfricaWeWant

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

99% of humanity breathes air laced with soot, sulphur & other toxic chemicals.

Low- and middle-income countries suffer the highest exposures.

Our air is a common good. Let’s clean it up, protect our health & leave a healthy planet for generations to come.

#WorldCleanAirDay