ZAMBIA CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION'S SHADOW REPORT ON THE VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ( 1,3,4,5,6,11 AND 13) JUNE 2020 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 ACRONYMS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 LEAVE NOONE BEHIND .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 SDG 1: END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS EVERYWHERE .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Government Approach in CSOs’ View ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 CSO’s Initiatives ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Challenges and Gaps ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Recommendation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 SDG 3: ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES ........................................................................................... 19 Healthcare in Zambia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...19 Government Approach in CSOs' View……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 CSO Initiatives ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Challenges and gaps .............................................................................................................................................................................................23 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................................................24 SDG 4: ENSURE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ................. 24 Government approach in CSOs views ..................................................................................................................................................................24 CSOs Initiatives .....................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Challenges and gaps .............................................................................................................................................................................................27 1 CSO VNR ZAMBIA 2020 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 SDG 5 – ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL GIRLS AND WOMEN ............................................................................................ ....31 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Government Approach in CSOs’ View.................................................................................................................................................................. ....32 Challenges in the legal framework ................................................................................................................................................................... ....32 Recommendations on legal framework ................................................................................................................................................................33 GBV ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Challenges on GBV Issues……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..34 Recommendations on GBV issues ........................................................................................................................................................................35 WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING ....................................................................................................................................................35 CSOs’ Initiatives .....................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Challenges on women’s participation in decision-making....................................................................................................................................35 Recommendations on increasing women’s participation in decision-making .....................................................................................................35 CHILD MARRIAGES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................36 CSOs’ Initiatives .....................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Challenges in addressing child marriage ...............................................................................................................................................................38 Recommendations on ending child marriage .......................................................................................................................................................39 TEENAGE PREGNANCIES ..........................................................................................................................................................................................40 CSOs’ Initiatives ....................................................................................................................................................................................................41 Challenges on teenage issues .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Recommendations on addressing teenage issues ...............................................................................................................................................41 SDG 6: ENSURE AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL………………………………………………………..…..42 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………42 Government's Approach in CSOs' view……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………….…42 2 CSO VNR ZAMBIA 2020 CSOs' Initiatives…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45 General status of WASH in Schools……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….48 Challenges and Gaps……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..50 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……51 SDG 11: CREATING SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES .................................................................................................................................... 53 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Challenges and Gaps ............................................................................................................................................................................................56