Speech by the Honourable Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare for the Official Launch of the National Child Care Consultative Forum

The Government of Zambia - along with many other partners including Better Care Network, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, GHR Foundation, USAID, UNICEF, Save the Children and other NGOs - convened a National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia from 4-6 May, 2016. The consultation aimed to jointly identify national priorities for action in order to accelerate child care reform in Zambia.

This document presents the full text of the speech delivered by Zambia’s Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare on the first day of the consultation.