Opening Remarks by the Permanent Secretary of Community Development and Social Welfare for the Zambia National Child Care Consultative Forum

Dr. Davy Chikamata, Permanent Secretary of Community Development and Social Welfare - Zambia

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 includes the opening remarks given on the first day of the event by Dr. Davy Chikamata, the Permanent Secretary of Community Development and Social Welfare, to the participants of the consultation.

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