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The African report on child wellbeing: How child-friendly are African governments? - Zambia
The African Report on Child Wellbeing provides an insight into the wellbeing of children in Africa and assesses the extent to which governments meet their obligations, through a ground-breaking Childfriendliness Index – developed by The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF). The Government of Zambia ranked 27th in the Child-friendliness Index, out of the 52 African governments covered in the assessment. This was mainly for two reasons: first, as a result of the Government of Zambia’s fair commitment in putting in place appropriate legal provisions to protect children against abuse and exploitation; and secondly, because of its effort and relative success in achieving fair outcomes as reflected on children themselves. Zambia did however perform poorly in allocating national budget to provide for the basic needs of children.