The event took place on 12 April 2013 in Lusaka.

This report presents the discussions at the event, including the presentations of ahcievements and the questions and learning extracted. These included ongoing project ideas and partnerships, understanding of 'what works' when working with specific groups such as MPs and people with disabilities. 

Read the full report here. 

The MNCRD has recently established a working agreement with the University of Zambia, to run an accredited course based on their initiative of reporting children's rights. The course will reach more media professionals and students on children's rights and views in the media.

Pryd wrote:

'One key lesson hinging on enhancing state responsiveness and promoting good governance in general is that it is important to provide CSOs and particularly grassroots based CBOs with the opportunities, capacities and skills to effectively execute their roles of facilitating citizen mobilisation and organisation, helping citizens access and understand public information, aggregating and amplifying citizen voice, helping citizens influence public policy as well as promoting the inclusion of marginalised groups in development processes.

Christian Information Network, a typical grassroots based CSO based in Lusaka but supporting education interests of the deaf is one such organisation that has used the space and skills facilitated through PSAf’s interventions to engage Parliament and the state on issues of education access and quality affecting the deaf.'

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The annual report also includes several stories of change about emerging impact from Mwananchi's interventions to strengthen voice and accountability in Zambia, including:

• how 2410 have successful won support to replicate their Meet Your Councillor meetings at MP level
• engagement between the Christian Information Network, which advocates for improved education for deaf children, and Parliament on the 2012 Disabilities Bill. 

Read the full annual report here.