Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) spearheading the Triple V (My Vote, My Voice, My Victory) Campaign aimed at building a critical mass of voters amongst young people is today scheduled to officially launch the campaign with a concert to be held in Chipata.
The Triple V Campaign which is being funded by OSISA and HIVOS was initiated in July 2015 by four organizations working in governance and election issues namely Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL), Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP), Operation Young Vote (OYV) and Young Women in Action (YWA).
The project aims at addressing voter apathy amongst young people in Zambia by encouraging them to register as voters, verify their details in the voter register and finally go out and vote during the 2016 elections.
Triple V Campaign Spokesperson, who is also Zambia National Women’s Lobby Executive Director Juliet Chibuta, says the growth of Zambia’s democracy is dependent on the young people who form the larger segment of the population.
Ms. Chibuta says it is imperative that all the youths that have attained the voting age be captured in the registration exercise to enable them participate in the 2016 elections.
She says the Coalition decided to launch the project in Eastern Province as it is one of the provinces that recorded the lowest voter turnout during the January 2015 Presidential elections.
Ms. Chibuta says young men and women are important stakeholders in the electoral process of the country and initiatives aimed at encouraging them to participate in elections should be supported.
She has therefore called on the youth of Chipata to turn up in numbers for the concert which will be held at the Chipata Golf Course from 14 hours to 17 hours.