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About Us
Zambia's Ambassador to the USA; Her Excellence Shaila Siwela with President Obama.
ABOUT US
Barotseland Peace Foundation, Not for profit organization, is aimed at facilitating Sustainable Development, support good Education, promote good health for all, encourage entreprineurship and micro business initiatives, through capacity building and empowerment of women and children, in order to improve the standard of living for people under abject poverty, who may desire to improve their situation.
MISSION
Our Mission is to Galvanize human and natural resources in order to assist low income communities become self-supportive, a benchmark for economic freedom and sustainable development in Zambia. Our mission is also to advocate for peace, conflict resolution and promote democracy, good health and affordable education.
To rehabilitate infrastructure, to inform and to support people who live in the most neglected parts of Zambia, especially in the remote areas, such as Shangombo and Sikongo in Western Province. This organization will support efforts aimed at helping the most vulnerable; especially women and children, to maintain good health, and lead more productive lives. This calls for the International Community and the world's most affluent people to action. (See the list here.)
GOAL
Our goal is to empower local communities by creating job opportunities, through micro business initiatives and entreprenureship. Also to encourage enovation, hard work, production, good business ethics, and transparency by way of colaborative partnerships and investments, in order to facilitate the creation of sustainable development and maintain self-sustaining economy by 2020.
We hope and believe that self-supporting communities will also be involved in refubishing the infrastructure needed to realize improved standard of living. Thus by self-support, the local communities will break the chains of economic bondage and graduate from social political, spiritual, physical, and intellectual poverty, at least by 50% poverty reduction in ten years.
OBJECTIVES
Seeks to empower local communities and High school drop-outs, eapecially the most vulnerable; women and children.
Barotseland Peace Foundation not only supports the victims of HIV/Aids, but also supports research efforts aimed at finding a cure for the scorge and a vaccine for Malaria.
BAPF seeks to support job creation and economic stability through establishment of micro business entrepreneurial initiatives.
We seek to preserve our cherished History by promoting and supporting cultural initiatives and progressive traditional values in collaboration with village headmen, the local business communities, local chiefs, and other skate-holders.
We seek to mobilize local communities regarding Public Health awareness, Research and life-style in partnership with Lewanika General Hospital, Loma Linda university Hospital, Hopkins University Hospital, Mwami Hospital Yuka Hospital, Malamulo Hospital etc.
We seek to promote the development of Educational Infrastructure in collaboration with the Local Ministry of Education and other concerned organizations in the country.
We seek to contribute towards peace making process in the Southern African Region by volunteering to participate in conflict resolutions and democratic monitoring processes, in partnership with other well meaning non governmental organizations, Faith initiatives, the United Nations and the African Union.
Our Limitations
-Most of the places are impassable due dilapidated road net-work or non existing roads at all.
-Some areas still have land mines from the days of freedom fighting in the 1970s.
-During the flood season transport to most of the places is accessible by boat
-The best form of transport during the dry season to reach some of these areas is by 4x4.
-Places like Shangombo, Kaungamashi, and Sikongo have no gas stations or filling stations.
-Accommodation in these places is a challenge, as there are no motels
-Retail business is not developed
The picture below depicts the famous Lozi annual ceremony known as Ku-omboka, which means literary to come out of water unto drier ground. This is one of the oldest African cultural heritage. It has been going on for centuries, and has become an international and touristic venture. Every year when the mighty Zambezi River, known in Silozi as "Lyambai Ngume ilanda", floods up and overflows, the turns into some kind of lake or sea, about 200 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide and water rises to 5 meters deep above the ground. Life on the plain mounds become unbearable for the local people as every creature competes with humans for the dry ground, including red ants, rats and sometimes snakes.
The plain residents and fishermen are forced to move their belongings along with their cattle to the higher ground. The movement is highlighted by Ku-omboka ceremony in March or April, depending on the flood levels. During Ku-omboka, the King of Barotseland, usually known as the Litunga moves from His summer capital, Lealui to the winter capital, Limulunga. This is a spectacular event. The more you see it the more you want to see. Ku-omboka transcends racial, tribal, religious, political and social divide. It is the most beautiful weekend of the year characterized by international and indigeneous diversity. Every mind is focussed on the beauty of the occassion and it is irresistable. Dancing to the tune of the royal sounds happens sporadically. The air is filled with joy and allulations.
 
The significance of Ku-omboka cannot be overephasized. It is joy filled with apprehention. For the guests most of what they see is the aspect of joy, but the local residents have to start again. Their homes in the plain have been destroyed by water. They have to go through a painful transition, even though most of it is swallowed by the joy of seeing the Litunga, the royal boats, and the paddlers in action. After this real life dilema kicks in. This is one example of situations that this organization may seek to help.
Barotseland Peace Foundation seeks to coordinate a collision of support and initiative to help the local people settle down as they go through the process of rebuilding and repairing their dwellings after Ku-omboka. This organization seeks to go beyond ku-omboka weekend and find a way of helping improve the lives of the local community. Our efforts are aimed at helping the local community to "omboka" from poverty unto good living standards, to omboka from disease unto the joy of healthful living, to omboka from perpetual social and economic bondage to spiritual and economic freedom.
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