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PERIOD DIGNITY IS CARDINAL TO ACHIEVING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE

Accessibility and availability of essential care needed to support girls’ periods are cardinal to promoting menstrual hygiene and ending period poverty. Today, the Visionary Students Initiative-VSI and the Children Development and Empowerment Foundation-CDEF conducted training on reusable sanitary pad making at the House of Joy Orphanage in Lusaka. The main purpose of the period dignity…
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VSI, CARE FOR KIDS FARM CELEBRATE 3 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP

For the past three years, the Visionary Students Initiative-VSI and Care for Kids Farm have enjoyed days full of peace, love, and harmony. The friendship is anchored on ideals that promote enhanced social protection, mental and physical health, spiritual wellbeing, and literacy for every Zambian. VSI remains committed to supporting Care for Kids farm in…
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VSI LAUNCHES THE GLOW AFRICA INITIATIVE

The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI is a platform that provides for the establishment of countless many initiatives whose mandate is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Founded by one of the VSI Members—Angela Busanga, the Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Africa is an initiative working towards the course of promoting Menstrual hygiene and embracing our African…
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Angela Busanga Receives the VSI Medal of Excellence for her innovation—GLOW Africa Initiative

PHOTO FOCUS: The Medal was handed over to her by the Founder and Director of VSI Mr. Matthews Lungu at the Launch of the GLOW Africa Initiative and Celebration of the VSI, Care for Kids 3rd Friendversary. Learn more about the GLOW Africa Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/447565192380250/posts/1329270437543050/

OUR COMMUNITY. OUR RESPONSIBILITY

It’s more than just community service, to us, it is a lifestyle! #SenseOfDuty#KeepZambiaCleanGreen& Healthy 30.10.2021 #VSI

VSI CELEBRATES WORLD SUPPORT GROUP DAY

The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI was among the organisations that observed the World Support Group Day in Lusaka, Zambia. Hosted by a youth friendly space at Matero Clinic in Lusaka, the discussion focussed on leadership talk—goal setting, visionary leadership and hardwork towards goal achievement.Majority of the learning after the talk took the form of sketches whose…
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FORMALIZATION OF INFORMAL WASTE PICKERS KEY TO ACHIEVING A GREEN ECONOMY

The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, Joyce and Friends Foundation attended the first national symposium for waste pickers and plastic pollution organized by the Citizen’s Environmental and Social Concern (CESCO). The symposium informed the audience on various principles and practices surrounding environmental safeguards, among which include formalizing the informal waste pickers’ as the key to achieving a…
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TRAINING ON REUSABLE SANITARY PAD MAKING SUCCESSFUL!

The Visionary Students Initiative-VSI, Save a Life Foundation-SALF, and the Reigning Miss Zambia-2020 have successfully completed a training in reusable sanitary pad making. The training was facilitated by Aliceda School of Skills. The lead team members are expected to share the knowledge with their peers to facilitate for increased productivity. Through the On-campus Training and…
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. GET INVOLVED!

Close to one billion people have a mental disorder and anyone, anywhere, can be affected. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. Globally, it is estimated that 5% of adults suffer from depression. Globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experience a mental disorder.…
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SERVICE ABOVE SELF

When your vision is to live for the sake of others, you can do whatever it takes to stand in the gap and genuinely help out—No Excuses! From the start, the VSI mandate has been clear—To bring together people, and organizations to create a driving force for YOUTH-LED CHANGE. Today, we visited and donated to…
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