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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
From a young age, Kapwepwe was surrounded by the changemakers who helped liberate the African nation from British colonial rule. | Mulenga was born in 1958 in [[Lusaka]]. From a young age, Kapwepwe was surrounded by the changemakers who helped liberate the African nation from British colonial rule. | ||
An artistic child, it was not uncommon to find a young Kapwepwe at the theater or opera with her father enjoying the performance right beside her. | An artistic child, it was not uncommon to find a young Kapwepwe at the theater or opera with her father enjoying the performance right beside her. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
She graduated from the [[University of Zambia]] and holds a double degree in Psychology and Sociology. | |||
==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
She is the Chairman of the [[National Arts Council of Zambia]], the statutory administrative body for the arts and the Patron of a number of Associations, including the [[Women in Visual Arts Association]], the [[Zambian Folk Music and Dance Association]], [[The Youth For Culture Association]] and Vice Chairman of the [[Ukusefya pa Ngwena Cultural Association]], [[Zambia Visual Arts Council]] and [[The Zambia Women Writers Association]. Mulenga also sits on the Zambia Commission for UNESCO and the Arts Institute of Africa and Chairs the Arterial Network. | |||
==Community initiatives== | |||
As a youth mentor, Mulenga has involved herself with many projects to help Zambian youths chart their lives’ path. She has built libraries in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, to give young children the opportunity to read, get informed and further educate themselves. A culture she received from her dear father and which she has imbibed through the years. | |||
She founded the [[Lusaka Youth Orchestra]] to provide teens with a space to embrace music, as well as create a youth sports team — the [[Chilenge Girls football team]] — to keep young girls “off the streets.” | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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* [[Traditional Bemba Dress and Ornament]] | * [[Traditional Bemba Dress and Ornament]] | ||
* [[Traditional Bemba Foods And Beverages]] | * [[Traditional Bemba Foods And Beverages]] | ||
Miss Kapwepwe was born on 7th October 1958 in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a | |||
graduate of the University of Zambia and holds a double degree in Psychology | |||
and Sociology. | |||
In addition to writing and producing educational materials, short stories and | |||
plays, Miss Kapwepwe has produced videos, television and radio programmes | |||
on a number of subjects. Miss Kapwepwe served as Technical Consultant to | |||
the European Union and is currently Technical and Policy Advisor to the | |||
Ministry of Sport Youth and Child Development. She is also the Chairman of the | |||
National Arts Council of Zambia, the statutory administrative body for the arts. | |||
She is the Patron of a number of Associations, including the Women in Visual | |||
Arts Association, the Zambian Folk Music and Dance Association, The Youth | |||
For Culture Association and Vice Chairman of the Ukusefya pa Ngwena | |||
Cultural Association, Zambia Visual Arts Council, and The Zambia Women | |||
Writers Association. | |||
As a published author, Miss Kapwepwe has written a number of award winning | |||
plays and books. She sits on the Zambia Commission for UNESCO, and the | |||
Arts Institute of Africa and Chairs the Arterial Network. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://media.ifacca.org/files/WS09MulengaKapwepwe.pdf The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies] | * [http://media.ifacca.org/files/WS09MulengaKapwepwe.pdf The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies] | ||
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/19/world/africa/mulenga-kapwepwe-zambias-patron-arts CNN: Mulenga Kapwepwe - Zambia's Patron of the Arts] | * [http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/19/world/africa/mulenga-kapwepwe-zambias-patron-arts CNN: Mulenga Kapwepwe - Zambia's Patron of the Arts] | ||
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