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{{Infobox person | |||
| name = Buumba Malambo | |||
| image = Buumba Milambo.jpg | |||
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| caption = Malambo at the 2015 Women4Africa Awards | |||
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| birth_place = [[Mufulira]], [[Zambia]] | |||
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| nationality = {{ZAM}} | |||
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| occupation = Humanitarian, social worker, [[politician]] | |||
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| known_for = [[Buumbalambo Foundation]] | |||
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'''Buumba Malambo''' is a [[Zambia]]n humanitarian, social worker and politician. She is the councillor for Magoba ward in [[Kafue]]. | '''Buumba Malambo''' is a [[Zambia]]n humanitarian, social worker and politician. She is the councillor for Magoba ward in [[Kafue]]. | ||
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From the age of 15, Malambo was already involved in charity volunteer work with [[Judith Chikonde Foundation]],<ref>[http://www.zambianobserver.com/buumba-malambo-meet-one-of-the-youngest-ward-councilors-in-zambia BUUMBA MALAMBO: Meet One of the youngest ward councilors in Zambia], [[The Zambian Observer]], 13 October 2013</ref> a [[Mufulira]]-based non-governmental organization established in 2006.<ref>[http://www.netzkraft.net/mitglied.php?teilnehmer=2524&lang=englisch Judith Chikonde Foundation (JCF)]</ref> She participated in the maize distribution project where she was donating maize meal to the people of [[Mupambe Village]] during the [[typhoid outbreak in 2007]], hence she was appointed as [[Mufulira Youth Secretary]] by [[Mufulira Town Clerk]] at age 15.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201603120373.html Zambia: Buumba Malambo - Passion to Help Children Comes True] AllAfrica, 11 March 2016</ref> She then started her own charity a year later. | From the age of 15, Malambo was already involved in charity volunteer work with [[Judith Chikonde Foundation]],<ref>[http://www.zambianobserver.com/buumba-malambo-meet-one-of-the-youngest-ward-councilors-in-zambia BUUMBA MALAMBO: Meet One of the youngest ward councilors in Zambia], [[The Zambian Observer]], 13 October 2013</ref> a [[Mufulira]]-based non-governmental organization established in 2006.<ref>[http://www.netzkraft.net/mitglied.php?teilnehmer=2524&lang=englisch Judith Chikonde Foundation (JCF)]</ref> She participated in the maize distribution project where she was donating maize meal to the people of [[Mupambe Village]] during the [[typhoid outbreak in 2007]], hence she was appointed as [[Mufulira Youth Secretary]] by [[Mufulira Town Clerk]] at age 15.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201603120373.html Zambia: Buumba Malambo - Passion to Help Children Comes True] AllAfrica, 11 March 2016</ref> She then started her own charity a year later. | ||
Malambo studied social work at the [[University of Zambia]]. | Malambo did her early education in Mufulira and later studied social work at the [[University of Zambia]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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In 2012, Malambo started campaigning for children’s rights to education through Facebook, where she built up support and found a mentor. In 2013, her charity, [[Buumbalambo Foundation]] was registered as a charity and began to recruit volunteers.<ref>[https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/stories/buumba-malambo-the-buumbalambo-foundation Buumba Malambo: The Buumbalambo Foundation]</ref> Her foundation has been working on a project to stop early marriages in rural [[Zambia]] with the help of the Ministry of Gender and Child Development and the [[Ministry of Education]]. Since March 2015, her charity supported 435 children on a sponsorship programme and collected over 15000 clothes, toys and shoes from the University of Zambia, colleges, individuals and through the [[Radio Phoenix Helpline Project]]. | In 2012, Malambo started campaigning for children’s rights to education through Facebook, where she built up support and found a mentor. In 2013, her charity, [[Buumbalambo Foundation]] was registered as a charity and began to recruit volunteers.<ref>[https://qyl.ice.cam.ac.uk/stories/buumba-malambo-the-buumbalambo-foundation Buumba Malambo: The Buumbalambo Foundation]</ref> Her foundation has been working on a project to stop early marriages in rural [[Zambia]] with the help of the Ministry of Gender and Child Development and the [[Ministry of Education]]. Since March 2015, her charity supported 435 children on a sponsorship programme and collected over 15000 clothes, toys and shoes from the University of Zambia, colleges, individuals and through the [[Radio Phoenix Helpline Project]]. | ||
Her charity runs four projects: [[Mwana Apunzile Sponsorship Programme]] which gives provides a platform for people to choose a child and support their education; [[Sewing a Future Project]] helping young mothers to sew and make crafts that are sold locally and internationally to help raise funds for them to support their children’s education. Through traditional leaders her charity was given land to build a community school, resource centre and develop a farm in [[Gelemiya Village]]. The [[Pop a Future Project]] empowers young people with employment through skills, ICT and popcorn machines. | Her charity runs four projects: [[Mwana Apunzile Sponsorship Programme]] which gives provides a platform for people to choose a child and support their education; [[Sewing a Future Project]] helping young mothers to sew and make crafts that are sold locally and internationally to help raise funds for them to support their children’s education. Through traditional leaders her charity was given land to build a community school, resource centre and develop a farm in [[Gelemiya Village]]. The [[Pop a Future Project]] empowers young people with employment through skills, ICT and popcorn machines.<ref>[http://www.wef.org.in/buumba-malambo/ Buumba Malambo on The Women Economic Forum]</ref> | ||
In June 2015, Malambo was on the Queen Young Leaders Advisory Panel where she met the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She has participated in a number of child advocacy platforms around the world. | In June 2015, Malambo was on the Queen Young Leaders Advisory Panel where she met the Queen at Buckingham Palace. She has participated in a number of child advocacy platforms around the world. | ||
===Politics=== | |||
[[File:Buumba Malambo counsellor.png|thumb|right|200px|Malambo being sworn in as Magoba Ward Councillor in 2016]] | |||
Malambo participated in the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 2016 elections]] and won to become counsellor for Magoba ward in Kafue under the [[United Party for National Development|United Party for National Development (UPND)]]. | |||
==Advocacy and representation== | ==Advocacy and representation== | ||
