Zambia: Livingstone City Profile

Regional Technical Cooperation Division
ZAMBIA:
LIVINGSTONE CITY PROFILE
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ZAMBIA:
LIVINGSTONE CITY PROFILE
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA AND THE ARAB STATES
Table of contents
FOREWORD 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
BACKGROUND 8
GOVERNANCE 12
Informal settlements 15
GENDER AND HIV/AIDS 17
ENVIRONMENT 20
PROJECT PROPOSALS
GOVERNANCE 22
SLUMS AND SHELTER 25
GENDER AND HIV/AIDS 28
ENVIRONMENT 31
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Foreword
The annual urban growth rate and Capacity Building Branch. This new corporate
in Sub-Saharan Africa is almost 5 approach is part of the Participatory Slum Upgrading
percent, twice as high as in Latin Programme (PSUP). The implementation of the urban
America and Asia. It also has the profiling was launched thanks to contributions from the
world’s largest proportion of urban Governments of Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.
residents living in slums, which Today, it is part of the Participatory Slum Upgrading
today are home to 72 percent of Programme financed by the European Commission.
urban Africa’s citizens representing
a total of some 187 million people. The idea behind the urban profiling is to help
As more and more people seek a formulate urban poverty reduction policies at the local,
better life in towns and cities, the national and regional levels through a rapid, participatory,
urban slum population in Africa is projected to double cross cutting, holistic and action-orientated assessment
every 15 years in a process known as the urbanization of needs. It is also aimed at enhancing dialogue,
of poverty. African cities are thus confronted in the new awareness of opportunities and challenges aiming at
Millennium with the problem of accommodating the identifying response mechanisms as a contribution to
rapidly growing urban populations in inclusive cities, the implementation of the MDGs.
providing them with adequate shelter and basic urban
services, while ensuring environmental sustainability, as The urban profiling addresses four main themes:
well as enhancing economic growth and development. governance, slums, gender and HIV/AIDS and
environment. It seeks to build a national profile, and
UN-HABITAT is the lead agency for implementation three settlements representing the capital or a large city,
of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7, Target a medium-sized city, and a small town. The profiles offer
10 (reducing by half the number of people without an overview of the urban situation in each participating
sustainable access to safe drinking water), and Target city through a series of interviews with key urban actors.
11 (achieving significant improvement in the lives of at This is followed by a city consultation where priorities are
least 100 million slum dwellers by 2020). agreed. City-level findings provide input for the national
profiling that is combined with a national assessment of
As part of our drive to address this crisis, UN- institutional, legislative, financial and overall enabling
HABITAT is working with the European Commission frameworks and response mechanisms. The profiles at
to support sustainable urban development in African, all levels result in supporting the formation of city and
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Given the urgent national strategies and policy development. Additionally,
and diverse needs, the agency found it necessary to the profiling facilitates sub-regional analyses, strategies
develop a tool for rapid assessment to guide immediate, and common policies through identification of
mid and long-term interventions. In 2002, based on common needs and priorities at the sub-regional level.
the European Commission’s Consultative Guidelines This provides guidance to international external support
for Sustainable Urban Development Cooperation, UN- agencies in the development of their responses in the
HABITAT successfully implemented an Urban Sector form of capacity building tools.
Profile Study in Somalia for the first time. The Study
resulted in the identification and implementation of In Zambia, the profiling was undertaken under the
three major programmes with funding from a variety leadership of national and local authorities. This initiative
of donors. has been carried out locally in Lusaka, Kitwe, Livingstone
as well as nationally. The Profile focuses on the findings
In 2004, UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for of a desk-study, interviews with key actors and a town
Africa and the Arab States took the initiative to consultation with key urban actors and institutions.
develop the approach further for application in over Consultation participants agreed to address the salient
Foreword -executive director
20 countries. This was achieved in collaboration with urban issues including poverty, insecurity, corruption,
other departments within the agency – the Urban pollution and crime all problems that negatively affect
Development Branch with the Urban Environment investments and economic development. A consensus
Section, the Global Urban Observatory, the Shelter was reached on priority interventions in the form of
Branch, the Urban Governance Unit, the Gender programme and project proposals to be implemented.
Policy Unit, the Environment Unit and the Training
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I wish to acknowledge the contributions of Mr.
Mohamed El Sioufi, who initiated the urban profiling
concept, the Programme Manager Alain Grimard, and
Kerstin Sommer, who coordinated the programme.
I also wish to cite staff members for their support in
producing this report. They include Alioune Badiane,
Clarissa Augustinus, Mohamed Halfani, Lucia Kiwala,
Eduardo Moreno, Raf Tuts, Gulelat Kebede, Gora
Mboup, Raakel Syrjanen and Felix Zeiske.
I would like to wish the Zambia team a successful
implementation, and I also look forward to supporting
further their efforts in the urban development of
Zambia.
Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations,
and Executive Director,
UN-HABITAT
Foreword -executive director
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Executive summary
INTRODUCTION Background
The Urban Profiling is a rapid and action-oriented Livingstone, the capital of Northern Rhodesia before
urban assessment of needs and capacity-building independence and before Lusaka became the capital,
gaps at national and local levels. It is currently being is the largest town in Zambia’s Southern Province.
implemented in over 20 countries in Africa and the The city is the tourist capital of Zambia and has the
Arab states. The urban profiling uses a structured potential to be the number one tourist destination
approach where priority interventions are agreed in southern Africa. Among the tourist attractions,
upon through a consultative process. It consists of Livingstone city boasts Victoria Falls, the seventh
three phases: (1) a rapid participatory urban profiling wonder of the world. The Livingstone District area is
at national and local levels, focusing on governance, 672 km², with an estimated population of 114, 000
informal settlements, gender and HIV/AIDS, and inhabitants. Livingstone is the main administrative
environment, and proposing interventions; (2) detailed centre for the southern region of Zambia and it is the
priority proposals; and (3) project implementation. main entry point into the country by road from southern
Urban Profiling in Zambia encompasses profiles of African countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, and
Lusaka, Kitwe, and Livingstone, each published as a South Africa. However, Livingstone as a district has a
separate report. This is the Livingstone report and it number of development gaps: unequal distribution of
constitutes a general background, a synthesis of the four infrastructure development, inadequate provision of
themes – governance, informal settlements, gender and social services, high poverty levels, degradation of the
HIV/AIDS, and environment – and priority project environment and natural resources, unemployment,
proposals. and, for much of the city, underdevelopment.
MAP 1: LIVINGSTONE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Executive summary
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Governance women and traditional assumptions that women
cannot be decision makers. Gender inequality greatly
Livingstone City Council (LCC) is a statutory body hampers HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. Traditionally in
established under Zambia’s Local Government Act Zambia, as in many other parts of the world, men play a
no. 22 of 1991. Livingstone has one constituency, i.e. dominant role in most relationships, while women and
Central Livingstone, which is divided into fifteen wards. girls are generally expected to be submissive. Livingstone,
A mayor elected from among 15 elected councillors, a border and tourist town, has the highest rate of HIV/
each representing a ward in the city, heads the council. AIDS in the country, estimated at over 20 percent (the
Special interest groups, traditional rulers, and the area country’s average is 16 percent). Increased poverty at the
member of parliament are also part of Livingstone City household level has increased illicit sex, which in turn
Council. Under the Local Government Act of 1991, has increased HIV/AIDS infections, especially among
the council is mandated to pass bylaws and also to raise the productive age group of 15–45 years. These high
funds for carrying out its operations. However, the incidences of HIV/AIDS are posing a threat to socio-
council’s autonomy is undermined by the fact that key economic development. The mode of transmission
financial and legislative functions are under the control is predominantly heterosexual, and mother-to-child
of the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. transmission is significant.
These functions include approval of the council’s
budget and bylaws. As a supplement to the city council’s Environment
role in urban governance, Livingstone has a District
Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC), The underlying causes of the majority of the
which acts as a technical advisory to the council. environmental problems in Livingstone are inadequate
spatial planning, unemployment, and poverty. When
Unplanned settlements coupled with poor environmental practices, the city’s
challenges (such as a high rate of waste generation
The city of Livingstone is home to fast-growing and inadequate water and sanitation systems) become
unplanned settlements, although they are relatively daunting. Environmental deterioration is more
few compared to other cities in the country. The pronounced during the rainy season, when there are
mushrooming of squatter settlements is largely due usually outbreaks of waterborne diseases like cholera and
to high poverty levels, rural-urban migration, and diarrhoea. Deforestation in Livingstone is a result of the
inadequate town planning. The city has six informal over exploitation of wood as a raw material for domestic
settlements, out of which five have been recognized by purposes, for building material, or for the production of
the Livingstone City Council as Improvement Areas, charcoal, and inevitably exposes the ground to erosion.
earmarked for upgrading under the Housing (Statutory Unfortunately, no active re-vegetation and reforestation
and Improvement Areas) Act CAP 441. Illegal land is being carried out.
allocations by political cadres affect land management
in the city. Council officials have often found themselves
at loggerheads with ward chairpersons and councillors
involved in such activities. Illegal allocation of land by
political cadres has also contributed to the mushrooming
of squatter settlements in Livingstone.
Gender and HIV/AIDS

Sustainable human development has been identified
as a catalyst for economic growth at both the national and
district levels in the country. Unfortunately, Livingstone
District’s developmental gaps are serious and include
high poverty levels, especially among women and other
vulnerable groups, and HIV/AIDS, which is Zambia’s
most critical developmental and humanitarian crisis
executive summary
today. In addition to the lack of district development

strategies and poverty reduction measures, the lack of
gender equity is preventing economic development
(and economic equality between men and women)
and is slowing sustainable human development in the
district. There are efforts to promote sustainable human
development in Livingstone, but the constraints faced
in trying to achieve gender balance are many. Among
the key problems are the lack of education among
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Background
INTRODUCTION This report presents the outcomes of Phase One at the

local level in Livingstone.
Urban Profiling
The Livingstone Urban Profiling consists of an
accelerated, action-oriented assessment of urban Urban Profiling in LIVINGSTONE
conditions, focusing on priority needs, capacity
gaps, and existing institutional responses at local and The urban profiling in Livingstone is one of three
national levels. The purpose of the study is to develop similar exercises conducted in Zambia ; the other
urban poverty reduction policies at local, national, profiled centres are Lusaka, Livingstone and Kitwe.
and regional levels, through an assessment of needs The national consultation was conceived as a
and response mechanisms, and as a contribution to partnership platform, co-developed with the Ministry
the wider-ranging implementation of the Millennium of Local Government and Housing, the Ministry of
Development Goals (MDGs). The study is based Finance, CARE International, parastatal organizations
on analysis of existing data and a series of interviews such as the National Housing Authority, and NGOs
with all relevant urban stakeholders, including local such as the Zambia Low-Cost Housing Programme.
communities and institutions, civil society, the private The aim is to promote inter-agency collaboration that
sector, development partners, academics, and others. integrates a wide range of urban actors in response
The consultation typically results in a collective mechanisms.
agreement on priorities and their development into
proposed capacity-building and other projects that
are all aimed at urban poverty reduction. The urban
profiling is being implemented in over 20 African and Report Structure
Arab countries, offering an opportunity for comparative This report consists of:
regional analysis. Once completed, this series of studies
will provide a framework for central and local authorities 1. a general background of the urban sector in
and urban actors, as well as donors and external support Livingstone, based on the findings of a desk study,
agencies. interviews, and a national and city consultation
held on 17 January 2005 (see back cover for a
list of participants in the city consultation and a
Methodology bibliography). The background includes data on
administration, urban planning, municipal finance,
The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme urban services, public transport, health, education,
consists of three phases: the economic situation, water and sanitation, and
waste management;
Phase one consists of the rapid profiling of urban
conditions at national and local levels. The capital city, 2. a synthesis of the four main theme areas – governance,
a medium-sized city, and a small town are selected slums, gender and HIV/AIDS, and environment
and studied to provide a representative sample in each – in terms of the institutional set-up, regulatory
country. The analysis focuses on four themes: governance, framework, resource mobilisation, and performance
slums, gender and HIV/AIDS, and the environment. (this second section also highlights agreed priorities
Information is collected through standard interviews and includes a list of identified projects); and
and discussions with institutions and key informants, in
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order to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, 3. a SWOT analysis and an outline of priority project
and threats (SWOT) of the national and local urban set- proposals for each theme. The proposals include
ups. The findings are presented and refined during city beneficiaries, partners, estimated costs, objectives,
and national consultation workshops and consensus is activities, and outputs.
reached regarding priority interventions. National and
city reports synthesise the information collected and
outline ways forward to reduce urban poverty through
holistic approaches.
Phase two builds on the priorities identified through
pre-feasibility studies and develops detailed capacity-
building and capital investment projects.
Phase three implements the projects developed
during the two earlier phases, with an emphasis on
skills development, institutional strengthening, and
replication.
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ADMINISTRATION Urbanization
Like any council in Zambia, the Livingstone City Compared to other cities in the country, Livingstone
Council is staffed with mainly unskilled manpower. has a relatively low urbanization rate. Industrial decline
This is largely due to poor conditions of service, which during the 1980s and 1990s affected the growth
have resulted in the council being unable to recruit and potential of Livingstone, such that the growth the city
retain skilled manpower. The situation has impacted experienced in the 1970s is unlikely to be repeated in the
negatively on the decision-making process and near future, even with the current tourism expansion.
consequently the provision of council services. Further, However, the main issue at present is that much of
due to inadequate funding and limited revenue sources, the development that is taking place lacks any form of
the Livingstone City Council is unable to pay salaries control and /or provision of social services. Unplanned
regularly. It is not uncommon for employees to go development is most likely the biggest obstacle that
unpaid for months. This situation has resulted in low Livingstone will encounter if it wants to enhance its
morale and has provided fertile ground for corruption. status as a tourist destination.
Livingstone is the provincial headquarters of
Southern Province. The provincial minister, the
provincial permanent secretary, and the district Population
commissioner have their offices in Livingstone and are
in charge of provincial and district administration at Livingstone has an urban area of about 69 square
central government level. km and an estimated population of 114,600, with a
growth rate of 2.1 percent. The city’s population growth
The functions of a council are contained in the second is more than manageable and its relatively low-density
schedule of the Local Government Act. The executive is development profile should provide enough space for
responsible for implementing council resolutions and infill development. Livingstone’s population is youthful
for executing the day-to-day functions of the council. – 75 percent of the population are under the age of 30
The executive structure of the Livingstone City Council and the male-female ratio is quite balanced.
consists of six departments: City Planning, Public Health
and Social Services, Legal Services, Administration,
Finance, and Engineering. The town clerk, who is the Health
principal officer, heads the executive structure.
Health care services in Livingstone District are
As a matter of policy, Livingstone City Council provided through the 12 health centres and 2 hospitals
has entered into partnerships with community-based the Ministry of Health owns. Notable among the top
organizations (CBOs) like Resident Development health institutions in Livingstone is Livingstone General
Committees (RDCs) to identify service needs, Hospital. Some people in the district also obtain health
especially in the peri-urban areas of the city, and non- care services from other sources like traditional healers,
governmental organizations (NGOs) to implement traditional birth attendants, and community health
community-based programmes. International non- workers. The district’s existing health care services are
governmental organizations are also supplementing the not equitably distributed. The current bed stock in
local authority’s efforts in the development of the city. health facilities is quite insufficient. The number of
trained health personnel is inadequate to effectively
The Livingstone District Development Coordinating respond to demand. Maintenance of the existing health livingstone profile - background
Committee is the forum in which the council collaborates infrastructure and equipment is a big problem due to
with local stakeholders on development issues and inadequate funds. The transport system for referral of
programmes. Its membership comprises representatives cases is also inadequate: roads in the district are in a
of the council, government departments that operate in poor state. Malaria continues to be a leading cause of
the city, non-governmental organizations, community mortality in all age groups, followed by tuberculosis
based organizations, and other stakeholders in the (TB). The number of TB cases could be attributed to
development of the city. an increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases and
overcrowding, especially in the informal settlements.
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EDUCATION
According to the District Situation Analysis for For capital projects, the city council is dependent on
Livingstone District, the enrolment ratios in primary funding from external sources. It has received funding
education for boys and girls are 47 percent and 54 from the World Bank for the maintenance of designated
percent respectively. While there has been remarkable main roads within the city. It also receives grants from
progress in access to and coverage of primary education, the government for road maintenance. The Support
the quality of education has gone down. This decline is to Economic Expansion and Diversification Tourism
mainly due to the shortage and poor quality of required Project funded by the World Bank aims, among other
inputs – teachers, physical facilities, and learning things, to support the development and rehabilitation
materials. There are a total of 823 teachers in the district; of priority infrastructure in and around Livingstone and
the pupil-teacher ratio is 26:1, the pupil-classroom ratio to update the 1995 Livingstone Strategic Development
74:1, and the pupil-toilet ratio 53:1. The teacher-pupil Master Plan. Overall, the project seeks to support the
ratio is within internationally accepted norms, but there government’s efforts to stimulate diversified economic
is a drastic need to provide more classrooms to achieve a growth and private sector investment in the country,
pupil-classroom ratio of 40:1. using tourism as an entry point.
Basic primary and secondary education is affected
by the economic crisis in the district, which is
threatening to undermine both the quality of and PUBLIC TRANSPORT
access to education. Public expenditure for education Taxis are the main form of public transport in
has declined dramatically. Enrolment is increasing in Livingstone. There are two types of operators; those
the city and in peri-urban areas and this has meant who operate on regular routes and charge standard rates
lower expenditure per student. Construction of new per passenger, and those who are booked in advance and
classrooms has not matched the rise in enrolment and charge variable rates depending on the distance and time
the teachers required. Notable among the higher order travelled. Currently there are no local bus or minibus
educational institutions in Livingstone is the teachers operators operating in the city, but there appears to
training college. be a need for such a service to ensure safe, convenient,
and efficient public transport. Although provision was
made in the past for pedestrian walkways, especially
ECONOMY in the old town, these have deteriorated to such an
extent that they are now unusable. The new areas have
Livingstone’s economy, like the national economy, very few pedestrian facilities. Due to the exceptionally
shows a clear dependence on the informal sector for high volumes of pedestrian traffic, there is a need for
job creation. Small-scale businesses and the informal pedestrian facilities and these should be incorporated
economy are the largest employers in Livingstone. This into future planning for road infrastructure.
high percentage of people operates outside the scope
of government and council levies and cost recovery
systems. Much of the informal economy involves cross-
border trading. In common with other urban areas,
the majority of Livingstone’s informal sector business
entrepreneurs operate at survival level. This is because
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of lack of markets, information, and access to finance,

and also in some cases lack of training in business
management. Unemployment rates in the formal sector
are high. With no manufacturing base in the city, tourism
is seen as the catalyst to start the economic engine of
Livingstone: the future developments and expansion of
Livingstone have to be in line with developments in the
tourism industry. Over 20 percent of the population
in formal employment are in the service industry, i.e.
working in hotels, as tour guides, etc. Informal sector
businesses have benefited from tourism through the
selling of handicrafts and the provision of taxi services
to tourists.
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Table 1: summary of council budgetary performance
YEAR BUDGETED REV- ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTED COLLECTION AS % OF

ENUE (Zambia Kwacha) BUDGET REVENUE
US$ 1 = ZMK 4,000
2003 5,231,661,600.00 4,309,057,829.07 82.36
2004 8,962,062,830.00 3,729,226,757.28 41.61
2005 7,487,917,362.00 4,134,505,301.23 55.21
2006 8,840,143,388.00 1,219,294,047.07 13.80 (as at 31 March 2006)
LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES Recent trends show that the budgetary performance
has been poor. The council states that the key reasons
In 1991, Zambia saw the reintroduction of multi- for the poor performance are (i) poor worker morale
party politics when the government introduced due to perpetually delayed payment of salaries; (ii) lack
sweeping liberalization, decentralization, privatization, of effective planning for revenue collection; (iii) poor
and commercialization reforms. Among these reforms, supervision of field staff; and (iv) archaic and outdated
the government decided that it would reduce its accounting and billing systems.
funding to local authorities and devolve powers to help
them manage their finances and become self-sufficient. The main sources of income for the council are
However, powers and functions were devolved to the property rates, personal levies, business permit fees,
local level without the necessary financial resources. legal fees, and rent on commercial property. Salaries
Further, the council: (i) Disinvested to Southern Water and wages consume about 60 percent of the budget, an
and Sewerage Company the responsibility for the unacceptably high figure. However, the scenario reflects
provision of water, under the Urban and Rural Water more of a substantial underspending on service delivery
Restructuring Programme; (ii) Lost the responsibility for than an overspending on salaries and wages.
licensing vehicles (following a national policy change by
government) to the Road Traffic Commission; and (iii)
Sold their stock of council houses at give-away prices
under a national political directive. Taken together,
these activities have led to the loss of traditional
revenue streams. The Livingstone City Council has
very poor information management systems. After the
introduction of a computerised accounting system, the
two staff members who maintained it (trained with the
assistance of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
went for further studies, and the council has reverted to
an unreliable and cumbersome manual system. livingstone profile - background
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GOVERNANCE
Like any other local authority in Zambia, the THE INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP
Livingstone City Council exists according to Section 3
of the Local Government Act (Chapter 281 of the Laws
of Zambia). Section 9 of the act states that a council • The town clerk heads the executive structure of the
shall consist of the local members of parliament, two council, while the mayor heads the civic structure.
representatives of the local chiefs (appointed by the
chiefs), and all the elected councillors. The Livingstone • Supplementing Livingstone City Council’s role
City Council comprises 15 elected councillors, headed in urban governance, a District Development
by the mayor, with each councillor representing a ward Coordinating Committee acts as a technical advisory
in the city. Special interest groups, such as traditional to the city council. It is made up of 45 members who
rulers and the area member of parliament, are part of the are heads of line government departments and non-
city council governing body. Although the leadership governmental organization’s partners in the district.
of the council has encouraged the participation of civil Out of the 45, 15 are women.
society in decision making, the overall management of • The city has a number of non-governmental
the city generally has been less than good due to lack of organizations working with communities (especially
resources and political interference. The poor governance low-income neighborhoods) in areas such as capacity
has affected the delivery of social services and has led building, governance, and micro-finance.
to limited revenue collection and increased corruption
LIVINGSTONE profile - governance
and poverty. The city council needs to reorganize itself • There is one Resident Development Committee
in order to improve its ability to deliver the necessary per ward whose main function is coordinating
goods and services to the city. The council is currently developmental activities in the settlements, working
unable to meet its service provision responsibilities: side by side with the council and non-governmental
roads are not maintained, buildings are in a very bad organizations. Ward councillors are ex officio
state of repair, and other services are not delivered as members of Residential Development Committees.
they should be.
• The Ministry of Local Government and Housing
The Livingstone City Council will have to adopt a has delegated certain functions, such as the control
resource-based approach to management and governance of development and the subdivision of land, to the
and then define its role and functions accordingly, in Livingstone Planning Authority.
light of the changing socio-economic conditions in the
country. • Decentralization – including financial and
administrative autonomy and improved capacity of
personnel in the local authorities – is currently seen
as the solution to the problems that have beset the
Livingstone City Council.
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Regulatory FRAMEWORK • Reorganization of the council should be carried out
in order to improve revenue collection methods and
• The 1991 Local Government Act and the accountability.
Local Government Elections Act, plus relevant
amendments, provide the institutional frameworks
for the administration of local councils in Zambia.
Resource mobilization
• The Town and Country Planning Act (Chapter 475
and Revised Chapter 283) of the Laws of Zambia • Revenue collection is weak because infrastructure,
provides a framework for the effective planning and a proper system, and an updated databank are
control of development in the main cities and towns nonexistent and staff are demoralised.
of Zambia. The Ministry of Local Government • Lack of financial autonomy and inadequate grants
and Housing has delegated certain functions to from the government have left the Livingstone City
the Livingstone Planning Authority (control of Council in a weak financial position, to the extent
development and subdivision of land). that they are not able to deliver the services they were
• Public Health Act CAP 291 helps the enforcement designated to provide.
of building regulations and the curbing of public
nuisance. • The Livingstone City Council is not allowed
to borrow funds or receive grants from foreign
• The government’s promise, through the governments and organizations.
decentralization policy, to provide a legal framework
that could promote autonomy in decision making at • The main sources of revenue for Livingstone City
Council are limited to licensing fees, personal levies,
the local authority level is yet to be fulfilled. other levies and charges, and property rates.
• Residents’ attitudes towards paying rates or fees are
PERFORMANCE AND generally negative, as they do not see any resultant
benefits.
ACCOUNTABILITY
• Although the central government is by law obliged to
• Councillors are elected through the democratic provide grants in lieu of rates on its property within
process of a secret vote. the council’s area of jurisdiction, it does not do so.
• Development plans are not implemented due to • The lack of financial autonomy among local
insufficient funds. authorities in Zambia is such that even the levies,
• District Development Coordinating Committee acts charges, and rates that they might want to introduce
as a technical advisory committee to the city council are subject to the approval of the Minister of Local
but lacks capacity to enforce and has no budgetary Government and Housing.
provisions.
• There is limited involvement of stakeholders in
governance issues due to apathy among residents,
lack of knowledge about local governance, and LIVINGSTONE profile - governance
the low status many residents attach to the local
authority.
• Citizens are not sufficiently sensitized to speak out
and demand their rights.
• Councillors are more interested in their own welfare
than issues affecting their constituents.
• The majority of support council staff are not
qualified, a situation that impacts negatively on their
performance.
• A human resource development and training policy
is lacking.
• Councillors are neither sufficiently educated nor
adequately exposed to effectively undertake their
civic responsibilities.
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Agreed priorities
• Improve technical capacity of Livingstone
County Council staff members.
• Undertake capacity building for civic leaders in

good governance, with emphasis on transparency
and accountability.
• Ensure full implementation of the National

Decentralization Policy.
• Improve partnerships in urban development

programmes among the public, private, and
popular sectors in the city.
Project proposal Page 23

GOVERNANCE Improve revenue generation
N°1 strategies for Livingstone City
Council.

GOVERNANCE
Develop capacity in local
N°2
governance.
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INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
Due to inadequate town planning, high poverty Regulatory FRAMEWORK

levels, and rural-urban migration, mushrooming slums
have become part of the modern urban outlook in • The Housing (Statutory and Improvement Areas)
Zambia. The city of Livingstone has not been spared; Act CAP 441 provides for development control and
however, compared to other cities in the country, improvement of housing in site and service areas and
squatter settlements in Livingstone are relatively few. in legalized unplanned settlements. It also provides
Livingstone City Council currently recognizes five for the issuance of occupancy licences, which give
settlements as Improvement Areas: Mwandi, Nakatindi, security of tenure in unplanned settlements.
Zambezi Sawmills, Malota, and Libuyu. They are
to be formalized under the Statutory Housing and • The major weakness of the legislation lies in its
Improvement Areas Act. The Livingstone City Council restrictions regarding private sector participation in
is yet to recognise the informal settlement of Sakubita. housing schemes.
Illegal land allocations by political cadres affect land • The Housing (Statutory and Improvement Areas)
management in the city. Council officials have often Act precludes other laws from applying to areas of
found themselves at loggerheads with ward chairpersons its jurisdiction; necessary amendments are therefore
and councillors involved in illegal land allocation, required to bring the act in line with market-oriented
which has contributed to the mushrooming of squatter housing delivery mechanisms.
settlements in Livingstone. The rapid increase of the • City regulations and policies state clearly that
settlements has made proper town planning difficult: informal settlements should meet certain standards
most of the settlements have no proper water and (within city planning requirements) to qualify for
sanitation systems, which are vital for the well-being of its upgrading.
residents. In order to address some of the developmental
problems in unplanned settlements, area councillors • Where informal settlements have sprung up in areas
and Resident Development Committees are working to earmarked for non-residential use, in waterlogged
come up with ways of improving land management and areas, or on private property, city regulations
controlling development in these areas. discourage the legalizing of the settlements.
Institutional set-up RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

• The council is responsible for recognition and • Community-based organizations try to mobilise
legalization of unplanned settlements in the city. resources for upgrading unplanned settlements
through development projects. The resources include
• In terms of service provision in informal settlements, Livingstone City Council revenue (generated from
the council only attempts to focus on solid waste levies and rates), as well as financial support from
management and not other services like water,
LIVINGSTONE profile - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

local and international donors, the Constituency
sanitation, and electricity generation, which are Development Fund, the Ward Development Fund,
provided by utility companies. and the local business community.
• The council plays a pivotal role in coordinating • In order to get more women involved in development
developmental activities with central government projects and at the same time empower them
agencies, non-governmental organizations, economically, the Livingstone City Council gives
community based organizations, and donor agencies assistance to female-headed households to upgrade
in informal settlements. their dwellings and livelihoods by linking them to
• To further developmental activities in unplanned other service providers (e.g. micro-finance service
settlements, local authority workers work hand in providers).
hand with Residential Development Committees • Despite the Livingstone City Council linking the
and collect information on settlement issues using poor to micro-finance service providers, the poor
participatory methodologies such as focus group still find it difficult to access micro-finance. This is
discussions and questionnaires. due to lack of collateral, high interest rates, and the
• The council needs the capacity to coordinate fear that if they fail to pay back the loan, they could
Residential Development Committees’ and non- either be arrested or lose their few assets to bailiffs.
governmental organizations’ upgrading efforts
and other developmental activities in unplanned
settlements.
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BEST PRACTICE
The Livingstone County Council, in conjunction
with non-governmental organizations such as CARE
International, carried out a study using participatory
methodologies to prioritize development issues in
informal settlements and initiate income-generating
activities. A Participatory Appraisal Needs Assessment
method was used to determine the priorities. Techni-
cal assistance from CARE International and the par-
ticipation of the local community and the Livingstone
County Council led to the successful implementation
of the Malota Water Project.
AGREED PRIORITIES
• Legalise unplanned settlements in the city.
• Improve the provision of water, sanitation,

and basic road infrastructure in unplanned
settlements.
• Improve micro-finance credit facilities for self-

employed men and women in the informal
sector.
• Undertake squatter upgrading in regularised

unplanned settlements in the city.
LIVINGSTONE profile - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
• Curtail noise pollution and anti-social behaviour

from bars and taverns in unplanned settlements
Project.

SLUMS AND
Development of an action plan
SHELTER
to upgrade Livingstone’s informal
N°1
settlements.

SLUMS AND
SHELTER Provision of security of tenure in
N°2 legalised unplanned settlements.
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GENDER AND HIV/AIDS
Sustainable human development has been identified at a high price that is beyond the reach of the poor,
as a catalyst for economic growth at both the national and particularly women.
district levels in the country. Livingstone as a district has
been found to have development gaps, including high Gender inequality greatly hampers HIV prevention
poverty and unemployment levels. Apart from the lack efforts. Traditionally in Zambia, as in many other
of district development strategies and poverty reduction parts of the world, men play a dominant role in most
measures, gender inequities have been identified as one relationships, while women and girls are generally
of the main reasons for there being limited sustainable expected to be submissive. Livingstone, a border and a
human development in the city. tourist town, has the highest rate of HIV in the country
(over 20 percent, compared to the Zambian average of
In order to promote gender balance in the city, the 16 percent). Increased poverty at the household level has
LIVINGSTONE profile - gender and HIV/aids

Livingstone City Council, the District Development increased illicit sex, which in turn has increased HIV/
Coordination Committee, and non-governmental AIDS infections, especially within the productive age
organizations have adopted a course of action that group of 15- to 45-year-olds. The HIV/AIDS epidemic
attempts to give equitable access to and control over is posing a threat to socio-economic development;
resources such as land, credit facilities, and employment however, it is at different levels of evolution in Zambia,
opportunities. The main objective is to ease the burden with urban areas such as Livingstone maintaining
of poverty for women at household and community a “stable epidemic”. The mode of transmission is
levels. A number of government departments and other predominantly heterosexual and mother-to-child
institutions have been involved in the promotion of transmission is significant.
gender balance and sensitisation programmes. The
outcome indicators of these programmes would be; (i) Livingstone has two public hospitals and numerous
Percentage of women with titled land or a shared land antenatal clinics at which HIV/AIDS treatment or
title, (ii) Percentage of women in formal employment, management programmes can be accessed. The major
and (iii) Percentage of women accessing credit. challenges that were identified in the fight against
HIV/AIDS are: the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS;
Despite the efforts to promote sustainable human limited access to care and prevention programmes;
development, constraints toward attaining gender human resource constraints; the multi-faceted nature
equality in the city are many. Among the key problems of the epidemic; gender inequality; and the high cost
are the lack of education among women and the of anti-retrovirals. The city council lists HIV/AIDS as
traditional assumption that women cannot be decision one of the key issues now negatively impacting food
makers. Though the local authority tries to distribute production, resource utilisation, and the potential for
land fairly, the poor (the majority of whom are women) improving economic conditions.
still experience constraints when it comes to securing
land rights. Land is scarce in urban areas and is sold
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Institutional set-up RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
• The institutional framework on gender issues is weak • Gender and HIV/AIDS awareness programmes are
largely because of customary laws, which have an in carried out on a limited scale and mostly by non-
built mechanism for discriminating against women, governmental organizations: the Livingstone City
and the lack of adaptation and incorporation of Council does not have a substantial role in this,
international gender instruments into domestic law. largely due to inadequate resources.
Gender issues are not yet institutionalized into the
operations of stakeholder institutions in the city. • There are growing opportunities for stakeholders in
the city to promote gender issues and fight against
• The Livingstone City Council has no gender HIV/AIDS by pooling resources together.
mainstreaming policy for the delivery of services.
• The council, which can barely afford to pay salaries
• The Livingstone City Council has no office for gender to its workers, has no specific budgetary provision
issues; they are handled at the national level or by for gender mainstreaming or the fight against HIV/
non-governmental organizations operating within AIDS.
the perimeter of the Livingstone City Council, and
are not well-articulated. • Inadequate funding has led to inadequate monitoring
and evaluation systems, which are supposed to
• On account of the complexity of the HIV/AIDS ensure that gender is mainstreamed in institutions
epidemic, there is need to emphasise a multi- at all operational levels.
sectoral, holistic approach to the epidemic,
involving the central government, community-based • More resources from both local and external sources
organizations, non-governmental organizations, the will be required for ensuring the availability of
private sector, religious leaders, people living with adequate human resources for HIV/AIDS testing,
AIDS, and traditional healers. counselling, and care, as well as dissemination of
information and supply of drugs.
• There is need for the Livingstone City Council
and other institutions in the city to develop and • Cost-effective methods needed to mitigate the impact
implement an HIV/AIDS policy. should be promoted by emphasizing collaboration
and resource sharing.
Regulatory framework
• There is need for appropriate legislation that will
give clear guidelines for institutional arrangements
for the implementation of the National Gender
Policy.
• A Victim Support Unit was formed to enforce the

provisions of law by tackling gender-related offences
such as “property grabbing”, a term which refers to
a situation where family property, including real
property, is grabbed from the widow by the male
relatives of a late husband. In such cases, the widow
is left with the responsibility of looking after her
children without any support from the people who
grab the family property, which is usually acquired
through the collective and hard work of both
husband and wife.
• The National Legal Aid Clinic for Women was
created primarily to offer legal assistance to victims
of property grabbing and gender-based violence; it
provides legal representation in the courts.
• The Interstate and Succession Act (1989) provides
for the distribution of the estate of an individual
who dies without leaving a will.
• The National AIDS Bill (act no. 10 of 2002) makes
the National HIV/AIDS/STD/TB Council a legal
body that may solicit funding.
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AGREED PRIORITIES
• Establish a gender desk in all workplaces in the
city.
• Formulate and implement an HIV/AIDS

workplace policy in all institutions of the city.
• Increase support for girl child education by

enacting policies that boost enrolment of the girl
child in schools.
• Establish a resource databank at the Livingstone

City Council that includes information on all
non-governmental organizations, community-
based organizations, and public and popular sector
institutions that are engaged in development
programmes in the city.

GENDER AND
Gender and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
institutionalization in local
N°1
authority operations.

GENDER AND Capacity building of NGOs and
HIV/AIDS community-based organizations
N°2 that support and work with
women and children.
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ENVIRONMENT
The underlying causes of the majority of the THE INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP

environmental problems in Livingstone are inadequate
spatial planning, unemployment, and poverty. The city • The Livingstone City Council does not have adequate
has poor management practices and faces a variety of capacity to effectively tackle environmental problems
challenges, including a high rate of waste generation in the city, and it needs to work hand in hand with
and inadequate water and sanitation systems. Other other institutions dealing with environmental
than inadequate investment in waste management at management issues, such as the Environmental
the city level, the problems are also a result of human Council of Zambia.
activities at the personal, household, and community • There is need for coordination among the Livingstone
levels. Environmental deterioration is more pronounced City Council, non-governmental organizations,
during the rainy season, when there are usually outbreaks and the private sector on matters pertaining to
of waterborne diarrhoeal diseases like cholera. environmental management.
While the central business district (CBD) of
Livingstone is kept fairly clean with regular collection
services, areas outside the central business district are Regulatory framework
not serviced and waste in residential areas is either
disposed of in backyard pits or dumped in open spaces. • The three acts dealing with waste management are:
The uncontrolled manner in which waste is handled (i) The Local Government Act (CAP 281, no. 22
outside the central business district gives rise to vermin of 1991); (ii) The Public Health Act CAP 535; and
LIVINGSTONE profile - environment
and diseases. (iii) The Environmental Protection and Pollution

Control Act no. 12 of 1990.
Deforestation in Livingstone is a result of the
overexploitation of wood as a raw material for domestic • The Environmental Protection and Pollution
purposes, as a building material, or for production Control Act provides the broadest regulations and
of charcoal and exposes the ground to erosion. powers on classification, regulation, monitoring,
Unfortunately, no active re-vegetation and reforestation and treatment of the various types of waste.
is being carried out. Stagnant water, which has led to the • The Environmental Protection and Pollution Control
proliferation of mosquitoes (and ultimately malaria), Act provides for the protection of the environment.
can be prevented with the implementation of proper It also establishes the Environmental Council of
storm water management systems that prevent erosion Zambia and provides for its functions and powers.
and the subsequent formation of shallow depressions in The act provides for environmental assessment and
the ground in which water accumulates. the control of pollution, and includes powers of
prosecution and arrest.
• The Environmental Council of Zambia does not
have sufficient capacity to enforce regulations.
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• Current legislation is generally poorly enforced due • Lack of transparency in decision making, particularly
to limited skills and insufficient staff. with regard to planning applications, which higher
authorities appear to impose on the city without
• The Livingstone City Council needs to formulate adequate consultation, affects the performance and
bylaws aimed at strengthening environmental accountability of the Livingstone City Council.
management in the city.
• To improve enforcement, there is a need for awareness • Lack of adequate consultation with communities
campaigns for local communities in order to sensitize about proposed developments in the city often
them about the laws. means overlooking community interests. There is
need to provide mechanisms for public participation
in the development of the city, both in planning and
Resource mobilization natural resource management.
• The council has no specific budget for environmental
management per se. • There is a lack of trust among the Livingstone City
Council, government agencies, the private sector,
• Some donor support for environmental management and local communities.
is channelled through non-governmental
organizations.
• The Livingstone City Council needs to partner with
the private sector at various levels of environmental
management. AGREED PRIORITIES
• Improve natural resource management in the
• The Livingstone City Council needs to develop
capacity for resource mobilisation and efficient city.
utilisation of externally provided resources for the • Undertake environmental awareness and training
development of the city.
campaigns.
• Promote tourism through sustainable

CAPACITY BUILDING AND environmental management practices.
TRAINING • Improve coordination on environmental matters
among the council, government agencies, the
• Lack of coordination between the planning and private sector, and the tourism agency in the city.
licensing authorities and resource management
• Involve community-based organizations and non-
agencies negatively affects the overall performance
of the institutions. governmental organizations in environmental
management at the community level.
• The lack of coordination and networking among • Control deforestation through law enforcement
and community participation. LIVINGSTONE profile - environment
institutions has meant that there has been very little
integrated planning.

• The policy and regulatory framework for environment Develop public-private partnerships
environmental management is not properly enforced,
N°1 in urban environmental
resulting in the current environmental degradation.
management.
• Although the Environmental Council of Zambia Project proposal Page 33

plays a leading role in conducting environmental
impact assessments, there is little capacity in the local environment Development of an engineered
authority to adequately assess the environmental N°2 landfill and a waste management
impact of projects. system for Livingstone.

environment
Community-based sustainable
N°3
urban environmental management.
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GOVERNANCE
Strengths Weaknesses Opportuni- Threats PRIORITY ISSUES

ties
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK; DEVOLUTION OF POWER
Livingstone City Councillors Provide clear and Political interference Improve local
Council is an manipulate local comprehensive by the central governance.
autonomous body authority bylaws for conditions of service government in the
established by an selfish gains. for councillors. working of the city Ensure full
act of parliament council. implementation
with clear functions, Council lacks Support for capacity of the National
including the the capacity to building can be Government’s Decentralization Policy.
formulation of bylaws. fully implement sourced internally reluctance to
the National and externally surrender power
Existence of Decentralization through the and resources to
the National Policy. Ministry of Local local authorities.
Decentralization Government and
Policy. Housing.
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Goodwill from the Inadequate resource Capacity-building Stakeholders’ lack Conduct capacity
donor community management capacity programmes and of confidence in the building for the council
to fund governance at the council. staff retention council’s ability to in revenue collection.
programmes in the strategies for the manage resources.
city. council should be
developed.
The Local Government The central There is a need to Government’s Improve partnerships
Act mandates the government has to review legislation tendency to take among the public,
council to generate approve council levies, on imposition of over councils’ private, and popular
its own resources a situation which levies and taxes to traditional sources sectors.
through levies. negatively impacts include adequate of income.
on the council’s local authority
autonomy. participation in their
formulation.
PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Council has a The council lacks Preparation of Diminishing status Undertake capacity
project proposals - governance
Strategic Development resources to bankable project and shortage of building for civic
Plan. implement the proposals aimed government support leaders in the area
development plan. at resource to the council. of good governance,
mobilisation. with an emphasis
on transparency and
accountability.
Council has a legal Non-availability of The council can Inimical decision

mandate to manage resources for service formulate resource making by
the city and deliver delivery negatively mobilisation councillors can lead
services. impacts service strategies. to anarchy in the
provision. city development.
Availability of Lack of coordination Introduction High staff turnover

manpower in the city. among stakeholders of IT networks in stakeholder
in harnessing the to facilitate institutions.
available human coordination among
resources. stakeholders.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Study existing revenue generation
systems, including revenue collection and taxation. (2)
Improve revenue generation
governance Study Best Practices from successful local authorities. (3)
N°1 strategies for Livingstone City Develop guidelines for improving the existing revenue
Council. generation and management systems. (4) Undertake
training of local authority staff. (5) Sensitise the council
and other stakeholders on the new strategy.
LOCATION: Livingstone.
OUTPUTS: (1) : Local authority revenue generation
DURATION: 24 months. strategy developed. Revenue generation by the
Livingstone City Council improved. Recommendations
BENEFICIARIES: Livingstone City Council and developed on the implementation of the new strategy in
council residents. other local authorities.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Livingstone City STAFF REQUIRED: Consultancy team with expertise
Council, the Ministry of Local Government and in local authority finance, council staff, representatives
Housing, UN-HABITAT, UNDP, and the Local of community-based organizations, and government
Government Association of Zambia. facilitators.
ESTIMATED COST: USD 300,000
BACKGROUND: Livingstone City Council, like most
local authorities in Zambia, is facing serious financial
problems. This is mainly due to lack of support from
central government, a narrow resource base, untapped
potential for income generation, and outdated policies
that confine councils to being implementers with
little participation in issues such as the determination
of certain levies. Major sources of council revenue
– property rates, ground rent, trading licences, and
personal levies – have proved inadequate for service
provision and carrying out capital projects. Livingstone
County Council, like most other local authorities,
struggles to pay salaries for their workforce and is
unable to provide services to the residents of the city.
Although the law states that central government should
pay grants to local authorities in lieu of rates, generally
the government does not do so.
OBJECTIVES: Establish a revenue generation strategy
in order to improve the revenue base of the Livingstone
City Council. The first objective is to increase efficiency
and transparency in the existing revenue generation and
management system. The second objective is to build
capacity in order to sustain the new system.
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Project proposal practices from cities in other countries. (3) Design
training programmes based on good governance and
governance accountability. (4) Train civic leaders in leadership and
N°2 Develop capacity in local good local governance. (5) Train council managers in
governance. leadership and good governance. (6) Establish measures
to ensure accountability in management and governance.
(7) Develop indicators to monitor progress.
LOCATION: Livingstone
OUTPUTS: Capacity of councillors in providing
DURATION: 24 months. adequate civic leadership developed. Overall local
governance of the council enhanced. Management
BENEFICIARIES: Livingstone City Council, civic capacity of the council improved. Recommendations
leaders, and city residents for replication developed.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Local STAFF REQUIRED: A consultant with expertise in local
Government and Housing, UN-HABITAT, UNDP, governance issues, local authority staff, private sector
and Livingstone City Council. representatives, and community-based organizations.
ESTIMATED COST: USD 500,000
BACKGROUND: Livingstone City Council, like other
local authorities, cannot adequately deliver services to
residents without efficient, competent, transparent,
and accountable management and leadership. A
major reason for poor service delivery in the council
is inadequate capacity among management and civic
leaders. Some councillors are elected to office on the
basis of the popularity of their political parties and not
on their capacity to provide quality civic leadership
as individuals. Consequently, such councillors do not
possess the experience and skills expected of “board
members” of the council. Capacity building is therefore
essential for civic leaders, especially when they assume
office. The project will utilise training manuals developed
by UN-HABITAT and other organizations on good
local governance and capacity building.
OBJECTIVES: To build capacity for local governance
in order to realise effective and accountable management
and leadership in Livingstone City Council.
ACTIVITIES: (1) Identify areas of deficit in the
orientation programmes for councillors. (2) Study best
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Informal settlements
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats PRIORITY

ISSUES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP
Council is empowered Lack of council Source stakeholder The government Legalise

to formulate bylaws capacity to review support for review and must approve new unplanned
on the improvement of and enact new enactment of new bylaws. bylaws through settlements in
informal settlements. bylaws. excessive bureaucratic the city.
procedure.
Enact
Coordination of Resident Donor support for External support is development-
developmental Development development in informal not sustainable and promoting
programmes at Committees settlements. may only give short- bylaws.
community level through lack resources term relief.
Resident Development for programme
Committees. implementation.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Donor support has Weak institutional Implementation of Central government’s Improve micro-
prioritized improvements capacity at the capacity-building and political interference finance credit
in the lives of the urban council and among resource mobilisation in resource facilities for
poor. community-based programmes at the mobilisation strategies self-employed
organizations to council. at the council level. men and
absorb donor women in the
support. informal sector.
Non-governmental Vulnerable Empower communities Illiteracy and

organizations provide communities lack the through issuance of poverty hinder
some micro-finance for collateral required to secure tenure and effective community Develop
residents. access loans. training in micro-finance participation. practical
management. resource
mobilisation
Council programmes Poor communities Sensitisation for both the Most residents in low- strategies.
exist linking non- are unable to meet vulnerable communities income settlements
governmental conditions for and non-governmental are too poor to
organizations with accessing support. organizations aim at provide the collateral
resources to vulnerable creating an enabling demanded by NGOs
communities. environment. before support is
Project proposals - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

provided for housing
development.
SQUATTER UPGRADING
Council plans exist Lack of a squatter- Preparation of a National Lack of prioritization Develop a
for regularizing and upgrading strategy Squatter-Upgrading of the squatter- comprehensive
upgrading informal hinders upgrading Strategy. upgrading strategy squatter-
settlements. programmes. at local and national upgrading
levels. strategy.
Communities in the poor Uncontrolled Community participation Illegal land allocations Undertake
settlements of the city squatter growth and in controlling development by political cadres squatter
are easy to mobilise and illegal developments through Resident defeats development upgrading in
are willing to develop hinder service Development Committees control measures by regularised
their settlements. provision. and other community- the council. unplanned
based organizations. settlements in
the city.
Communities in the poor Uncontrolled Community participation Illegal land allocations

settlements of the city squatter growth and in controlling development by political cadres
are easy to mobilise and illegal developments through Resident defeats development
are willing to develop hinder service Development Committees control measures by
their settlements. provision. and other community- the council.
based organizations.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Undertake expert analysis,
SLUMS AND surveys, seminars, and briefing sessions. (2) Improve
Development of an action plan public awareness about the proposed action plan
SHELTER
N°1 to upgrade Livingstone’s informal through the media. (3) Sensitise the private sector to
settlements. provide employment opportunities and to ensure the
participation of small and medium enterprises. (4)
LOCATION: Livingstone Undertake a training needs assessment. (5) Develop
tools for capacity building in local governance and
DURATION: 24 months settlement upgrading. (6) Conduct training workshops.
(7) Develop an investment plan.
BENEFICIARIES: Livingstone residents, Livingstone
City Council, and the private sector. OUTPUTS: Strategy for unplanned settlement
upgrading developed. Social and physical mapping of
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Local unplanned settlements undertaken. A citywide action
Government and Housing, Ministry of Lands, UN- plan for the improvement of unplanned settlements
HABITAT, UNDP, Japanese International Cooperation developed. Proposals for increased investment in
Agency (JICA), and Danish International Development housing and infrastructure development finished.
Agency (DANIDA). Capacity building for the city council and stakeholders
completed. Communities empowered with skills in self-
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 700,000 organization, savings, basic infrastructure development,
BACKGROUND: Livingstone has an estimated and community safety and security.
population of 114,000, growing at a rate of about STAFF REQUIRED: Staff from the Livingstone
2 percent annually. An expanding local economy City Council, the Ministry of Local Government and
boosted by the flourishing tourism sector is pushing Housing, the Ministry of Lands, the Environmental
this population growth. Most in-migrants into the city Council of Zambia, and Resident Development
are being absorbed into unplanned settlements, which Committees.
lack basic services. The local authority has no capacity
to provide services in the rapidly growing informal
settlements, although it has recognised the settlements
and earmarked them for upgrading. Illegal land
allocations, especially by political cadres, are rife and
make development in the settlements chaotic. Services
are too expensive to provide because of the haphazard
way the development is being carried out. Settlement-
upgrading programmes will require full community
participation and ownership, as well as the participation
of other stakeholders – the local and central governments,
civil society, and the private sector.

OBJECTIVES: The overall objective of Cities Alliance
for Livingstone is to work with partners to implement
urban policy reforms and to prepare a citywide
upgrading programme that will improve the living
conditions of the urban poor of Livingstone. This
programme is to be developed in line with Millennium
Development Goal 7 (Target 11), which is to “achieve
significant improvement in the lives of at least 100
million slum dwellers by 2020”. It will also adhere to
the National Housing Policy, the Town and Country
Planning Act CAP 283, and the Housing (Statutory
and Improvement Areas) Act CAP 194 of the Laws of
Zambia.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Sensitize communities through the
SLUMS AND Resident Development Committees on the importance
Provision of security of tenure in of secure tenure. (2) Develop digital Improvement Area
SHELTER
N°2 legalised unplanned settlements maps for the unplanned settlements. (3) Undertake
a comprehensive house registration exercise in the
settlements. (4) Develop a quick and efficient way of
preparing occupancy licences and maintaining land
LOCATION: Livingstone records. (5) Issue occupancy licences to residents in the
DURATION: 24 months settlements.
BENEFICIARIES: Residents of unplanned settlements, OUTPUTS: Efficient methodology developed and

the private sector, community-based organizations, and implemented for issuance of security of tenure. Security
the Livingstone City Council. of land tenure ensured for residents. Programme for
scaling up the issuance of occupancy licences to other
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Local urban areas developed.
Government and Housing, UN-HABITAT, Local
Government Association of Zambia, Ministry of Justice, STAFF REQUIRED: City council staff and staff from
and Ministry of Lands. Resident Development Committees, community-based
organizations, and the Ministry of Local Government
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 300,000 and Housing.
BACKGROUND: A local study has revealed that
without legal title to land, most residents in unplanned
settlements will not invest in the improvement of the
semi-permanent structures in which they live. Many
informal settlements in towns and cities of urban
areas have been regularised, but the majority of people
do not have any secure tenure at the household level.
This situation has deprived them of many benefits: the
provision of legal protection for property owners from
eviction and demolition of their dwellings without
compensation; property gains on the land market; and
the use of the property as collateral for bank loans and
other transactions. Further, secure tenure improves the
status of the settlement and opens it up to long-term
socio-economic investment by the government, donors,
and investors.

OBJECTIVES: The overall objective of securing
land tenure in the legalized unplanned settlements
of Livingstone is to enhance economic and social
development through secure land rights for women and
men.
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Gender and HIV/aids
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Priority issues
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP
National HIV/AIDS/ Lack of HIV/AIDS policy Legislate to make the Policy Mainstream gender
STI / TB Council in the institutions in HIV/AIDS policy part of implementation and HIV/AIDS issues
established to the city. the strategic plans of strategies into the day-to-day
coordinate multi- institutions. lacking among operations of the
sectoral response to stakeholders. council and other
HIV/AIDS at all levels. local institutions.
Existence of legal Gender insensitive Undertake gender Traditional

clinics, e.g. the Victim structures in institutions sensitisation and structures opposed
Support Unit. hinder the promotion institutionalization to gender Train council staff in
of gender equality. programmes. mainstreaming. gender mainstreaming
and HIV/AIDS issues,
Existence of policies Negative cultural Provide gender Inadequate and employ a gender
promoting gender beliefs that promote awareness training legislation on specialist and a
equality. male chauvinism. programmes in institutionalizing health professional
workplaces and gender specializing in HIV/
communities. programmes. AIDS issues.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
More resources HIV/AIDS support is Allocation of more Continued loss of Develop strategies
being allocated to mainly external. central and local skilled manpower to pool resources
combat HIV/AIDS, as government budgetary because of HIV/ among stakeholders
it is recognized as a support for HIV/AIDS AIDS. in the fight against
major challenge to programmes. HIV/AIDS and gender
development. imbalances.
Increasing budgetary Inadequate budgetary Generous donor Reliance on

support for gender support at local levels. support for gender external support
programmes at the programmes. for gender
national level. and HIV/AIDS
programme is not
Project proposals - gender and HIV/aids
sustainable.
EMPOWERMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Growing profile of Traditional beliefs HIV/AIDS and Poverty and Empower institutions
gender programmes hindering women’s gender sensitisation illiteracy hinder and communities with
in the city. development. programmes. women’s knowledge on gender
participation. and HIV/AIDS.
Training of gender High staff turnover as Decentralization Inadequate Establish a gender

focal points at district people leave public of gender training community desk in all workplaces
level. institutions for greener programmes to structures to in the city.
pastures. community level. sustain gender-
mainstreaming Formulate and
programmes. implement an HIV/
AIDS workplace policy
Growing awareness Poverty and illiteracy Initiate programmes Stigma associated in all institutions of
of HIV/AIDS in the impact on the fight to provide adequate with HIV/ the city.
district. against HIV/AIDS. information on the AIDS hinders
dangers of HIV/AIDS. participation
of vulnerable
individuals in the
fight against HIV/
AIDS.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Study Best Practices from other
GENDER countries and from successful local authorities. (2)
Gender and HIV / AIDS Establish or examine the existing council policy on
HIV/AIDS
N°1 institutionalisation in local authority gender and HIV/AIDS issues. (3) Develop guidelines
operations for mainstreaming gender and HIV/AIDS issues in
council operations. (4) Develop training materials.
(5) Undertake the training of local authority staff. (6)
LOCATION: Livingstone Sensitise local authorities and councillors about the
DURATION: 24 months importance of institutionalising gender and HIV/AIDS
issues in council operations. (7) Develop strategies
BENEFICIARIES: Local authority staff and city for replicating the institutionalisation of gender and
residents. HIV/AIDS issues in councils in general. (8) Develop
indicators for monitoring progress.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Local
Government and Housing, Gender in Development OUTPUTS: Gender and HIV/AIDS institutionalisation
Division, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, and the Local strategy developed. Gender and HIV/AIDS focal points
Government Association of Zambia. established in the LCC. Awareness of gender and HIV/
AIDS issues among staff improved. Recommendations
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 300,000 on the implementation of the new strategy in other
local authorities developed.
BACKGROUND: A National Gender Policy was
approved in 2000; a Strategic Plan of Action for the STAFF REQUIRED: Consultant with expertise
National Gender Policy (2004–2008) was finally in gender and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming, local
approved in January 2004. The government has been authority staff, and facilitators from the Ministry of
criticised, however, for the slow progress in addressing Local Government and Housing and the Gender in
and mainstreaming gender issues. Although Zambia has Development Division.
signed the Southern African Development Community
declaration for achieving 30 percent representation of
women in decision-making positions by 2005, this target
was not reached. With regard to promoting gender equity
and women’s empowerment, little has been achieved in
practical terms. As with other councils, the Livingstone
City Council is dominated by men. The exploitation of
the full potential of Zambia’s human resources continues
to be constrained by gender disparities. The LCC, like
other institutions in the city, has continued to lose its
most needed staff to HIV/AIDS at an alarming rate. Yet
mechanisms for the institutionalisation of gender and
HIV/AIDS issues in local authority operations are yet

to be developed.
OBJECTIVES: To help local authorities develop
institutional responses that will raise the profile of
gender and HIV/AIDS issues in local authorities. This
will give the institutions an opportunity to focus their
attention on the impact of HIV/AIDS on their members
of staff and to promote sustainable human resource
development by addressing gender disparities.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Capacity building support to Non-
GENDER
governmental organizations and community-based
Capacity building of NGOs and
organizations working with savings groups. (2) Capacity
HIV/AIDS community-based organizations that building and development of locally based micro-finance
N°2 support and work with women and institutions that make finance available to women. (3)
children Provide support to human resource development of
Non-governmental organizations and community-
LOCATION: Livingstone based organizations. (4) Undertake training and gender
sensitization for Non-governmental organizations
DURATION: 24 months and community-based organizations. (5) Develop
information strategies, disseminate the lessons learned,
BENEFICIARIES: Local communities, Non- and encourage other communities and development
governmental organizations, and community-based partners to replicate the successful approaches.
organizations.
OUTPUTS: Capacity improved of community-based
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Pilot local organizations and Non-governmental organizations
authorities, community-based organizations, ZAMSIF, that support women and children’s development
CARE International, UN-HABITAT, UNDP, and the programmes. Information exchanges and networking
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. among stakeholder institutions established.
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 500,000 STAFF REQUIRED: A micro-enterprise consultant
BACKGROUND: The limited capacity of community- and staff from relevant Non-governmental organizations
based organizations and Non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations, the Ministry of
to support women and children’s activities has been Local Government and Housing, and the Ministry of
identified as one of the major constraints facing women Community Development and Social Services.
and vulnerable groups. Institutional inadequacies have
hindered the improvement of livelihood systems and
the socio-economic status of women and children in
poor urban communities. It is important, therefore, that
the organizational capacity of institutions that support
and work with women and children is developed.
This will be addressed through providing support and
human resource development to community-based
organizations and Non-governmental organizations.
OBJECTIVES: Improve the livelihood systems and
socio-economic status of women and children in poor
urban communities through enhancing the capacity of
institutions that support capacity building for women

and children. Enhance coordination among all relevant
institutions and organizations supporting activities
of women and children, especially at the district and
community levels.
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ENVIRONMENT
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats PRIORITY ISSUES

SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT
City stakeholders Inadequate capacity Development of bankable Inadequate Promote public-

identified at the council to project proposals on capacity coordination among private partnerships in
environmental steer stakeholder building in environmental stakeholders such as urban environmental
management participation in planning and management. the city council and management.
in the city as a environmental the Environmental
priority. planning and Council of Zambia,
management which are mandated
Improve coordination
programmes. by law to provide
in environmental
sound urban
matters among the
environmental
council, government
management.
agencies, the private
Existence of the Inadequate Raise the status of the Political interference sector, and the tourism
Department of capacity of the Department of City Planning by councillors agency in the city.
City Planning at Department of City by improving its resource involved in illegal
the council. Planning to plan mobilisation capacity and land allocations.
and manage the increasing budgetary support
Involve community-
urban environment from the council to the
based organizations
effectively. department.
and NGOs in
Existence of Inadequate capacity The council can formulate The resource environmental
an Integrated and resources to a resource mobilisation mobilisation management at the
Development implement the plan. strategy for implementation. strategy may community level.
Plan for be overtaken
Livingstone. by uncontrolled
developments on Promote tourism
the ground before through sustainable
its implementation. environmental
management practices.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Existence of The District Legislate to make the District Apparent unwill- Undertake
the District Development Development Coordinating ingness of central environmental
Development Coordinating Committee a legal structure government to awareness and training
Coordinating Committee has in local governance. create strong local campaigns.
Committee’s no enforcement structures.
subcommittee capacity, as the law PROJECT PROPOSALS - environment
that promotes does not support its
Promote effective,
environmental functions.
participatory
awareness.
environmental
Donor-funded Inadequate capacity The council can prioritize Ignorance and planning and
programmes among stakeholders environmental management poverty lead to management.
aimed at to own and promote issues in the city through over-exploitation
promoting environmental sensitisation programmes at of environmental
Livingstone as management both the city and community resources in the city.
an ideal tourist programmes in the levels.
destination in the city.
region.
Environmental Low environmental Raise the profile of Inadequate

awareness awareness in local environmental awareness manpower in the
programmes communities due to through community city in the field
implemented by illiteracy. structures such as Resident of environmental
the private sector. Development Committees, planning and
which are able to reach out management.
to the communities in local
languages.
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Study Best Practices from cities
ENVIRONMENT Develop public-private partnerships in other countries. (2) Create a stakeholders’ forum.
N°1 (3) Identify priority environmental management and
in urban environmental
city development issues. (4) Identify possible areas
management for private sector participation. (5) Establish public-
private partnership mechanisms. (6) Train stakeholders
LOCATION: Livingstone in the implementation of public-private partnerships
to promote development. (7) Develop programme
DURATION: 24 months replication mechanisms for other local authorities. (8)
Develop indicators to monitor progress.
BENEFICIARIES: The Livingstone City Council, the
private sector, and city residents. OUTPUTS: Public-private partnerships in urban
environmental management established. Development
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: The Ministry of activities undertaken through these partnerships.
Local Government and Housing, the Ministry of Stakeholder participation in city development
Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources, the increased.
Environmental Council of Zambia, UN-HABITAT,
UNDP, community-based organizations, and the STAFF REQUIRED: Local authority staff, private
private sector. sector consultants, community-based organizations,
and popular sector participants.
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 500,000
BACKGROUND: Livingstone City Council, like other
local authorities, cannot adequately deliver services to
residents without the involvement of other stakeholders.
There are many spheres in which the Livingstone City
Council can work with the private sector to improve
the management of the urban environment, deliver
social services, and provide infrastructural services. The
private sector is already undertaking some projects in
the city aimed at improving the urban environment
in order to effectively tap the tourism potential of
the city. Such initiatives should be encouraged and
broadened to include the public, private, and popular
sectors. The partnerships could be formalised through a
memorandum of understanding between the partners.
OBJECTIVES: Improve urban environmental
management and nature conservation through public-
private partnerships in urban environmental planning
and management and city development in general.
The first objective is to create a stakeholders’ forum, in
which all stakeholders meet and identify priority issues
PROJECT PROPOSALS - environment
in environmental management of the city. The second

objective is to develop a partnership strategy for the
wider participation of stakeholders in environmental
management and urban development.
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Project proposal on the need for proper waste management and on the
ENVIRONMENT Development of an engineered health risks of mishandling waste. (2) Conduct a study
N°2 of the waste management experience in Livingstone
landfill and a waste management
and other cities in the region. (3) Undertake training
system for Livingstone and capacity building for stakeholders in waste
collection, recycling, and disposal. (4) Establish
LOCATION: Livingstone public-private partnerships in waste management. (5)
Promote community-based entrepreneurship in waste
DURATION: 24 months management. (6) Develop cost recovery strategies for
waste management. (7) Construct an engineered landfill
BENEFICIARIES: Residents of Livingstone and the site.
business sector.
OUTPUTS: New waste management system in place.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Ministry of Local Cost-effective ways of managing waste developed. Public
Government and Housing, UN-HABITAT, and the awareness on the need for proper handling, disposal, and
Environmental Council of Zambia. management of waste enhanced. An engineered landfill
site developed.
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 2 million
STAFF REQUIRED: Staff from the Livingstone City
BACKGROUND: A persistent problem for the city of Council, the Environmental Council of Zambia, and
Livingstone and its surrounding areas is the inadequate Resident Development Committees, as well as private
collection and unacceptable disposal of household and sector representatives.
commercial waste. The current disposal sites are located
on unsuitable sites from an environmental point of
view and health and pollution risks are very high. The
way the disposal sites are operated at present creates a
breeding ground for pests and flies. Burning the waste
creates unacceptable air pollution and is a serious visual
disturbance. Collection services by the municipality are
very limited and are done mainly for the Central Business
District (CBD). Waste receptacles are insufficient.
Random dumping of waste in open spaces in residential
areas is rife. At the current city landfill, waste is randomly
dumped over a fairly large area along a valley line – a
totally unacceptable site for a landfill. The site is also
very close to a natural water source. A new suitable site
has been identified in northeast Livingstone.
OBJECTIVES: Develop a sustainable waste management
system for the city, and develop an environmentally
suitable, engineered landfill site for Livingstone.
ACTIVITIES: (1) Conduct public awareness campaigns PROJECT PROPOSALS - environment
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Project proposal ACTIVITIES: (1) Sensitise the council and Resident
ENVIRONMENT Development Committees on the importance
N°3 Community-based sustainable of environmental management. (2) Study Best
urban environmental management Practices from other countries on community-based
environmental management. (3) Establish or study the
existing council policy on environmental management.
LOCATION: Livingstone (4) Develop training materials. (5) Undertake training
of local authority staff and staff from the Ministry of
DURATION: 24 months Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources and
BENEFICIARIES: Livingstone City Council, urban Resident Development Committees. (6) Formulate
communities, and the private sector. community-based environmental management
committees comprising local and statutory stakeholders
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: The Ministry of and private sector representatives. (7) Develop strategies
Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources, the for replicating project activities in other local authorities.
Environmental Council of Zambia, UNEP, UN- (8) Develop indicators for monitoring progress.
HABITAT, and the Ministry of Local Government and
Housing. OUTPUTS: Community-based environmental
management committees formed. Community-based
ESTIMATED COST: US$ 500,000 environmental management plans developed. Local
community watchdogs on environmental management
BACKGROUND: The urban environment and tourism established. Illegal development controlled. Coordination
potential of Livingstone are seriously threatened by between local authorities and community-based
serious environmental problems such as soil erosion, loss environmental management committees solidified.
of soil fertility, and changes to the microclimate resulting Rampant exploitation of urban environmental resources
from rampant overexploitation of natural resources, stopped.
as well as illegal development. Deforestation and the
overexploitation of forest resources are taking place STAFF REQUIRED: Staff from the city council, the
at a fast rate. In most cases, residents do not play any Environmental Council of Zambia, community-based
significant role in the management of their immediate organizations, and the Ministry of Local Government
environment. Many residents expect statutory bodies and Housing.
such as the city council to halt the activities and do not
play an active role in issues pertaining to environmental
management.
OBJECTIVES: To increase the participation of local
residents in the management of the urban environment.
To prepare and implement local environmental
management plans in a participatory way, with the full
involvement of community-based organizations such as
Resident Development Committees.
PROJECT PROPOSALS - environment
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
African States Consulting Organization (ASCO) Livingstone City Council, District Situational Analysis,
Consulting Engineers, Livingstone Development Plan, 2003.
1974.
Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Economic
Duisberg, Carl, Self-Help Housing Groups in Squatter Report 2003/2004.
Settlements of Zambia, 1983.
V3 Consulting Engineers, Livingstone Structure Plan: An
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Integrated Approach, 2006.
Assistance, Profiles in Governance- Policy Summary,
2004.
Livingstone City Council, District Development Strategic

Plans, 2004.
ACRONYMS:
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

CBD Central business district
CBO Community-based organization
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DDCC District Development Coordinating Committee
GTZ Germany Technical Cooperation
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IT Information technology
JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency
LCC Livingstone City Council
MACO Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
NGO Non-governmental organization
RDC Resident Development Committee
STD Sexually transmitted disease
SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
TB Tuberculosis
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme
WDF Ward Development Fund
ZAMSIF Zambia Social Investment Fund
ZMK Zambian kwacha
livingstone mini-consultation
Attendance List
Name and Organization

Katupa Chongo MACO
Paul Mukuka Department of Health
Kedrick Monde Livingstone City Council (LCC)
Anderson Mudenda Ngwenya Resident Development Committee
Misheck Ngoma Livingstone City Council (LCC)
C. Chisanga Livingstone City Council (LCC)
E. Kalumba Business woman
P. Simuyuni Livingstone Resident
Muchoka Muchoka Livingstone Resident
Albert Chikuta Livingstone Resident
Taulino Banda Livingstone Resident
Kangwa Chama Urban Profiling team member
CONTACTS:
Alioune Badiane, Director, Regional Office for Africa and the Arab States,
E-mail: alioune.badiane@unhabitat.org
Alain Grimard, Senior Human Settlements Officer, Programme Manager,
Email: alain.grimard@unhabitat.org
David Kithakye, Senior Human Settlements Officer, Focal Point for Ghana,
E-mail: david.kithakye@unhabitat.org
E-mail: PSUP@unhabitat.org
LIVINGSTONE TEAM:
Daniel Phiri, Monica Masonga and Kangwa Chama.
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UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

GENDER AND HIV/AIDS 17

SLUMS AND SHELTER 25

GENDER AND HIV/AIDS 28

Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka

Foreword -executive director

MAP 1: LIVINGSTONE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Gender and HIV/AIDS

today. In addition to the lack of district development

INTRODUCTION This report presents the outcomes of Phase One at the

of lack of markets, information, and access to finance,

YEAR BUDGETED REV- ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTED COLLECTION AS % OF

• Undertake capacity building for civic leaders in

• Ensure full implementation of the National

• Improve partnerships in urban development

Project proposal Page 23

Project proposal Page 24

Due to inadequate town planning, high poverty Regulatory FRAMEWORK

Institutional set-up RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

LIVINGSTONE profile - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

• Improve the provision of water, sanitation,

• Improve micro-finance credit facilities for self-

• Undertake squatter upgrading in regularised

• Curtail noise pollution and anti-social behaviour

Project proposal Page 26

Project proposal Page 27

LIVINGSTONE profile - gender and HIV/aids

• A Victim Support Unit was formed to enforce the

• Formulate and implement an HIV/AIDS

• Increase support for girl child education by

• Establish a resource databank at the Livingstone

Project proposal Page 29

Project proposal Page 30

LIVINGSTONE profile - gender and HIV/aids

The underlying causes of the majority of the THE INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP

and diseases. (iii) The Environmental Protection and Pollution

• Promote tourism through sustainable

Project proposal Page 32

• Although the Environmental Council of Zambia Project proposal Page 33

Project proposal Page 34

Strengths Weaknesses Opportuni- Threats PRIORITY ISSUES

FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Council has a legal Non-availability of The council can Inimical decision

Availability of Lack of coordination Introduction High staff turnover

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats PRIORITY

Council is empowered Lack of council Source stakeholder The government Legalise

Non-governmental Vulnerable Empower communities Illiteracy and

Project proposals - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

Communities in the poor Uncontrolled Community participation Illegal land allocations

civil society, and the private sector.

BENEFICIARIES: Residents of unplanned settlements, OUTPUTS: Efficient methodology developed and

Project proposals - INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Priority issues

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP