Zambia Alliance of Women

Zambia Alliance of Women was established in 1978 to promote gender equality, development and peace. ZAW was registered under the Societies Act in March 1982.^[1] By 2011 it had 15,000 members.^[2]

ZAW has paid sustained attention to environmental issues.^[3] In April 2020 the ZAW advised small-scale farmers not to sell their maize at the cheapest prices to private buyers.^[4] In June 2020 the ZAW appealed to the government to offer help to women groups and cooperatives.^[5] ZAW's Executive Director, Edah Gondwe Chimya, also encouraged women in mining areas to take advantage of government programmes to participate in Zambia's mining sector.^[6]