about us
ABOUT ZAMBIAN THINK TANK FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION FOUNDATION LIMITED (ZA THINK SOCIAL PROTECTION)
ZA THINK Social Protection is a Zambian-Based Non-Profit Making Organization formed and approved by the Government of Zambia to champion social protection (social security, health insurance and decent work) in Zambia, as well as to join regional and global social protection institutions in order to strengthen efforts aimed at championing social protection/social security/(health) insurance/Decent Work in Zambia, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the whole African region. This is being done by undertaking social protection (social security, (health) insurance, and decent work) research, monitoring and evaluation ng existing social protection interventions, searching for new approaches to social protection provision, strengthening existing policies and laws on social protection (social security, (health) insurance, and decent work) through policy engagement and advocacy, providing relevant social protection education to people and institutions interested in social protection knowledge, Capacity building for social protection service providers, advocating for universal, comprehensive, strong, and reliable social protection/social security/health insurance/Decent Work and as well to get involved in provision of basic social protection services to poorest and most vulnerable people in Zambia such as victims of man-made and natural disasters, mental health patients, persons with disabilities, people living with albinism, orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs), patients of chronic diseases and older people. Thus, ZA THINK Social Protection is formed to join national, regional and global efforts aimed at promotion of the right to social protection/social security/ (health) insurance, and decent work so that there is universal, comprehensive, reliable, strong and sustainable social protection for every human being whether in informal or formal sector.
VISON, MISSION AND GOAL
The vision and mission of ZA THINK Social Protection is to become a center of excellence for scientific research, policy innovation and policy education in social protection/social security/health insurance/decent work that can be used by policy makers, local, regional and international institutions on how to strengthen social protection/social security/health insurance/decent work systems and programs and build universal, strong, reliable, comprehensive and sustainable social protection/social security/health insurance/decent work in Zambia, SADC and the whole African region.
Our goal is to join efforts with the Government of Zambia, SADC, African Union, and other regional and International development institutions such as Southern African Social Protection Experts Network (SASPEN), United Nations, International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank and European Union among others that are championing social protection/social security/health insurance and decent work agendas so that together we can find solutions to the challenges faced by the social protection/social security/health insurance/decent work sectors in Zambia, SADC, and African Region as a way to have universal, strong, reliable, comprehensive and sustainable social protection/social security/health insurance for all people in Zambia, SADC, and African Region.