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August 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Campaigns must Focus on Issues that will Improve Living Conditions of Zambians, Says JCTR

dc.contributor.authorJesuit Centre for Theological Reflection
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T09:44:10Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T09:44:10Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-11
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14274/1713
dc.descriptionAs the country is preparing for the September 2011 elections, JCTR urges all political parties and electorates to focus on issues that will enhance the quality of living of every Zambian, especially the poor. According to the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), a faith based organisation that promotes social justice, “it is imperative that the campaigns and subsequent parliamentary and presidential elections be based on improving household living conditions”. Of utmost importance are the issues relating to availability and accessibility of adequate nutrition and quality social services to the majority of Zambians.en
dc.description.abstractThe JCTR has been collecting information on living conditions on a regular basis since the 1990s using the Basic Needs Basket (BNB), a tool that tracks the average cost of basic food and essential non-food commodities for an average family of six in Lusaka. The BNB is now being conducted in ten other towns across Zambia. Overtime, the evidence has consistently shown that most Zambian households face challenges in accessing the most basic of needs, mainly adequate food and essential non-food commodities, such as decent housing facilities.At the end of July 2011, the BNB for Lusaka was K2,922,800. While this showed a reduction of K5,950 from K2,928,750 recorded in June 2011, the average cost is too high for most households to adequately meet essential household needs. Furthermore, as the JCTR’s total BNB cost excludes household cost of health, education and transport, average monthly costs for most households are higher than would be reflected by the BNB.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Aid and Joint Country Programmeen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJesuit Centre for Theological Reflectionen
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dc.subjectBasic Needs and Nutrition Basketen
dc.subjectCost of Livingen
dc.subjectAugust 2011en
dc.titleAugust 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Campaigns must Focus on Issues that will Improve Living Conditions of Zambians, Says JCTRen
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