Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Free and Fair Elections: Essentials of the Democratic Process
(2011-04)This year, 2011, Zambia will be holding its fourth general elections and fifth presidential election since the country’s return to multi-party democracy in 1991. Although there have been contrasting assessments with regard ... -
Investing Directly in The Poor: A Demand For Social Protection in Zambia
(2007-02)“There are a lot of problems in our society that need to be addressed by the government but no efforts have been made to address these issues. It is as though there is no government. People who are in power, people who are ... -
A Review of The Current Policy Environment Promoting Access to Early Childhood And Primary Education in Zambia
(2017)It is said that a successful implementation of any Early Childhood Education (ECE) programmes greatly depends on the availability of a comprehensive ECE policy. Sadly, for Zambia, fifty-two years after independence, the ... -
Socioeconomic Status, Health Status And Health Equity: A Case Study of Zambian Households in Selected Areas
(2003-03)Zambia has for long been experiencing high levels of poverty and inequality. This has been manifest in a number of ways, health poverty and inequality being one of them. The causes of the worsening poverty in Zambia have ... -
Survey on Employment Generating Policies and Strategies in Zambia
(2011-08)The basic fact that low income households possess few assets of their own can hardly be contested. The most abundant resource at the disposal of the poor is their labour. Thus, a development strategy that more fully employs ... -
Zambia’s Trade Situation: Implications For Debt And Poverty Reduction
(2005)The problem of unsustainable external debts continues to be a major source of concern among the civil society, cooperating partners, government and indeed other stakeholders. With Zambia’s qualification to the Heavily ... -
The Threat of Overpopulation in Zambia A Critique
(1994)A visitor from another planet, flying from London to Lusaka, would see very little from the air to suggest that the world experienced any problem of overpopulation. True, when leaving London he would see a city of 6,75 million ... -
Final Assessment Report on Public Investment in Children- The Case of Kitwe Zambia
(2018-01)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), a faith based organization and a ministry of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), strives to translate into action Christian principles and values related to promoting social ... -
An Assessment of The Problems / Obstacles Faced By Informal Cross Border Traders in Zambia: The Case For Chipata And Livingstone Towns
(2002)Informal cross border trade (ICBT) is a phenomenon that has been in existence for some time now. A number of reasons have been cited to explain the emergence of informal cross border trade and. what seems to be common in ... -
Zambia Against Apartheid A Case on Apartheid- Caused Debt
(2000)Zambia's role in the struggle against racism and Apartheid was a moral one which was part of a universal struggle by humanity. Zambia sought peace, justice, and the harmony of humanity. The peace sought is a peace which ... -
Social Protection And Children’s Rights in Zambia
(2008-05)Social protection and the issue of children’s rights have been on the development agenda for over three decades. In the late 1980s and early 1990s social protection emerged as a critical response to the “social safety nets” ... -
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR): Foundations for Daily Living
(2019)In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), outlining the basic civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights that all human beings should enjoy. In 1966, ... -
Monitoring and Claiming Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Zambia
(2010)One of the basic foundations of human dignity is the enjoyment and/or realisation of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). ESCR are entitlements which guarantee that socio-economic opportunities are made available, ... -
What is Necessary in A New Constitution to Meet the Development Needs of Zambians?
(2007)There is so much discussion in Zambia about the Constitution, especially with regard to what should be in the new Constitution as the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) meets. The Mung’omba Draft Constitution which ... -
Climate Change-How Ready is Africa and Zambia to Mitigate and Adapt?
(2012)Climate change is not only an environmental injustice, but a humanitarian and development emergency of global proportions. It is poised to significantly impact food security, livelihoods, health and other basic services. ... -
Can Sustainable Agriculture Practices Remedy the Negative Effects of Climate Change on Food Security in Zambia?
(2011-06)This report was commissioned by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) to inform advocacy and communication on conditions relating to food security and climate change. The study was undertaken during the period ... -
Caring for Our Environment
(2008-04)When we refer to the environment, we mean the 'natural' environment which includes our whole universe. It is the same as what we mean by 'creation'. However, we normally speak of our environment in the more restricted sense ... -
Church In Africa: Relevant And Credible?
(2008-06)On 28 June 2007, Pope Benedict XVI called for the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops to be held in the Vatican in October 2009. The theme of this Second Assembly is: “The Church in Africa in Service ... -
What is The Church’s Social Teaching Saying About Women’s Rights?
(2016-08)This booklet has been designed to assist Christian groups to learn more and reflect on the current situation of women’s rights. It provides a theological reflection, with reference to some of the scripture, for the purpose ... -
What is The Church’s Social Teaching Saying About Property Grabbing ?
(2006-10)This pamphlet has been prepared to assist Christian groups (e.g., Small Christian Communities, Justice and Peace groups, Bible Study groups, Fellow-ship groups, etc,) to learn more about the Church Social Teaching (CST) - ...
