{"id":3667,"date":"2026-04-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:51:39","slug":"dapp-invests-over-k285-million-in-community-development-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=3667","title":{"rendered":"DAPP INVESTS OVER K285 MILLION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">DEVELOPMENT Aid from People to People (DAPP) Zambia, has invested over K285 million in community development programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of people in rural areas across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The initiatives, which focus on agriculture, education and health have significantly contributed to enhancing living standards of vulnerable communities including rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Speaking during a media breakfast and the launch of the 2026 DAPP Progress Report in Lusaka, DAPP Zambia Managing Director Elise Soerensen said the organisation remains committed to supporting Zambia\u2019s development through targeted interventions in key sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Ms Soerensen noted that Zambia\u2019s livelihoods are largely anchored in agriculture, education and health, noting that investing in these sectors is critical to transforming communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Ms Soerensen reaffirmed DAPP Zambia\u2019s commitment to promoting the welfare of vulnerable communities, emphasising that the organisation will continue implementing sustainable programmes that uplift livelihoods and foster long term development.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEVELOPMENT Aid from People to People (DAPP) Zambia, has invested over K285 million in community development programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of people in rural areas across the country. The initiatives, which focus on agriculture, education and health have significantly contributed to enhancing living standards of vulnerable communities including rural areas. Speaking during a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latestnewsleft","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3668,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3667\/revisions\/3668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}