“I wish to urge women to believe in themselves and be proactive in contributing to issues that affect them,” Joyce Chisenga said.
Joyce Chisenga is a 43-year-old single mother of one. She is a Safer Home Study Circle Group leader who has been inspirational in the growth of the group since 2020. Her role is to ensure the study circle group has access to information on issues that improve the living standards of group members such as security of tenure, land and housing rights. She was
Joyce is a member of the Makululu Advocacy Committee. She was trained in advocacy in the year 2010 and has been using this knowledge to advocate for issues affecting vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of people such as land and housing rights.
Before starting to work with Habitat for Humanity Zambia as a community volunteer advocate, she was working with other organizations to advocate for access to quality health with a focus on malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
In June this year, Joyce was selected by Habitat for Humanity Zambia to participate in the Security of Tenure Dialogue Forum to discuss synergies of harmonizing the implementation of the National Land Titling Program in informal settlements in the wake of the current Occupancy Licenses being issued by municipalities under the Urban and Regional Planning Act of 2015.
“I was thrilled to participate in the dialogue forum and represent Makululu community in discussing issues relating to security of tenure. The platform gave me an opportunity to communicate some challenges encountered by Makululu community in accessing security of tenure documentation,” Joyce said.
“I am inspired to engage in advocacy relating to security of tenure by family wrangled that I have witnessed in Makululu community that have left some people homeless. I believe that if people have access to information on the importance of security of tenure documentation, they will make better decision,” Joyce Chisenga said.
