On Friday, May 5 Jeremy Goldberg, GYPA Founder and Director, and Meredith Street, GYPA Public Affairs Coordinator met with H.E. Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewnika, Zambian Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Lewnika has a long history of supporting and representing the youth of her country Zambia, and across the African continent. We are thrilled that Ambassador Lewnika invited us to the Embassy.

From 1980 to 1990, she worked with UNICEF in key leadership roles in Africa. Then, in Zambia, she became one of the few female founding members of the movement for Multiparty Democracy in 1991 but later resigned and was elected as the founding president of the National Party. In 1995, she led a United Nations delegation to Burundi and Rwanda to assess the effects of the genocide. Lewanika holds a doctorate in early childhood and primary education from New York University. She was a founding board member of the International Youth Foundation.

The meeting is the precursor to GYPAs interest to explore opportunities for collaboration with Zambian youth. As a result of the meeting, GYPA looks forward to developing programs with the Zambian Embassy in Washington, DC and supporting youth programs, particularly those led by young women, in Zambia.

Thank you Ambassador Lewnika!