Female Skills for freight industry

Much-needed skills and gender diversity within the Zambian freight industry may become available through a US$65-million project designed to create education opportunities for girls and women. The project, funded by the International Development Association (IDA), will benefit around 75 000 women aged 19-64 years old who are fit for work, and 14 000 adolescent girls living in poor rural areas and aged 14-18. “Through this support, the World Bank is keen to see more adolescent girls completing their secondary education and more rural women engaging in economically productive activities as these are critical steps to reducing rural poverty in Zambia,” says Kundhavi Kadiresan, the World Bank’s country director for Zambia. About 64% of Zambians are classed as literate.