About Green Crescent Zambia
Green Crescent Zambia is a Non-governmental Organization which was registered in November 2020 with the aim of sensitizing the youths on the prevention of addictions (tobacco, alcohol, drug, gambling and technology) and their devastative consequences.
Green Crescents Objectives are:
i. To carry out preventative and research activities to raise awareness of addictions (tobacco, alcohol, drug, gambling, and technology), and to collaborate, lobby and advocate for activities in the national, regional, and international levels;
ii. To promote the development and implementation of evidence-based policies and scientific approaches for reducing the harms of addictions;
iii. To exchange publications, reports, and other academic materials;
iv. To share information, experiences, and best practices in the field of public health;
v. To improve constant mechanisms for consultation and cooperation;
vi. To benefit from each other's organisational competences and expertise;
vii. To foster cooperation and relationships among government and non-governmental organisations for a multi-sectorial approach between Zambia and other countries;
viii. To support a variety of cultural and social activities for the purpose of strengthening the historical relations between Zambia and other countries.
Green Crescent plays a pioneering role in addiction prevention, both nationally and internationally.
Green Crescent is a non-governmental organization that endeavors to protect society and young people from harmful habits, without discrimination, in accordance with the principles of human honor and respect. Guided by national and moral values, and using scientific methods, Green Crescent continues its struggle against tobacco, alcohol, drug, technology, gambling and other addictions by engaging in preventive and rehabilitative public health and advocacy works.
- Fight Against Addiction for the Human Dignity
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The Green Crescent aims to protect public health against the risk of addiction and to ensure that human dignity is respected. In all of its activities, the Green Crescent promotes mutual understanding, brotherliness, amity, cooperation and sustainable peace among people. The Green Crescent tries to prevent and ease addiction-induced suffering, wherever they may strike, using all of the assets of its national and international capacity.
- Non-Discrimination
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While providing services, the Green Crescent does not discriminate against people based on their nationality, race, religious belief, class or political ideology. It focuses on easing addiction-based suffering, using the most effective measures in its capacity and giving priority to the most urgent and essential needs.
- Independence
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The Green Crescent is an independent non-governmental organization. Assisting public authorities in humanitarian activities, the Green Crescent is subject to international agreements that have been duly put into effect by the Republic of Turkey, and to the laws of Republic of Turkey, and within this scope, the Society retains the authority to enter into relevant international agreements and to act accordingly.
- Being a Charitable Foundation
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The Green crescent is a volunteer-based charitable foundation that does not seek personal or corporate benefits.
- Being a Public Health Entity
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The Green Crescent is a volunteer-based non-governmental organization that makes use of its corporate capacity to come up with preventive programs to fight against all kinds of addictions and processes, especially those related to tobacco, alcohol and substances, and that tries to make effective use of the currently available therapies and treatment services to tackle addictions that have already taken hold.
- Being Scientific
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The Green Crescent adopts an evidence-based research, analysis and intervention approach in its efforts to protect people from and prevent addictions, and to reinforce and/or modify behaviors while fighting against addictions in therapy and treatment phases.
- Being Global
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Having equal status with the national associations of other countries engaged in the fight against addiction, and sharing responsibilities and tasks equally during mutual assistance studies, the Green Crescent’s intention is to create a global organization to fight against addictions on a global scale, to work as part of this organization in order to observe the issues on a global scale, to work globally, to function according to global standards, and to be effective and reputable.
- Being Social
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According to the Green Crescent, being organized to raise public health awareness at all levels and in all settlements in the societies in which it serves, i.e. from the base to the representatives, and from the individuals to public institutions, and carrying out participatory studies at a public level are a requirement for sustainable success.
Our Team
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Sandra Malupande
A highly-qualified Legal Counsel with 18 years of experience in Corporate law and expertise in company secretarial services A skilled negotiator drafts favorable, enforceable and readable contracts and agreements. In search of new challenges to leverage skills. Has a passion for paying it forward by helping the less privileged.
Karen Malupande
Is enthusiastic and passionate about Mental Health. She has twenty one years of work experience in the Banking and Finance sector. She is currently Director Green Crescent Zambia. Karen holds a diploma in Accounting from Association of Accounting Technicians- UK, a Degree in Psychology from Chreso University and Counselling and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School.