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Edu-Care
Zambia
by Misheck Shikabeta
Published December 2024
According to the 2015 Zambia National Disability Survey, the percentage of adults with disabilities is 10.9%, while among children and young people (2-17 years), this figure is 4.4%. 40% of disabilities are congenital, and 31% result from serious illness or lack of treatment due to poverty.
Due to economic, cultural, and social factors, young people with disabilities still do not enjoy the same rights as the rest of the population in Zambia. According to the National Disability Policy, the rate of literacy and access to primary education is lower among young people with learning difficulties (67% and 86.8%) than among those without (81.7% and 95%) and there is a 14.8% gap in access to recreational and sports spaces in favor of people without disabilities.
Misheck Shikabeta
Misheck, Zambian (b. 1994) is a filmmaker and photographer born and raised in Lusaka and works between Zambia & Italy.
Misheck has been fortunate enough to make a living with a camera, working with multiple NGOs, corporations, and individuals for over a decade.
