RCE Lusaka-2013

b) Successes of the RCE and lessons learned: Character count 300 words: 
• We managed to put an executive in place.
• RCE Lusaka constitution in place
• Stakeholder mapping, holding and arranging meetings
• Worked on some research proposals
• Awareness campaigns
• Waste management activities in different areas
• Participated in a number of commemorations
• Executive held meetings with – The Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, and Directors of Zambia Environmental Management Agency
• Our chairperson attended the African RCE conference in Abuja
c) Challenges experiences: Character count 300 words: 
• Since RCE Lusaka is the first RCE in Zambia, we have no one to learn from
• Lack of commitment from some stakeholders
• Lack of finances
• The RCE concept being new in the country, we have challenges winning confidence of some stakeholders