Charity Chinsenda-Kalombo

Vice President of the Zambia Institute of planners with over 15 years of experience supporting local governance by spearheading informal settlement development and implementation of support to tenure security in peri –urban areas of Lusaka. She has been involved in economic related and livelihoods programs, including the formulation of slum Upgrading strategy and launch of the resource mobilization strategy to achieve Sustainable Development. She is a Strategic Stakeholder Relationship Builder, driving advocacy and engagement with partners, the government, and donors for increased investment and multi-sectoral collaboration in informal settlement upgrading and community engagement. She is a strong advocate of city resilience, innovation and creativity resulting in improving governance and livelihood. Expert inclusive political leadership and community development with outcomes such as improved governance, sustainability and ownership of programs within urban space.

Currently studying Masters of Science in Environmental and Natural resource Management at the University of Zambia.