About the Implementation Plan
The National Policy on Honours and Awards Implementation Plan (2024–2028) provides a structured approach to recognizing individuals and institutions that contribute significantly to Zambia’s national development, unity, and identity. It operationalizes the 2023 National Policy on Honours and Awards by defining clear goals, timelines, responsibilities, and performance indicators to guide effective implementation across sectors.
Vision
A dignified and inclusive national honours and awards system that reflects Zambia’s values, inspires patriotism, and rewards excellence in all sectors.
Core Objectives
- 🏅 Promote a culture of merit, recognition, and service
- 🛡️ Enhance public awareness and prestige of national honours and awards
- ⚖️ Ensure transparency and inclusivity in the nomination and selection process
- 📊 Strengthen institutional coordination, monitoring, and accountability
- 🌍 Align Zambia’s system with regional and international best practices
Strategic Priorities
- Public Engagement & Awareness
- Implement civic education campaigns on national honours
- Promote national pride and unity through media, schools, and community platforms
- Nomination & Selection Reform
- Standardize guidelines for fair, transparent, and inclusive nominations
- Encourage submissions from all regions, sectors, and vulnerable groups
- Institutional Strengthening
- Build capacity of the Honours and Awards Secretariat
- Improve data systems and digital platforms for tracking awardees
- Preservation of National Records
- Establish and digitize a National Register of Honours and Awards
- Archive citations, profiles, and stories of recipients for posterity
- Legal and Policy Alignment
- Revise the National Honours and Awards Act
- Ensure alignment with constitutional and governance frameworks
Implementation Approach
The Plan will be implemented through:
- 📅 Annual and medium-term action plans (2024–2028)
- 🧭 Clearly defined roles for institutions, including Cabinet Office, Ministries, provincial administrations, and traditional leaders
- 💼 Budget allocations and support from cooperating partners
- 📈 A results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework
Expected Results
- Increased public recognition and respect for national awards
- Balanced regional representation in recipients
- Improved participation by women, youth, and persons with disabilities
- Greater public knowledge of Zambia’s honours system and its history
- Efficient, digitized, and accountable awards administration
Who Can Be Honoured?
Citizens and institutions contributing to:
- National unity and peace
- Innovation, science, education, health, and agriculture
- Sports, arts, environmental protection, and social justice
- Volunteerism, humanitarian service, and national defence
Key Contacts
For more information or to engage in the honours and awards process:
Cabinet Office – Honours and Awards Secretariat
📞 Toll-Free Line: 909
