Bishop David Njovu

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“WHEREBY, LATE DAVID NJOVU SERVED AS BISHOP OF LUSAKA (ZAMBIA) FROM 2004 TO 2022. IN ADDITION TO HIS DIOCESAN RESPONSIBILITIES, LATE NJOVU OVERSAW THE FINANCES AND DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO OF THE ZAMBIA ANGLICAN COUNCIL, INCLUDING REAL ESTATE, WHICH GENERATES CLOSE TO HALF A MILLION USD FOR THE OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE FIVE DIOCESES IN ZAMBIA. THE LATE BISHOP NJOVU HELD A BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK AND MASTERS OF ARTS DEGREE IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES. WHEREBY, BETWEEN 2009 AND 2022, THE LATE BISHOP NJOVU LED THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ISDELL: FLOWERS FOUNDATION TO UNDERTAKE THE CROSS BORDER MALARIA INITIATIVE ALONG THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BORDERING ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE AND NAMIBIA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ZAMBIA'S NATIONAL MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAMME AND PATH/MACEPA PROJECT, THE ISDELL: FLOWERS AND ANGLICAN CHURCH HAVE TRAINED OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO DETECT BASIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA, PROVIDE TREATMENT AND HELP THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE AND CORRECT USE OF MOSQUITO BED NETS. THE OPERATIONAL AREAS FOR THE CROSS-BORDER MALARIA INITIATIVE IN ZAMBIA ARE IN TWO PROVINCES (SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PROVINCES). IN 2018, THROUGH THE LATE BISHOP'S LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION, THE DIOCESE AND ISDELL: FLOWERS LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICAN PARKS IN LIUWA GAME PARK. ISDELL: FLOWERS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ZAMBIA-NAMIBIA CROSS-BORDER ALLIANCE AND IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A CROSS-BORDER PROGRAMME WITH EASTERN ANGOLA. WHEREBY, IN MARCH 2019, THE LATE BISHOP NJOVU WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE END MALARIA COUNCIL, REPRESENTING THE FAITH LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING HIS APPOINTMENT, HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FAITH LEADERS ADVOCACY FOR MALARIA ELIMINATION (FLAME) COALITION, WHERE HE GATHERED THE SUPPORT OF OTHER FAITH LEADERS (CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM AND BAHAI FAITH) TO JOIN IN THE CRUSADE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA. TODAY, FLAME IS LINKED WITH OVER 1,500 FAITH LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM ALL RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS ADVOCATE FOR THE USE OF MOSQUITO NETS AS ONE OF THE MEASURES TO PREVENT MALARIA. THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE AND LOVE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF LUSAKA SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KASENGA HEALTH POST CHONGWE DISTRICT. IN 2022, THE LATE BISHOP DAVID NJOVU COMMITTED HIS TIME AND SERVICE TO ATTEND WORLD MALARIA DAY IN NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE AS A SIGN OF LEADERSHIP AND CARE FOR”

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