Hon Douglas Syakalima

Hon Douglas Munsaka Syakalima was appointed Minister of Education in 2021. Since his appointment, he has overseen the effort to ensure almost 100,000 vulnerable girls in Zambia especially in the hard-to-reach rural communities, access and complete their education. He focuses on providing policy direction relating to safeguarding, bringing back girls who drop-out of school, those affected by negative cultural practices and those who get pregnant while at school. He previously lectured at the University of Zambia, Zambian Open University and Cavendish University. He holds a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from the University of Ulster in Jordanstown (Northern Ireland) and a Bachelor of Arts with Education in Psychology and History from the University of Zambia.