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The Zambian National Women's Lobby (ZNWL, National Women's Lobby Group, NWLG) is a Zambian "membership based, non-partisan, non-governmental organization advocating for increased women and girls' participation and representation at all levels of decision-making." The Lobby was created following Zambia's transition from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1990. At the time, only seven women served in the Parliament of Zambia out of 150 seats, and only three women served on the Central Committee, the equivalent of today's Presidential Cabinet. The official motto of ZNWL is "WIZER" which stands for "Women in Zambia for Equality Representation".

Women's Organization History
The First Women's Rights Conference in Zambia took place in 1970, establishing The Women's League. The League had their own constitution and an Presidentially elected executive secretary who became an automatic member of the Central Committee of United National Independence Party. The Central Committee representative was responsible for the representation of all women's affairs in the Government. The Women's League promoted a return to traditionalism and an expectation that League members would help men achieve political power, which caused some women to protest such ideas.

The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) emerged as another political party with a women's branch. The formation of the MMD encouraged many Zambian women to enter politics and seek equality. MMD appealed to professional women to advocate for gender equality and societal transformation.

Formation
ZNWL was founded on 20 July 1991 in Lusaka at the Young Women's Christian Association Centre (YMCA) by 100 women. Unlike MMD or The Women's League, ZNWL was non-governmental. ZNWL lobbied for political advancement of women and supported women running in local elections. ZNWL was not endorsed by the UNIP or MMD, as it was seen as the opposition. By 1995, there were 2,000 members.

Impact
Since its inception, the ZNWL has become one of the leading forces for women's rights in Zambia, and has been formally recognized by the government as the lead NGO for these issues. ZNWL is credited with being a major contributor in Zambia's democracy as it encouraged women to contest multi-party elections. The organization has been active in a number of international workshops, and has been duplicated in countries like South Africa and Botswana.

In 2014, the United States Embassy gave a $25,000 grant to develop the Full Participation Fund (FPF). The FPF raised awareness about women in politics and encouraged dialogue between FPF participants and members of Parliament. The women who participated also received trainings on how to address issues affecting women and educational programs.

In 2016, President Edgar Lungu appointed eight women into his Cabinet, which was praised by ZNWL Executive Director Juliet Chibuta.

In 2017, the Zambia Accountability Programme (ZAP) partnered with ZNWL to produce a documentary called Mothering Zambia which highlighted the work both organizations were doing to address the problem of the lack of women's participation in politics.