Zambian Women Are Taking Too Much Alcohol Because They Are Frustrated -YMCA

Young Men’s Christian Association has observed that some women in Zambia have resorted to heavy beer drinking because they are frustrated.
Ndola district YMCA acting general secretary Ngosa Malindi noted that some married women had taken to alcohol abuse because of problems in their homes. “Women are taking too much alcohol because they are frustrated in their homes. An African woman by nature is responsible, but if you find women drinking carelessly, it’s because they are frustrated. These are frustrated women and when you go on the ground, you will surely find out that there are a lot of stories attached to these women that are drinking heavily,” she said. “Although drinking is not a solution, I’m not in support of that, but you will find that it’s the women that are patronising bars, which is not good because it is taking away their family time.
Let our men help their wives. Most men have become irresponsible and that has placed women in a tight corner.” Malindi further called on organisations that speak for women’s rights to also target men in their programmes. “Most organisations are speaking on behalf of the women like YWCA, NGOCC and many more. They are targeting the women; let them target the men as well because that’s where the problem could be coming from. My thinking is that we should go back to our original roots, where we look at a woman as an asset contributing to national development,”  advised Malindi.
“Not all women can have white-collar jobs but they also contribute to the well-being of a home and you find that the majority who drink every day are frustrated housewives who can afford to drink from Monday to Friday,” said Malindi.