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::	Focus on Gender
	Gender was identified as a burning issue by the MS-Zambia Policy Advisory Board. PAB therefore decided that gender should be the overall theme for the MS-Zambia Annual Meeting 2004. The Country Office welcomed this decision.

::	Partners Demand a More Critical Stand from MS
	The MS-Zambia Annual Report should critically comment and reflect more on the political and socio-economic situation in Zambia, demanded participants at the MS-Zambia Annual Meeting, where the MS-Zambia Annual Report 2003 was presented.

::	Editorial

::	Gender - A Battle We Need to Take
	The word gender has become very familiar with most people in Zambia today. Apart from being a catchword, what is gender and why is it important?

::	Women Are Left Out
	Traditional norms exclude women from participating in development activities, which leaves the women in poverty.

::	Access to Land! Not For Women
	Women in Zambia, like in many African countries, have been disadvantaged in accessing, owning and controlling land. Despite the relative abundance of land in Zambia, women find it difficult to access and own adequate and fertile land.

::	MS-Partners Lack Women
	During MS-Zambia Annual Meeting, partners observed and convinced themselves that women participation is very low at all levels.

::	Practice What You Preach!
	The subject gender always seems to bring out strong emotions and heated debates. This also happened at the MS-Zambia Annual Meeting 2004.

::	Gender All Year

::	The Long Way Towards Gender
	The Zambian Government’s commitment towards gender implementation has improved. However, there is still a long way to go, says gender consultant Mrs. Honorine Muyoyeta.

::	New Head of MS-Zambia
	After four years as Country Co-ordinator for MS-Zambia, Ms. Lis Bjarnesen is leaving Zambia. “I have done my part and it is time for some one else to take over,” she says in this interview. Taking over is Mr. Ladislous Ndeke Kanene, who is very familiar with MS-Zambia and looking forward to working for the organisation again.

::	The Opposite World
	Accompanied by great laughter and many comments the Komoto Community Arts portrayed a world turned upside down – and the roles of men and women had shifted from what we normally see.

::	Huge Interest Among Partners to Join the PAB
	The elections for the Policy Advisory Board (PAB) raised a lot of concerns on who could stand to be elected and some people thought there was need to review the constitution.

::	The New PAB-2004

::	News From PAB

::	A New Mission for MS
	MS needs a new mission statement to guide and focus its work in the coming years. During the MS-Zambia Annual Meeting partners worked out suggestions for this, which will be discussed by the MS-Board in Denmark.

::	Mission Statement Suggestions from MS-Zambia AM 2004

::	MS at the Crossroads
	The long awaited evaluation report of MS is finally out. Overall, the conclusions are positive. However, there is room for improvement – especially when it comes to the role of the Development Workers.

::	100 Ways of Preparing a Potato
	Since MS started working in Zambia in 1968 it has faced many cultural challenges. But through the years, it has recorded great success working with different partner organisations, which of course have different cultures from the Danish.

::	New Faces at the AM 2004
	During the years, MS-Zambia has phased out a number of partners. But at this Annual Meeting new partners were seen. NewZ spoke with some of them.

::	Only In Danish!
	Why are the magazines published by MS-Denmark only in Danish and not in English, the head of the publishing department, Niels Elbæk, was asked during his visit to the MS-Zambia Annual Meeting 2004.

::	Keep a Distance!

::	Reader Survey

::	NewZ Forever...

::	Around MS-Zambia

::	Farewell and Welcome