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| birth_name = Mulenga Mpundu Kapwepwe 
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'''Mulenga Mpundu Kapwepwe''' (born 7th October 1958) is an author, trainer public speaker and daughter of former [[Zambia]]n vice president, [[Simon Kapwepwe]].

==Early life==
Kapwepwe was born in 1958 in [[Lusaka]]. From a young age, Kapwepwe was surrounded by the changemakers who helped liberate the African nation from British colonial rule. An artistic child, it was not uncommon to find a young Kapwepwe at the theater or opera with her father enjoying the performance right beside her.

==Education==
She graduated from the [[University of Zambia]] and holds a double degree in Psychology and Sociology.

==Professional career==
She is the Chairman of the [[National Arts Council of Zambia]], the statutory administrative body for the arts and the Patron of a number of Associations, including the [[Women in Visual Arts Association]], the [[Zambian Folk Music and Dance Association]], [[The Youth For Culture Association]] and Vice Chairman of the [[Ukusefya pa Ngwena Cultural Association]], [[Zambia Visual Arts Council]] and [[The Zambia Women Writers Association]]. Kapwepwe also sits on the Zambia Commission for UNESCO and the Arts Institute of Africa and Chairs the Arterial Network.

She served as Technical Consultant to the European Union and is currently Technical and Policy Advisor to the [[Ministry of Sport Youth and Child Development]]. 

As a published author, Kapwepwe has written a number of award winning plays and books. In addition to writing and producing educational materials, short stories and plays, Mulenga has produced videos, television and radio programmes on a number of subjects.
===Consultancy===
Kapwepwe has been involved in consultancies as an advisor since 1991. 

In 2014 she was a consultant and director of the [[50th Anniversary Celebrations]] to coordinate the celebration programme. Under a secretariat, She coordinated all Government ministries provincial and local government  and also managing logistics of 4000 civil performers and 2100 army personnel performers.

==Community initiatives==
As a youth mentor, Kapwepwe has involved herself with many projects to help Zambian youths chart their lives’ path. She has built libraries in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, to give young children the opportunity to read, get informed and further educate themselves. A culture she received from her dear father and which she has imbibed through the years.

She founded the [[Lusaka Youth Orchestra]] to provide teens with a space to embrace music, as well as create a youth sports team — the [[Chilenge Girls football team]] — to keep young girls “off the streets.”

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Awards for  ''Mulenga Kapwepwe''
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! Year
! Association
! Category
! Result
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| 2009
| The Ebony Award
| Contribution to the field Culture
| {{won}}
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| 2011
| Zambian National Media Association President's Recognition
| Film and Televiaion
| {{won}}
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| 2012
| Zambia Institue of Marketing President's Award
| Contribution to the field of Culture
| {{won}}
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| 2014
| Public Relations Association of Zambia Award
| Outstanding Communication in culture and arts
| {{won}}
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| 2017
| Appointed Arterial Network Ambassador for Africa
| Contribution to African creative industries
| {{won}}
|}
===Artistic achievement===
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|+ Awards for  ''Mulenga Kapwepwe's''
Books and Plays
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! Year
! Book/Play
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Association
! Category
! Result
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| 1998
| Heart of the Cyclone 
| [[National Ngoma Awards|Ngoma Awards]]
| Best Creative Writing Award
| {{won}}
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| rowspan=2| 1999
| rowspan=2| Chiti My Luba
| [[Ngoma Awards]] 
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| {{won}} four Awards
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| NAATAZ Festival
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| {{won}}
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| 2000
| Kafuti-the Brazen
| NAATAZ Festival 
| 
| {{won}}
|}

==Books==
* [[Some Bemba Names and Their Meanings]]
* [[Times and Seasons in Bemba]]
* [[Traditional Bemba Dress and Ornament]]
* [[Traditional Bemba Foods And Beverages]]

==External links==
* [http://media.ifacca.org/files/WS09MulengaKapwepwe.pdf The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies]
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/19/world/africa/mulenga-kapwepwe-zambias-patron-arts CNN: Mulenga Kapwepwe - Zambia's Patron of the Arts]
* [http://www.konnectafrica.net/mulenga-kapwepwe Konnect Africa]

[[Category:Zambian female writers]]
[[Category:Zambian women writers]]
[[Category:Zambian authors]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Art promoters]]
[[Category:People of Zambia]]