Zambia - Supporting skills training for people in rural areas
It is estimated that between 17% and 19% of the adult population in Zambia live with HIV and AIDS, with the epidemic having a major knock-on effect on communities throughout the country.
In Kalomo in the country’s southern province, local people living with HIV and AIDS were invited in 2008 to take part in a new income-generating project set up to help them develop their skills in agriculture.
By offering people employment on a farm and giving them ownership of an animal and/or seeds, the poverty-focused project aimed to contribute to improving people’s nutritional and home-based care by providing sustainable means of rearing animals and growing food.
It enabled people to develop their skills through workshops in capacity building, farming and environmental sustainability. The project, which was set up by the Presentation Sisters and supported by Misean Cara, links with the Local Departments of Agriculture and Social Welfare in Zambia.