DAPP Zambia 2019 Year Report 1 DISCLAIMER: The ideas expressed in this publication are those of DAPP Zambia and not necessarily of any funding or cooperating partner. 2 Contents WELCOME REMARKS .............................................................. 2 THEMATIC AREAS ..................................................................... 3 DAPP PROJECT MAP 2019 ..................................................... 4 INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ................... 5 ZAMFAM South Central Project ............................................. 6 Child Aid Mumena ...................................................................... 9 Mumena Vocational Training Centre ...................................... 10 EDUCATION ................................................................................ 11 DAPP Mkushi College of Education ....................................... 12 Children’s Town ........................................................................... 14 i-ACT Community Schools Interactive Learning ................. & Teaching Training Project ...................................................... 17 AGRICULTURE & CLIMATE RESILIENCE .............................. 18 Smallholder Farmers Support Programme ............................. 19 Integrated Nutrition & Smallholder Support ....................... Programme .................................................................................. 22 Young Farmers’ Clubs ................................................................. 23 HEALTH ....................................................................................... 24 Sexual and Reproductive Health for All Initiative ................ 25 Total Control of the Epidemic ................................................. 28 HOPE Youth HIV Prevention Programme ............................. 31 HUMAN RIGHTS ........................................................................ 32 Human Rights in Correctional and Juvenile Facilities ......... 33 SECOND HAND CLOTHES AND SHOES PROJECT .......... 35 INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS ........................................... 37 FRONTLINE INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT TRAINING ....... 38 HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE ............................................ 39 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ................................................ 40 PARTNERSHIPS ......................................................................... 41 1 WELCOME REMARKS DAPP’s 30 years in Zambia Registered in 1990 as a local non-governmental organisation, DAPP is in 2020 celebrating 30 years of work in Zambia. Some of the highlights since then are established below. The knowledge, We started the development work in 1986 (under the Humana People to People skills, and tools we umbrella) in Chief Mumena’s area in Kalumbila District of North Western Province shared empowered in cooperation with the UNIP Youth League. From 1986 to 1990 we developed people and their one Youth Centre in each of the 9 provinces of Zambia then under the Zambia families to face and National Service (ZNS), of which 7 were handed over to the communities. overcome daily An income generating leg was created through the selling of second hand challenges with clothes and shoes, which at the same time provided quality products to people at diligence. reasonable cost, and provided hundreds of jobs to the citizens. In 1990, we started the Children’s Town in Chibombo District and the Child Aid programme concept as a response to UNICEF’s plea to contribute to the reduction of child mortality through prevention of diseases such as diarrhoea and malaria, as well as improving nutrition and household resilience. These projects have, through the years improved the living conditions for over 300,000 households. We believe that In 1996, we joined hands with the government and the people of Zambia in when people work mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS and the fight against its spread. To date, the together, they Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE) and the HOPE concepts have contributed to are better able Zambia being close to having epidemic control. to support one The Farmers’ Club approach started in 2009 with a 4 year Community Water another, and take Management Project for 6,000 small holder farmers focusing on mini irrigation, collective actions horticultural production, and marketing, as well as sustainable water and soil to solve problems management. The Farmers’ Clubs activities have continued to date, reaching a that they cannot total of 35,000 small holder farmer families. handle alone. Mkushi Teachers’ Training College was started in 2012 with 30 students, and currently has a capacity of graduating 60 students annually with the heart, will and skills to provide primary education in rural schools where there is greater need. The latest major project is the Human Rights in Correctional Facilities which started in 2015 and currently supports close to 2,000 inmates in 9 facilities. On behalf of In all the projects throughout the year, empowerment of community structures, DAPP in Zambia, families and individuals has been key. I hereby pledge In 2019, we implemented various projects in all the 10 Provinces of Zambia, our continued reaching over 1.3 million people. Through our 35 DAPP Clothes and Shoes engagement with retail shops, we additionally reached over 1.5 million people. We engaged 950 the people of employees and worked with 18,321 volunteers in over 156 project units. Zambia towards the development Enjoy reading our key achievements and activities presented in this our 2019 Year agenda. Report. Thank you to all our partners, members and participants in the various projects, staff, volunteers and customers in our shops who made it all possible. Elise Soerensen Managing Director, DAPP Zambia 2 THEMATIC AREAS Integrated Community Development Through capacity building of individuals, families and community structures, our community development related projects reached over 80, 000 families. Education Our contribution to improved education in Zambia was through a successful running of a teacher training college, a primary school, supporting community preschools and keeping vulnerable children in schools through a school fees waiving programme. Agriculture and Climate Change Our Farmers’ Clubs model in which farmers were mobilised to engage in farming as a business contributed to improved agricultural productivity and climate resilience. Health and fight against HIV/AIDS People were empowered to take control of their own health; make informed decisions to reduce their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and prevent transmission; and to make better choices to have healthier families. Human Rights We gave skills and knowledge to offenders and strengthened the reintegration response in 6 Correctional Facilities and 3 Juvenile Centres to prevent ex-offenders from reoffending after release. Fundraising Business Apart from serving our customers with quality merchandise at affordable prices, our 35 Second Hand Clothes and Shoes retail Shops also created employment, reduced global warming, and supported all the development projects through surplus funds earned. 3 Child Aid Projects implement integrated ZAMFAM South Central supports orphans community development activities in and vulnerable children in 12 districts of Muchinga, North Western, Copperbelt Southern and Central Provinces. and Lusaka Provinces. Total Control of the Epidemic mobilises Hope Youth HIV Prevention Project people and provides services to stop contributes to epidemic control through the HIV, TB and malaria epidemics in increased number of young people Lusaka, Western, Eastern and Southern knowing their HIV status and are able to Provinces. access relevant health services. Farmers’ Clubs increase climate change DAPP Teachers’ Training College trains resilience among small holder farmers in multi-skilled teachers focusing on their Southern, Eastern and Central Provinces ability to work in rural communities. by organising them in clubs. Children’s Town provides academic and Second Hand Clothes and Shoes Shops vocational education to vulnerable generate income, employment and children in Chibombo district of Central provide services to people in 24 districts. Province. Sexual and Reproductive Health for All Human Rights in Correctional Facilities Initiatives worked towards increasing Works towards improving systems, giving the prevalence rate for modern skills to offenders and strengthening contraceptives in 15 districts of reintegration response in 6 Correctional Copperbelt, Luapula and Muchinga Facilities and 3 Juvenile Centres to Provinces. prevent ex-offenders from reoffending after release. 4 INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT In Zambia, 42% of the people are classified as extremely The future of Zambia depends on how well the children poor, with 60% in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. are educated, and the community development projects Food insecurity and malnutrition is high with 35% of all support academic education, vocational training, and children below the age of 5 being stunted. This situation give skills training for in and out of school children and has been worsened by climate change affecting the adolescents. agricultural yields due to droughts and floods. In 2019, DAPP Zambia implemented the ZAMFAM To alleviate the effects of poverty, DAPP Zambia’s South Central Project to provide support to orphans integrated community development approach and vulnerable children in 14 districts of Southern and utilised community structures to prioritise economic Central Provinces. In