2019 ANNUAL REPORT Theme: Accelerating community progress towards healthy and better living The Republican President of Zambia, Dr. Edgar C. Lungu speaking during the SGBV project launch in Northern Province 1 My name is Davis Mumwensi, a Youth Exchange Programme (YSEP) volunteer based in Malawi from Livingstone, Zambia. Through Sport in Action, I was selected to go to Malawi and coach sport as an YSEP volunteer in Malawi. Currently, I am coaching a football club in the Northern part of Malawi and also working as a Physical Education (PE) instructor at Kavibale School. The PE sessions run on Wednesday and Friday, and work with two classes on a daily basis. Each class has a total number of 164 pupils, that I have had the privilege of managing alone. Under PE, I initially had one class, but this was expanded to 3 classes after it was realised that the introduction of PE in the school led to them having more pupils. A number of pupils were also leaving their classes to join my PE sessions. I consider this a huge achievement for me. In 2019, I was nominated as a NON-CITIZEN SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR, alongside two other sports men: one from the UK and one from Germany. I won the award based on the committees’ recognition of my contribution to sport, including leading my team to win the district First Capital Bank League. My team also played 45 games, with an unbeaten run and qualified for a regional Tournament. Further, at regional level, we played four league games and won all and qualified for national. At national level we played 4 games and won all and where crowned as the Malawi under 20 First (U20) Capital Bank league champions. After the U20 finished their league with a 53 games unbeaten run, I took over the U17. They had already played 11 games at position 14 in the league table prior to my involvement. With me in charge, they played 17 games, won 13, lost 2, drew 2 and finished the league at position number 3.Considering these achievements, as earlier stated, I was given the award as the NON-CITIZEN SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR. I got a trophy and a certificate with an amount of money worth K8, 000 (Malawian Kwacha) which I shared with the team (gave the team K3, 000).This award meant a lot to me and it has given me more confidence. I will always work hard at each and every opportunity that comes and I thank the all mighty God for His blessings over me. I also thank our organisation Sports in Action (SIA) for the opportunity, trust and support they gave me to be ready for work. I also thank the YSEP group for the opportunity and consideration to participate in the programme. I can't also forget to thank Hazel Ndubakwada who has been pushing opportunities for me. She has been there for me and she strengthens me when I feel I can't do it and always tells me to stay focused and work hard. She has been my mother, teacher and friend. I am so proud of her. I always say: "if it was easy everyone could have been doing it, so the failure of others will not stop me to do it". THANK YOU!!!!! With every support that comes to SIA, opportunities are created for children and young people to better their lives. Those who take it, their lives change positively. We would like to extend our appreciation on behalf of our organisation and participants for every help rendered. For any support to our programming, get in touch with us. 2 Northern Province SIA implementation concentration Lusaka & centrals provinces SIA implementation concentration In Southern Province, SIA is only in Livingstone Sport in Action geographic coverage by district in 2019: Livingstone, Lusaka, Kafue, Chongwe, Chibombo, Kabwe, Lunte, Lupososhi, Luwingu, Mporokoso, Nsama and Kaputa 3 Vision statement: Active, Healthy and Better Living for All Mission statement: Endeavour to use sport and recreation as a tool to improve the quality of children’s lives by providing a programme that will bring about motivation, self-development, child protection and self-reliance through social and economic empowerment Table of contents Acronyms..........................................................................................................................................5 Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 6 Performance highlights.................................................................................................................6 Prevent! Sexual & Gender Based Violence Prevention and Survivor Support project6 Sport for positive lifestyles.......................................................................................................... 8 Volunteer Zambia project........................................................................................................... 10 Women Empowerment through sport (AAZ project)...........................................................12 Zambia Community HIV Prevention project............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Prevent! Sexual and Gender Based Violence project............ Error! Bookmark not defined. Conclusion.........................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 4 Acronyms ART-Anti-retro viral therapy EU-European Union GIA-Girls in Action HIV-Human Immune Virus SGBV-Sexual gender based violence SIA-Sport in Action USAID-United States Agency for International Development ZCHPP-Zambia Community HIV Prevention Project NGO-Non-Governmental Organisation OVC’s-Orphans and Vulnerable Children AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 5 Introduction Founded in 1998 as a Zambian NGO, Sport in Action (SIA) aims to better the living conditions of its target population and communities. SIA delivers change in communities through sport development and the use of sport for development. Sport development involves creating safe play environments for beneficiaries through construction/establishment of sports fields or structures in order to grow sport activities especially for children. Sport for development on the other hand, is where sport activities are used to create safe spaces for delivering positive messaging to beneficiaries for positive behavioural change and promotion of access to services that promote healthy living. The target population for SIA are parents, teachers, children, youth, adults, different abled people and key community gate keepers. In order to effectively implement projects (activities), SIA makes use of existing community structures which easily enables the organisation to ensure sustainability or continuity of projects after closure. In 2019, with different expertise and experience in different programming areas, SIA implemented activities in programme areas of OVC’s, HIV/AIDS, SGBV, international cultural exchange, sport facility construction and development, economic strengthening, sport development in officiating and coaching capacity building and life skill Performance highlights The following highlights SIA’s achievements by project and districts of implementation. Prevent! Sexual & Gender Based Violence Prevention and Survivor Support project 6 Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) especially against women and girls, is a significant public health and human rights concern in Zambia. It can result in significant mental, physical and sexual reproductive consequences for both recipients of the abuse and their families. In the National Demographic Health Survey of 2013-14, 37 % of women aged 15-49 reported that they had experienced physical violence 12 months prior to the study, and 43% reported having experienced this form of abuse since age 15. Further, 17% of women reported that they had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, while 10% had experienced such violence in the 12 months prior to the study. This was a slight decrease in prevalence compared to 2007-08 when 47% of women of the same age bracket reported having experienced physical violence since age 15, and 20% had experienced sexual violence. Nonetheless, the magnitude of the problem is still very high; and therefore consolidated efforts are needed to combat the problem of SGBV in Zambia. In this regard, SIA in partnership with World Vision and CMMB is implementing the Prevent! Project, also referred to as Natwampane. Funded by the EU with World Vision as the lead, the project aims to contribute to the reduction of cases of SGBV, particularly in Zambia’s Northern Province. SIA’s role on the project is to engage boys and young men aged 12-24 years, through sport as a means of changing harmful beliefs and cultural practices that lead to SGBV. This would also have spill over effects on Gender Equity, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights and Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Research and practice have shown that 7 adolescence – the catchment age – serves as a foundation for an individual’s values, principles and practices. Therefore, through this ‘catch them young’ approach, behaviour change is more easily achieved. The project which initially started on 1st July 2019 was launched in the Northern Province on 10th December 2019 by His Excellency, Dr. Edgar C. Lungu, and the President of the Republic of Zambia. Other dignitaries at the launch were the Cabinet Minister, Minister of Gender, EU Ambassador and World Vision Country Director among others. To date, the project has succeeded in hosting stakeholder meetings at council offices in all the districts of Northern Province. Key attendees in all these meetings were District Commissioners, Council