Locations	Areas/community	Members
01	MONZE	Mwala Siatontola Malama Haambalamatu Sikalinda Kazungula Hufwa Simanansa Hikaunu Gaali	1000
02	CHOMA	Bulyambeba	600
03	CHIBOMBO	Shimukuni Chipako Nanswisa Mashikili	800
	TOTAL	15	2,400

OVERALL GOALS

• To promote sustainable agriculture to enhance food security at household’s level.
• To establish food banks. (at least 4 in each district).
• To implement and strengthening early warnings system, preparedness to climate change
• To achieve improved sanitation and hygiene to the community.
• To establish a network of partners locally, nationally and globally to build a model of resilience and sustainability in climate damaged communities

Objectives

• To Build capacity for sustainable development at community level by providing viable skills
• To restore and protect nature by planting trees and promotion of irrigation and efficient use of water resources
• To engage communities into health affairs which affects them by providing preventive measures

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

The whole Southern Province is affected by the drought this season hence most rural communities are affected by hunger. Farmers whose livelihood largely depend on crop and livestock production as their main income resource base as well as for their household consumption, did not harvest anything due to prolonged dry spells. Water supply has been rationed by the utility company due to load shedding. This is due to climate change which has led to the long sufferings of the community.

THEMATIC AREAS

The thematic areas of the project are as follows

• AGRICULTURE
• HEALTH AND SANITATION
• CLIMATE CHANGE

 AGRICULTURE

To mobilize farmers and make an informed decision with gender sensitive

To acquire implements for irrigations on selected areas

To survey and drill boreholes for sited irrigations

To acquire land for farming

To select farmers and put them in 4 groups who will implement the irrigation project.

To do soil analysis for suitability of the crops

To capacity building of farmers on conservation farming

To establish food banks in the community for food security/income generating activity

HEALTH AND SANITATION

To build capacity on general health welfare to the community. (dangers of alcohol and drug –dependents among the youths)

To help understand and adoption of adequate sanitation and hygiene practices and eliminate open defecation by building toilets

To have access to safe drinking water

To enable access to preventive measures to improve health in the community

CLIMATE CHANGE

Tree planting to increase tree cover

Water catchment protection and conservation

To reduce deforestation and forest degradation - to work with the traditional leaders

To Sustainable forestry

To create awareness on the importance of forest conservation and Management

TARGET GROUP

These are mainly the most vulnerable people in the community, women, youths, infants and men.