Zambia

Improving Food Security

The project is implemented in Senanga District situated in the Western Province of Zambia.  Its objective is to reduce poverty among the vulnerable poor in the district.  Specifically, the action aims to enhance household food security among the poor people in Senanga District  by promoting usage of sustainable agriculture techniques, better utilisation of food to safeguard their nutritional status and diversified income sources including cash transfers for extremely vulnerable households such as elderly headed households, and households hosting orphans with limited or no productive assets.  Due to the close relationship that exists between food insecurity and HIV/AIDS and gender, the project will mainstream HIV/AIDS in the project focusing on increasing awareness of the public at large on the rights of HIV/AIDS the affected and infected.