{"id":2500,"date":"2015-09-14T15:10:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/new\/uk\/?page_id=2500"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:53:39","slug":"zambia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e2500-e1 m1xg-0 m1xg-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/zambia-1.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e2 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e3 m1xg-d\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">our work<\/font><\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">in zambia<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e2500-e7 m1xg-0 m1xg-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e8 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e9 m1xg-d\"><div class=\"x-tabs e2500-e10 m1xg-e\" data-x-element-tabs=\"\"><div class=\"x-tabs-list\"><ul role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e2500-e11\" class=\"e2500-e11 x-active\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel-e2500-e11\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e11\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e2500-e10\"><span><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e2500-e14\" class=\"e2500-e14\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e2500-e14\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e14\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e2500-e10\"><span><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e2500-e16\" class=\"e2500-e16\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e2500-e16\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e16\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e2500-e10\"><span><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-tabs-panels\"><div id=\"panel-e2500-e11\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e2500-e11 x-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e2500-e11\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e11\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e2500-e12 m1xg-f m1xg-g\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Large, sparsely populated and politically stable, Zambia has vast agricultural potential.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Self Help Africa\u2019s programme focus in Zambia is on three key areas: rural enterprise development, nutrition security, and sustainable agricultural and rural livelihoods. Our largest project is a five-year European Union funded ENTERPRISE Zambia\u00a0 project that commenced in early\u00a0 2020<\/span><span>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These projects address a selection of integrated issues: sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, research into and production of improved varieties of seed, rural enterprise development and income generation, environmental rehabilitation, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and climate change adaptation.\u00a0<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/Zambia-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"299\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35797\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Full<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong> Name:<\/strong> Republic of Zambia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Population: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW108337308 BCX0\">17<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">. 19.6 million (Zambia Statistics Agency 2022)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Population Growth (Yearly):<\/strong> 3.01%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Capital:<\/strong> Lusaka<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Area: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\">752,618 SQ KM<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Major Languages:<\/strong> English (Official), Bemba, Tonga, Nyanja, Lozi, Lunda, Kaonde, <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW108337308 BCX0\">Luvale<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW108337308 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108337308 BCX0\"><strong>Major Religions:<\/strong> Christianity<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e2500-e13 m1xg-f m1xg-h\">This is tab content!<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e2500-e14\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e2500-e14\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e2500-e14\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e14\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e2500-e15 m1xg-f m1xg-g\"><ol>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#green-tech4ce\">GREEN Tech4CE Green Recycling Enterprises Engaging in New Technology for a Circular Economy in Zambia (GREEN Tech4CE)<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#capacity-building\"><span class=\"s1\">Capacity building for forest carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi forests<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#preserve-kafue\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78294293 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78294293 BCX0\">PRESERVE Kafue<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW78294293 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW62756082 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62756082 BCX0\">II<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#enterprise\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Economic, Nutrition and Technical support for increased Economic Returns and <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Profit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">In<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW22425316 BCX0\">Sustainable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22425316 BCX0\">\u00a0agribusiness in Zambia: ENTERPRISE Zambia.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW22425316 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#integrated-risk-management\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW252575998 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252575998 BCX0\">Integrated Risk Management Zambia Programme<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW252575998 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/zambia\/#sustainable-food-systems\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131853287 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131853287 BCX0\">Developing sustainable food systems in drought-affected and food insecure districts of Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW131853287 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e2500-e16\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e2500-e16\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e2500-e16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e2500-e16\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e2500-e17 m1xg-f m1xg-h\"><p><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/green-businesses\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Project Will Support Hundreds of New Green Businesses in Zambia&quot;\"><article id=\"post-17795\" class=\"post-17795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-enterprise-development category-news category-zambia tag-enterprise tag-environment tag-eu tag-green-business tag-innovation tag-jobs tag-sustainable tag-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/greenjobs.2-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Project Will Support Hundreds of New Green Businesses in Zambia<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">1st July 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/zambias-future-climate-change-champions\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Zambia&#8217;s Young Climate Change Champions&quot;\"><article id=\"post-16706\" class=\"post-16706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/GreenClub-wide-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Zambia&#8217;s Young Climate Change Champions<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">23rd November 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wetland-conservation-reaps-farming-dividends\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Wetland Conservation Reaps Farming Dividends&quot;\"><article id=\"post-16315\" class=\"post-16315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-news category-zambia tag-conservation-agriculture\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/Kafue.LeadFarmer-800x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Wetland Conservation Reaps Farming Dividends<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">21st August 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/int-day-of-education-2023-invest-in-people\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;International Day of Education 2023: Invest in People, Prioritise Education&quot;\"><article id=\"post-15864\" class=\"post-15864 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development-education category-news category-zambia\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/Stephen-cropped.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">International Day of Education 2023: Invest in People, Prioritise Education<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">20th January 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e2500-e18 m1xg-0 m1xg-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e19 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-7\" id=\"preserve-kafue\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e20 m1xg-d\" id=\"green-tech4ce\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e21 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e22 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>GREEN TECH4CE GREEN RECYCLING ENTERPRISES ENGAGING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN ZAMBIA (GREEN TECH4CE)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e24 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>800 MSMEs, 6,000+ MSME employees, BDSPs, FSPs\/investors and TVET providers. Household Members of MSME employees minimum 22,800 individuals. Final beneficiaries will be at least 22,800 household members of the MSME employees (this figure is likely to be higher as the assumption is that many of the 6,000 FTE positions will be part-time)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/greentech4ce\/\"><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he \u2018Green Recycling Enterprises Engaging in New Technology for a Circular Economy in Zambia\u2019 (GREEN Tech4CE)<\/a> is a \u20ac22.7m project that will support the creation and consolidation of SMEs and start-up companies, particularly created and managed by young male\/female entrepreneurs that invest in green, climate smart and digital business opportunities and decent job creation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>22,800 Households<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e26 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-8\" id=\"capacity-building\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e27 m1xg-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e28 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e29 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Capacity building for forest carbon measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi forests<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e31 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>The Capacity Building for Forest Carbon Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) in Zambia and Malawi Forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he Project aims to provide tools for MRV at field and management level, development of certification schemes, and strengthen the capacity of Zambia and Malawi governments in managing Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e33 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e34 m1xg-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e35 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e36 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE\nENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING\nTHE EMERGENCE OF A RESILIENT AND\nVIBRANT ECONOMY IN KAFUE - PRESERVE\nKAFUE<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e38 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>To improve the resilience, food, income and nutrition security of 4,500 households in the Monze, Namwala and Mazabuka districts of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project is implemented in the Kafue Flats wetlands and will support 4,500 households (27,000 beneficiaries). The programme will facilitate the regeneration of degraded land, afforestation and tree planting in selected sites and the protection of existing forests. Natural Resource Management Plans will be developed and adopted by communities and Village Natural Resource Management Committees (VNRMCs) will be established and strengthened. The programme will engage closely with the Forestry Department and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Farmers will be trained in climate smart agricultural practices such as agroforestry (growth of fruit trees and woodlots as sources of fuel), soil and water conservation and intercropping. Farmers will also be linked with markets and provided with up-to-date market information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>4,500 smallholder farmers <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e40 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-a\" id=\"enterprise\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e41 m1xg-d\" id=\"enterprise\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e42 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e43 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Economic, Nutrition and Technical support for increased Economic Returns and PRofit In SustainablE agribusiness in Zambia: ENTERPRISE Zambia. <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e45 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Providing catalytic funding and technical assistance to promote greater inclusion in regional and national value chains supports increased productivity and commercialisation of SHFs, in order to reduce poverty, malnutrition and improve rural livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he project seeks to create a step-change in the Zambian agricultural sector: creating an environment which supports the growth of SMEs while also supporting livelihood improvement for individual smallholder farmers. ENTERPRISE Zambia tackles a critical challenge facing Zambian agribusinesses: lack of access to finance and financial services, while making the agricultural sector work better for all, particularly smallholder farmers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The project incentivises greater inclusivity in value chains and provides agri-enterprises with targeted technical support and advice to ensure that their business can impact positively on the resilience, sustainability, profitability of smallholder farmers and deliver employment and economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>637,140 members of SHF\/fish farmer\/ employee households <\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>35-25 SMEs\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e47 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-b\" id=\"integrated-risk-management\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e48 m1xg-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e49 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e50 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>IMPLEMENTATION OF FARM TO MARKET\nALLIANCE (FTMA)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e52 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><span style=\"color: #72b735;\">Objective:<\/span> <\/b><\/span>Improved livelihoods and resilience of rural smallholder farmers in Zambia and enhanced agribusiness efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project will employ a holistic market-oriented approach to transform the food system in Eastern areas of Zambia by engaging with food production, aggregation, processing, distribution, and consumption to develop resilient livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The project will be driven by and delivered primarily through Farmer Service Centers (FSCs) - following the established Farmer Service Centre model. The project will follow the principles of inclusive market-driven development, delivering sustainable results by capacitating the FSCs to deliver key program elements to the participating smallholders and SMEs and working with other value chain actors to address development challenges by solving market failures. Using the FSC approach will ensure positive impacts on the food system in the nine target districts are sustained through inclusive value chains after the end of the project implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e2500-e54 m1xg-3 m1xg-4 m1xg-c\" id=\"sustainable-food-systems\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e2500-e55 m1xg-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e56 m1xg-i m1xg-j\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e57 m1xg-l\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Developing sustainable food systems in drought-affected and food insecure districts of Zambia (DROPP)<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e2500-e59 m1xg-j m1xg-k\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Community-driven development increases communities\u2019 food, nutrition, safe water and income security, resulting in increased resilience and reduced vulnerability to environmental, climate and health risks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">T<\/span>he project is implemented in Southern Province and will support 3,000 households (18,000 beneficiaries) to diversify from maize into more drought tolerant crops. Lead farmers will be trained in CSA techniques and drought tolerant seeds will be distributed. A Functional Landscape approach will be applied that balances economic needs with protection of the natural environment. Through the project training will be conducted in post-harvest handling, food preservation and storage. Savings and credit groups will be established and links with credit and markets will be facilitated. As this component is implemented in a geographical area prone to both floods and drought, communities will be supported to conduct risk assessments and put Disaster Risk Management plans in place. Information about rainfall and weather patterns will be collected and shared with farmers to inform their planning and decision making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #72b735;\"><b>3,000 households<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #dab525;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">TO CONTACT US ABOUT OUR WORK IN Zambia:<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #fff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  7px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"whitetext\">Self Help Africa<br \/>\nPlot No. 121 | Off Kudu Road | Kabulonga<br \/>\nP.O. Box 37484<br \/>\nLusaka, Zambia<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"whitetext\"><br \/>\nTel.\u00a0+260 979 703051<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:zambia@selfhelpafrica.org\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">zambia@selfhelpafrica.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>our workin zambiaOverviewProjectsNewsLarge, sparsely populated and politically stable, Zambia has vast agricultural potential.\u00a0 Self Help Africa\u2019s programme focus in Zambia is on three key areas: rural enterprise development, nutrition security, and sustainable agricultural and rural livelihoods. 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