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The Chabota Vocational Training Center is an expansion of the Chabota Agricultural Training Center project. This earlier project was successfully completed and has been training 90 young people since 2021. The participants received comprehensive training, encompassing both theoretical and practical instruction in occupational safety, health and the environment, crop production, soil science, agricultural technology, animal […]

Imagine being a child eager to learn, but your school is hours away on foot. For thousands of children in rural Zambia, this isn’t a story, but a challenging reality that children and young people endure despite the hardship, driven by the desire to shape their own lives. The situation on the ground According to

In Zambia’s Western Province, many schools lack basic infrastructure: clean water, safe toilets, and hygiene knowledge are not readily available everywhere. This has a direct impact on daily school life, especially for girls, who often stay home during their periods because there are no suitable places to rest. Diseases such as diarrhea are also widespread

In Malawi, many children in rural areas suffer from malnutrition and lack access to early childhood education. Yet, early childhood education is crucial for their physical, mental, and social development, and in the long term, it impacts educational and income opportunities as well as the health of their entire community. Our project addresses this very

In Malawi, almost two-thirds of children drop out of school – often due to hunger, poverty, or early marriage. In the Mchinji district, we are supporting 2,400 students, 35 teachers, 16 school principals at 5 target schools, as well as 100 villagers and 75 families on a new path. Education, health, and environmental protection are

Malawi faces enormous challenges in water access and sanitation, particularly in rural areas. Around 2.4 million people in Malawi lack access to clean water, and many more are affected by malfunctioning water sources. The situation is especially worrying in areas like Chindi, where more than 130,000 people live, yet only about three-quarters of the population

There are many places in the world where farming is the only way for people to survive. However, without a sufficient water supply, this is a sad reality for many smallholder farmers, as they are unsure whether they can produce enough to survive the next few years, or even months. The unpredictable rainy season and

Nutrition In many Zambian households, women provide for daily life and keep track of expenses, while fundamental financial decisions are often not theirs to make. Irregular incomes and a lack of savings make it difficult to plan ahead – unexpected expenses can quickly put families in a difficult situation. Thirty savings groups in western Zambia

Nutrition The construction of a biogas plant, as a pilot project (reported in the 2021 annual report), along with irrigation and drinking water systems and training, enabled households in the Petauke region to have a sustainable energy supply, made them less dependent on the rainy season, helped increase crop yields, and created alternative income opportunities.