Friday, December 19, 2008

Project (Africa)

Africa

Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country slightly smaller than Pennsylvania and has a population of 13 million. Roughly 1/6 the size of Namibia with a 6 times greater population. It gained independence peacefully from Britain in 1964. With no wars, domestic or otherwise, to speak of ever since.

Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. The government and people of Malawi faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, dealing with environmental problems, and with the rapidly growing problem of HIV/AIDS.

Humana People to People has been working in Malawi since 1995. DAPP Malawi runs16 projects.

2007 is the first year that CCTG has sent volunteers to Malawi - our DI's were working with the Farmers' Club and TCE projects.

The current Development Projects of DAPP MalawiThe strategy of development of DAPP Malawi includes establishing projects covering a wide range of activities such as:
The DAPP Teacher’s Training College, Chilangoma in Blantyre Rural District
The DAPP Teacher Training College, Amalika in Shire Highlands district
Vocational Training School in Mikolongwe, Chiradzulu District
Child Aid in Lilongwe
The HOPE Humana project in Blantyre District
The Farmers Clubs project mobilizing 12.000 farmers into Farmers’ Clubs in Zomba, Chiradzulu and Lilongwe
Total Control of the Epidemic
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales in the Northern, Central & Southern region of Malawi

Mozambique

The Mozambique program at CCTG offers you the chance to spend 6 or 12 months in Mozambique volunteering at one of the projects run by ADPP Mozambique (part of Humana People to People).
Mozambique, unlike Angola, has been at peace since 1992. Mozambique is still however, one of the poorest countries in the world. Affected by frequent natural disasters – flooding in particular – which rarely receive attention in the western media, but affect thousands of Mozambiquans every year.
Approximately one in six adults are HIV+ in Mozambique. One shocking consequence of this is that more Mozambiquan teachers die of opportunistic infections due to AIDS than are being trained each year. Some CCTG volunteers work (and have worked) at teacher training colleges run by ADPP - these colleges enroll 60-70 students a year on a two and a half year program. Typically a few of these students (who are aged in their mid-twenties) die of AIDS before they complete their training – a human tragedy! Therefore, HIV/AIDS education is a crucial part of the work at all of the projects of ADPP in Mozambique.
The people of Mozambique are eager and motivated to take part in development. The first president of independent Mozambique, Samora Michel, spent two years traveling throughout the country talking to the people and making clear his expectations that the people themselves are responsible for their own development – outside agencies can only participate and assist. You can be part of that process!
CCTG volunteers currently work at the projects in Nacala in North East Mozambique (where there is a Child Aid project, a teacher-training college, and a vocational school). We also have some volunteers with a teacher training college in Maputo, HOPE Maputo and Itoculo Cashew Plantation and Training Center and Child Aid project.

The Activities of ADPP – Mozambique
Child Aid Nhamatanda
Child Aid Nacala
Child Aid Gaza
Child Aid Inhambane
ADPP Polytechnic College
The Vocational School Nhamatanda
The Vocational School Nacala
The Agricultural School Bilibiza
The Teacher Training College Maputo
The Teacher Training College Nhamatanda
The Teacher Training College Nacala
The Teacher Training College Chimoio
The Teacher Training College Niassa
The Teacher Training College Cabo Delgado
The Teacher Training College Macuse, Zambezia
The Teacher Training College Gaza
The Teacher Training College Inhambane
The Teacher Training College Tete
The Teacher Training College Nampula
One World University
HOPE Humana Beira
HOPE Humana Maputo
Children's Town Maputo
Sports School Xipamanine
Sports School Patrice Lumumba
ADPP Secondary School No Caminho da Vitoria
Street Children School Nacala
Street Children School Chimoio
Farmers Club Mozambique
Farmers Club Itoculo
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic, Mozambique
ADPP Clothes Sales in Mozambique
The Development Instructor Program
The Scholarship Program

Namibia

Namibia was taken by Germany when the European powers divided Africa among them at the Berlin Conference in the 1880-ties. When Germany was busy in Europe during the First World War, South Africa occupied Namibia in 1915 and did not leave before 1990, when the Cold War was over and Apartheid in South Africa came to an end.

Namibia is a large country with just 2 million people, more than half of them living in the North. Although the mining sector is the most important income for Namibia it employs just 3% of the work force. The majority of people are small farmers, who struggle to live from the land, that is increasingly deteriorating. 56% of the population live on less than 2 $ a day.

Humana People to People has been working in Namibia since 1990. DAPP Namibia runs 12 development projects.

CCTG has been sending volunteers to TCE project in Namibia since the project started in 2006. In 2007 we also received positions with the Child Aid and Environmental project and the Vocational Training School.

List of projects in 2008
Child Aid and environment Project in Omusati
Child Aid Oshikoto
Child Aid Ohangwena
Child Aid Kavango
Vocational Training School Onambelela
DAPP Private School Onambelela
HOPE Namibia
12 TCE Areas
South Africa

South Africa is the richest and most developed country in the Southern African Development Community. The country could not achieve its full potential because of the rift created during the apartheid era.
South Africa is located on the southern cape of Africa. It shares its borders with Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Lesotho is situated within South Africa. South Africa has nine provinces: Gauteng, Western Cape, Kwazulu Natal, Eastern Cape, North Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and the North West. The capital city is Pretoria, and there are other major cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizaberth, Bloemfontein and East London.
South Africa has the largest economy in the southern African region. Service industry, mining, manufacturing and agriculture contribute to the economy of South Africa. Globally South Africa is recognised as a mineral supplier. It exports minerals to 87 countries, with approximately 55 different minerals produced from more than 700 mining facilities. The country’s industrial and financial infrastructures are well developed and have the potential to grow.
Over 50% of the population in South Africa live in urban areas. The wealth in the country is not equally distributed as a result of the relicts of the apartheid era. South Africa held its first multiracial and democratic elections in 1994. The country was under the racial segregative rule of the white minority with legislative clauses making the white minority race more superior and favouring them.
Nelson Mandela was the first president of democratic South Africa. He negotiated with the National Party government and this culminated in the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994. The ANC won the elections under the leadership of Mandela marking an end to the apartheid era in South Africa. The ANC government started building on reconciliation policies.
Humana People to People in South Africa is a section 21 non profit company, registered in 1995 in order to respond to the socio-economic needs of underprivileged South Africans. DAPP runs social development projects which focuses on children's welfare, HIV and AIDS and Human Resources Capacity building.
An overview of the Projects
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic
Child Aid in Doornkop, Bakenberg and Tubatse
HOPE Humana Mopane and Bushbuckridge


CCTG has started to send Development Instructors to the TCE project in South Africa

Zambia

Northern Rhodesia gained independence from Britain in 1964 and changed its name to Zambia. Zambia is a land locked country with 11 million inhabitants. Copper is Zambia’s main export earning covering over 90% of the country’s income. The dependency on a single export product and with falling prices on the world market and increased prices for import products has broken Zambia’s economy. The country has a huge debt, 50% unemployment and around 85% of the population live below the poverty line. Furthermore the AIDS epidemic has hit the people hard. 85% of the people live in rural areas as small scale farmers.

Humana People to People has been working in Zambia since 1986. DAPP Zambia runs 16 development projects.

Currently our DI's work with the Child Aid projects in Mazabuka, Chimombo and Samfya, there has also been DI's in the Children's Town project.
The Projects DAPP in Zambia is running development projects, which are very comprehensive and cost effective. The programs deals with some of the major social and economic issues in Zambia such as HIV and AIDS, Community Development, Agriculture, Environment, Education and Water and Sanitation.

DAPP in Zambia is currently running the following projects
Child Aid Chibombo
Child Aid Samfya
Child Aid Central Province with the entities
Child Aid Mkushi
Child Aid Serenje
Child Aid Kapiri Mposhi
Child Aid and Environment Southern Province with the entities
Child Aid and Environment Monze
Child Aid and Environment Gwembe
Child Aid and Environment Mazabuka
Child Aid and Environment Kalomo
Child Aid and Environment Choma and Sinazonge
Child Aid Luapula Province with the entities
Child Aid Mpika/Mporokoso
Child Aid Nchelenge
HOPE Humana Center in Ndola with the Hope Projects
Hope Kitwe
Hope Kabwe
Hope Livingstone
Hope Lusaka
Hope Kaoma / Mongu
DAPP Children' Town in Malambanyama
Total Control of the Epidemic - TCE in Mazabuka
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales.

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