The Sianankanga Trust
From the Sianankanga Trust:
Life skills have been learned to keep village chickens, and these will be passed on to Sianakanga's children as a way to earn income. There is no need to go fetch water from long distances now that there is a connection to pipe water.
Available Census:
Orphans: Male 9 Female 25
Vulnerable: Male 70 Female 63
Total OVCs: 158
Caregivers: 47
Livelihood: projects going on, projects soon to begin, outputs, revenue, etc.
Poultry. The trust has received livestock training, and many are now aware of how to raise chickens. They are grateful for this opportunity and are making the most of it. They have stocked the house with village chickens as their very first project and it has gone well so far. The Trust deposits about K 100,000 ($20) every month from chicken and egg sales.
Home-Based Care: number of clients, visits that happen weekly/monthly, etc
HBC Male Clients: 3
HBC Female Clients: 6
HBC Visits/month: 4
HBC Support Groups Formed: 0
Figures report new clients registered from Oct 2008- March 2009
Total HBC Clients: 36
Total Trained HBC Caregivers: 10
Home-based care-trained supporters train other people within their community and also continue learning from WHIZ's trust development officer. In May 2009, 6 caregivers came for this training and talked about HIV/AIDS during pregnancy and the affects it has. They were trained in the mode of transmission and prevention.
Community Health: visitations to OVCs, HFC involvement, nutrition program, etc.
OVC Visits/month: 2
Ten mosquito nets were distributed in May 2009.
OVC supporters are in need of umbrellas during the rainy season and exercise books to help OVCs with educational support.
Wells: how many drilled, access to clean water, if no well - what people do to clean the water, etc.
No bore hole here, but pipe water is accessible. There is a dam in Zimba which WHIZ helped the trust get connected to. Now there is no need to drill a bore hole.
Looking Forward: things on the horizon, prayer requests, praises, etc.
- Pray for our clients that God may prolong their lives.
- Pray for the HBC caregivers that they remain committed to work within the trust, and people it affects.
- Prayer for the trust that it grows to help each and every orphan and vulnerable child.
Other Information:
HFC, ZAM-144, 11 children are sponsored in the HFC program, while 3 remain unsponsored.
