Sustainable Livelihoods Economic Empowerment in Zambia - Archdiocese of Lusaka-ADL This project, to be implemented in partnership with Archdiocese of Lusaka, Diocese of Ndola and Caritas Monze in Zambia, aims to improve the quality of life of the HIV&AIDS infected and affected in Diocese of Lusaka through encouraging household savings and lending, providing vocational training and business skills, helping select vulnerable members of the community to set up their own business and to better market produce and goods so that they earn a productive living for themselves and their families.
Project Goal: Increased and diversified livelihood income sources for 60 targeted households in Diocese of Lusaka.
The expected outcomes are:
1. Increased capacity of 60 people to be able to engage in savings and lending activities and established schemes established as a result of training and support rendered.
2. Increased capacity of60 people to be able to run small businesses of their choice, of which 50 small businesses are supported with start -up capital.
3. Improved capacity of Partner's staff in marketing and market linkages and supporting members/owners of small businesses established.
Specific activities include:
1. Training 60 people at household level in savings and lending schemes
2. Training 60 people in vocational skills.
3. Training 60 people on entrepreneurship, business management and marketing and providing start up capital to 50 small businesses.
The project outcomes will be achieved through:
•	Training 60 people (men, women youth people) at household level in savings and lending schemes.  The schemes will support targets to form groups (usually of 10) who will set their own rules as to how much they plan to save each week or month, and what the terms and conditions are for loans.  Generally once the club has saved for a few months, the members will be entitled to borrow money to fund income generating activities.  The funds they generate will enable them to pay back the loan in full and have profits left over to support their household and/or grow their small business.
•	Vocational skills training- This will be for 60 people (men, women youth people) in a business area of their interest including, but not limited to: sewing; food production e.g. high energy protein supplements, mushrooms, mealie production; chicken rearing, tailoring.
•	Training 60 people (men, women youth people) in entrepreneurship and business management e.g. administration, accounting, marketing, and advice from successful businesspeople on how to do well in business.  
•	Making start-up capital available to 50 people who submit a successful business plan following the entrepreneurship and vocational skills training. 
•	Training in marketing, and links to markets. Lusaka Diocese through Lusaka HBC (upon receipt of training from CAFOD) will train the clients and link them with markets and other businesses in the value-chain to improve their own skills and understanding of identifying viable markets and business opportunities.  Clients will then be able to add value to their small businesses by improving their packaging, labelling, and linking up with suppliers and markets in the local and national markets.