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Households in Distress Integrated HIV and AIDS Programme-Mbala The HIV and AIDS pandemic is a problem which affects all levels of society in Zambia and it is directly linked to poverty. According to World Bank  statistics available at national level in Zambia 13.5% of the adult population is infected with HIV and AIDS , while UNFPA  states that the national HIV prevalence rate among adults 15-49 years currently stands at 14.3%, which is a decline from 15.6%.  The challenge remains halving new HIV infections by 2015 when only 25% of adult Zambians have been tested for HIV.  Gender inequality has been identified as a structural factor driving the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Zambia.Statistics available in Zambia seem to point to the fact that , women have a higher prevalence rate of 16.1% compared to men at 12.3%. Mbala is the furthest part of Northern Zambia and close to Tanzanian border and lake Tanganuika leading to the DRC and Congo. The major driver of HIV is poverty, leading many to risky behaviours, such as transactional sex, cross border trading, early marriages, lack of employment and hence risky survival tactics come into play.
Because of its location and distance from the main developments in Lusaka or Ndola the major cities of Zambia, the Sacred Heart Sisters devoted their time to working with the poorest communities of Mbala and Mpulungu in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Services are poor and there are distances that are prohibitive for some communities to access health delivery services let alone schools. There approach has been prevention is better than cure and  community education through various means. This project therefore aims at contributing to the reduction in the spread of HIV and AIDS and its impact in communities of Mbala.
Ndola Diocese Integrated AIDS Programme (ZAM CAP) ·	To provide quality home based care and support to 25,000 people living with symptomatic HIV infection, their families and orphans in 53 community based projects in Lusaka and Central Province, 11project sites in the Copperbelt, and 8 shanty compounds in Livingstone Urban.
·	To carry out primary, secondary and tertiary level HIV prevention work in all project sites, through community groups and schools or multifunctional centres (Ndola) or through VCT (Livingstone).
·	To advocate and lobby at a local and national level on improved responses to the HIV and AIDS epidemic - including access to care and treatments, quality support, reducing stigma and discrimination and care of affected and vulnerable children.
·	To enable three well established HIV and AIDS Programmes to come together to share learning and models of care and collectively increase their overall quality and impact.
Capacity strengthening of partners in SADI The project will provide knowledge to partners on how to design and implement safe, accessible, dignified and inclusive projects that respect the intrinsic dignity of every person and create relationships of mutual respect with all people, irrespective of gender, disability, age, race, ethnic origin, nationality, culture, sexual orientation, political or religious belief. This will ensure that the programmes meet the intended objectives without leaving anyone behind.  Through this project, partner staff will be aware of activities that promote the welfare of people (especially children and adults with specific vulnerabilities) in the communities where there work so that they do not expose anyone to the risk of harm and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse. The SADI training will seek to support mechanisms that prevent situations where individuals can use their position of power to abuse or exploit another person.
Integrated AIDS Program-Catholic Diocese of Ndola This project continues the efforts of Ndola Diocese to improve the quality of life of people living with and affected by HIV & AIDS, and reduce vulnerability to HIV infection. Working with local communities, faith leaders, traditional leaders, school authorities and other institutions, it will:

•	improve the quality of life of people living with and affected by HIV & AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children, through: training and support to caregivers on psychosocial, medical, human rights, gender, health and child protection issues; income generation training; scaled up home-based care; education support for the most disadvantaged children; and support for abused women;
•	increase knowledge and uptake of HIV prevention services, through awareness and prevention training and the facilitation of support groups;
•	reduce the vulnerability of children and youths to HIV, through life skills and behaviour change training, sports and drama activities;
•	reduce discrimination against those living with or affected by HIV & AIDS, through sensitisation training and through refresher training for faith leaders on HIV counselling and mentoring.
Sustainable Livelihoods Economic Empowerment in Zambia - CAFOD This is a new project which has been designed in collaboration with existing CAFOD Partners implementing HIV&AIDS and Livelihoods programmes in Zambia. CAFOD and partners have been exploring opportunities for promoting and supporting socio economic activities in the communities in which they operate and following a series of programme planning meetings based on community assessments, have developed a new strategy to promote economic empowerment.
Project goal: Increased and diversified livelihood income sources for 220 targeted households in Lusaka, Monze and Ndola.
CAFOD will use the grant to support and facilitate the training of partners in marketing and business development as well as facilitate partners exchange visits.
Outcome;
Strengthened capacity of partners in marketing and business development to enable them provide support to project beneficiaries.
Zambia Urban Water Programme Feasibility Study To carry out a comprehensive social and technical assessment of the current water and sanitation infrastructure, usage and management in Livingstone Urban over a period of 40 days.
To examine the opportunities for CAFOD to meaningfully and sustainably contribute towards increasing access to water for personal and domestic use and improving sanitation at a household and community level.
St. Francis Community Home Based Care Programme (ZAM CAP) ·	To provide quality home based care and support to 25,000 people living with symptomatic HIV infection, their families and orphans in 53 community based projects in Lusaka and Central Province, 11project sites in the Copperbelt, and 8 shanty compounds in Livingstone Urban.
·	To carry out primary, secondary and tertiary level HIV prevention work in all project sites, through community groups and schools or multifunctional centres (Ndola) or through VCT (Livingstone).
·	To advocate and lobby at a local and national level on improved responses to the HIV and AIDS epidemic - including access to care and treatments, quality support, reducing stigma and discrimination and care of affected and vulnerable children.
·	To enable three well established HIV and AIDS Programmes to come together to share learning and models of care and collectively increase their overall quality and impact.
Zambia Collaborative AIDS Programme, Collaborative Learning Activities · To provide quality home based care and support to 25,000 people living with symptomatic HIV infection, their families and orphans in 53 community based projects in Lusaka and Central Province, 11project sites in the Copperbelt, and 8 shanty compounds in Livingstone Urban.
· To carry out primary, secondary and tertiary level HIV prevention work in all project sites, through community groups and schools or multifunctional centres (Ndola) or through VCT (Livingstone).
· To advocate and lobby at a local and national level on improved responses to the HIV and AIDS epidemic - including access to care and treatments, quality support, reducing stigma and discrimination and care of affected and vulnerable children.
· To enable three well established HIV and AIDS Programmes to come together to share learning and models of care and collectively increase their overall quality and impact.
Archdiocese of Lusaka - Reducing Stigma, Responding to HIV This project aims to mitigate the impact of HIV by improving the quality of life of people living with HIV and reducing vulnerability to new HIV infections in urban, peri-urban and rural Lusaka Province and the Central Province of Zambia.
In Zambia, HIV and AIDS continue to be the major developmental challenge, with approximately 1 million people infected. Lusaka has a prevalence rate of approximately 22%, contributing to the national prevalence which still remains at above 20% and making Zambia one of the countries in Southern Africa hardest hit by HIV and AIDS.

This project is holistic in addressing the major HIV challenges as highlighted by the communities within the Archdiocese of Lusaka, which include stigma. The four specific areas of action are: 
1. Reduce stigma and discrimination against PLHIV;
2. Improve knowledge, attitudes and practices around HIV prevention;
3. Increase access to services and support;
4. Increase access to entrepreneurial training, savings and lending opportunities.
HIV AIDS Prevention and Management CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) has been working in partnership with Church in Zambia to support various development and relief programmes. Since April 2005, CAFOD has been supporting the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary to implement the Households in Distress (HID) Project in Mbala Deanery. The Mbala HID project was designed to slow down the spread of HIV and contribute to the reduction of the impact of the HIV and AIDS on families in Mbala and Mpulungu districts. The three-year funding cycle for Mbala HID has came to an end. CAFOD and the partner made an assessment of the project and what came out strongly is the need to integrate HIV and AIDS with livelihoods activities. 

The programme is building on the lessons learnt from the implementation of the Village orphan support  livelihoods and psychosocial support programme. The Mbala evaluation of 2009 and the new programme developed then led to the need to scale up an integrrated HIV and livelihoods programme for Mbala.The project will draw on its experience and linkages with other programmes in Zambia supported by CAFOD and in the region and  increase  the understanding of the Livelihoods integrated HIV & AIDS response,  causes of poverty and injustice. CAFOD will support partners and communities to implement an integrated livelihoods and HIV&AIDS programme while challenging their government at provincial and national level to adopt and implement HIV & AIDS, Livelihoods and other policies that promote social justice and end poverty.

The  programme for Mbala will: 
1. Make follow ups on recommendations made through consultative meeting with partners and stakeholders in Mbala and the National Office on the nature of the programme.
2. Review and lessons learning from existing programmes and projects and take up some of the recommendations from the current partner’s evaluation conducted and scale- up the programme. through:
• Capacity strengthening of partners and communities in various issues
• HIV and AIDS (prevention, mitigation, treatment, care and support)
• Advocacy
• Gender–based violence, to be addressed as it cannot be ignored within the context of Mbala - in Zambia, both from an HIV and AIDS perspective and gender equality as an issue of social justice.
• Food security – livelihoods within the context of HIV and AIDS.
Strengthening Partners' Capacity in Proposal Writing for Institutional Funds CAFOD will run a two-day hands-on Institutional grant writing for the partners that will be supported by CAFOD under the proposed CSP. These sessions will be are targeted for EU and USG possible Call for Proposals expected next between 2016 and 2017. The workshop will run multiple sessions which will include:
1. Managing the Proposal Development Process
2. Developing The Proposal
3. Producing and Packaging the Proposal
4. Submitting and Following-up the Proposal
At the completion of training programme, participants should be able to prepare persuasive proposals that reflect the requirements of the EU and USG donors and those that meet the current funding environment standards.
Integrated AIDS Programme-IAP Ndola Diocese Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Around 1 million people, 14.3% of the population, are infected with HIV or AIDS, and many more are indirectly affected. Although increased access to ARVs has improved the quality of life for many, only half of those who need ARVs are able to access treatment. Without proper treatment, care and support, adults are not able to work, thus reducing household income. These already poor households therefore become increasingly vulnerable and are driven further into poverty. 

Ndola Integrated AIDS Programme will provide quality integrated community home based care services in urban Ndola and peri-urban and rural areas of Copperbelt Province. They will introduce livelihoods interventions with clients and volunteers, helping to build household economic security and improve quality of life. IAP will be trained in value chain approach by CAFOD, and will then train beneficiaries in savings and lending and business management skills. They will distribute grants or start-up kits and monitor progress. IAP will play a leading role in mobilising church and community leaders to have frank discussions around stigma and discrimination which still persists.

IAP  will contribute to MDG 6 by leading to a reduction in HIV incidence and the impact of AIDS by providing quality community home based care, with particular focus on access and adherence to treatment and services, reducing stigma and discrimination, and increasing awareness of healthy living and prevention methods. Economic empowerment will be promoted through business development training, thereby increasing income and improving livelihoods for the most vulnerable families.
Archdiocese of Lusaka Community Integrated HIV and AIDS Programme This project in the Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, aims to address the issues around HIV infections (22% infected in Lusaka), and alleviate the suffering of the poorest of the poor in the 39 communities where Archdiocese of Lusaka operates. 

It seeks to:
-	Improve knowledge, attitudes and practices around HIV prevention, leading to a reduction in higher-risk behaviours and reduced vulnerability to new infections
-	Increase access services and support, enabling people living with HIV (PLHIV) to live healthier and more productive lives
-	Improve household food security and income of PLHIV through providing access to entrepreneurial training, savings and lending opportunities
-	Reduce stigma and discrimination against PLHIV, leading to increased health-seeking behaviour

The Archdiocese of Lusaka will be working in 31 sites under CAFOD and the other 8 home-based care (HBC) projects being supported by Misereor. Currently the programme has 12,088 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who need support holistically, and 8,524 patients needing support.
ZCCB's response to the OMICRON COVID-19 variant The world at large and Zambia in particular continues to experience the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its social, economic and religious welfare. Zambia has experienced 3 waves of COVID since its first case in March 2020 and is now beginning to experience the fourth wave of COVID with the first cases of the OMICRON variant detected early December. The recent discovery of the new OMICRON variant of the virus has also come with its own challenges, with grave negative impact on human life and all the socio-economic and political structures. Therefore, concerted efforts are required in order to strike a fine balance between protecting the health of Zambians, minimizing economic and social disruption, and respecting human rights. 

It is in view of the foregoing that the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) through its Secretariat would like to contribute and supplement government efforts in the prevention against and dissemination of information about Covid-19; particularly concerning the vaccination exercise that was re-launched countrywide last November 2021
Nangoma Integrated  Community-based Programme -ADL This project is building on the previous initiative in which people living with HIV and Aids, Orphans and Vulnerable children, care givers , and youths  are engaged in livelihoods in order to improve on financial security for their households. The aim of the project is to continue to support the poorest in Nangoma community, many of whom are living with HIV so that they can earn a productive living ad be able to support their families.  The project will contribute towards the attainment of MDG1,2, and 6.
MDG1:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, through increased business activity and access to high value markets would result in beneficiaries earning more incomes to meet their household food requirements and other basic necessities and expanding their small business.
MDG2:
Achieve universal primary education, With increased incomes, families would be able to send their children to school and afford paying school fees.
MDG6:
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, through the provision of medical, , health and environmental education as well as psychosocial support, through support groups and other group activities like ISALs
Economic Justice Unit (Previously Structural Adjustment Programme Monitoring Project) This project aims to bring about greater equity and social justice in Zambia’s national economic decision-making. In particular, the programme’s team members aim to critically evaluate the policies of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) and official bilateral and multilateral donors’ economic conditions and planning processes (e.g. Consultative Group meetings, National Budget, PRSPs, Sectoral Improvement Programmes and Central and Provincial Government relations)

Strategic Objective:
By 2013 Caritas Zambia will have promoted sustainable use of natural resources and influenced economic policies and reforms for the benefit of poor and vulnerable people.

Operational Objective 1.
To contribute to the development and implementation of economic policies and reforms at local and international levels that are sensitive to the livelihoods of the poor by the end of 2013

Activities Include:
1. Produce national budget briefs
2. detailed analysis of the 2011-2012 health budget analysis
3. Agriculture financing and extension services national budget analysis
4. conduct pre and post budget forums
5. community radio programmes on the budget
6. budget submissions to government and parliament,
7. training in budget tracking and expenditure social accountability monitoring
8. attend Sector Advisory Group meetings
9. generate simplified materials on economic and social accountability monitoring,
10. Participate in local, national, regional and international networks and meetings on economic justice

Indicators
1. Improved publicicty and information sharing on budget allocation, disbursement and implementation of national development activities
2. Increased participation of community members at Diocesan level in the national budgeting process
3. Community members are able to hold public officals in their areas accountable,
4. enahnced participation of Zambians in the economic affairs and general development of the country.
5. Strengthened international and local networks in economic justice,
Debt Campaign project This project seeks to strengthen civil society organisations to become active voices on debt accountability. It further seeks to develop CSO’s ability to create a critical mass of citizen voices to underpin their initiatives on Debt and accountability. Citizens voices are essential in CSO’s ability to improve the quality and effectiveness of public policies and promote equitable management of public resources, so as to meet the aspiration of the SDGs and development of the country. The  project will enhance CSO and citizen groups’ ability to implement routine rights-based social accountability through campaigns, community mobilisation, media engagement and setting the debt as a political agenda. It will also create platforms for advocacy and innovatively use of media for advocacy. A specific aim of the action is the capacitation of CSOs to active voice on Debt and public accountability watchdogs who advocate for more commitment, transparency and accountability in addressing challenges of debt in the country.
HIV and AIDS Community Care Programme (including Development Board support) This project seeks to contribute towards combating the spread of AIDS and HIV and assisting people living with AIDS and HIV (PLWHA) in communities around Mpongwe District, Zambia. It aims to do this by providing holistic care to chronically ill, orphans and HIV and AIDS patients, and provide accessible voluntary counselling services to communities. As well as influencing change in cultural practices and attitudes that discriminate and stigmatised people affected and infected. In addition, the programme is taking on an additional responsibility of addressing stigma.
Promoting Gender Equality with Church Partners - Caritas Zambia National Office This project being implemented by Caritas Zambia is part of a Multi-Country Gender Programme being implemented in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and the Philippines. The programme Goal is: Reduction of gender disparities in parishes of participating partners through increased ownership of church leaders and capacity of churches in promoting gender.
The Project Goal: 
Enhanced capacity of the Caritas Zambia in promoting gender equality and gender mainstreaming within the church and in  programming.
Outcomes:
1, Gender audit of Caritas Zambia National Office and other Departments/Commissions; documentation of audit results and recommendations
2, Improved understanding of gender inequalities in programming and practices among staff, communities and within the church
3, Strengthened capacity of Caritas National Level in gender sensitive programming and practices
4, Transformational change in attitudes and practices of key community and church leaders towards gender inequalities
5, Reduced vulnerabilities of church members and communities in particular, women, girls of socio-economic factors through strategies that address gender inequalities and gender related drivers of poverty in select Caritas Zambia network targeted communities. 
The major activities include:
Conducting gender audit for the National Office and other Commissions
Gender sensitisation of the National Catholic Church Leadership
Awareness sessions on gender and the CST
TOT workshops on gender for select Church and Laity leaders
Training of Gender focal point persons and staff on gender and mainstreaming
Workshops for women leadership in church
Establishing networks with other stakeholders and participate in various gender forums for learning
Documentation of interesting stories/case studies for shared learning
Learning visits.

The partner will work closely and in collaboration with Caritas Lusaka and provide support in implementing the Gender project in Archdiocese of Lusaka - Zambia
Caritas Zambia Action for Better Governance This project seeks to build on the lessons from the first phase of the ABG Programme. The global goal for this second phase of the ABG Programme is that "power holders in Africa account to men and women of all ages who can determine their own future." 

In contributing to this vision, Caritas Zambia will focus on influencing political processes and structures to make them more accountable, transparent and inclusive. Caritas Zambia will also continue to build the capacity of the Church as a civil society actor, to actively promote its role in promoting positive social change at different levels; local, national and regional.