I-Know Netball Tournament
(HIV/AIDS Education Program)
Empowering the marginalized Inadequately
Served Populations in rural areas of Africa.
October 19th was a day of funny, celebrity, education and reflection for the people of Kalichero
community in Zambia.
At least 842 people attended this tournament from the
neighboring villages. 386 youths (both female and male) attended the highly
educative event where 5 Girls Netball Teams contested in an award winning HIV/AIDS Education campaign
through educative sports (netball) called the
“I know Netball Tournament” held at Zamanga village. The event was organized by ‘’Global Innovators Network for Rural
Development in Africa”, PAZESA Horticultural Community in conjunction with US
Peace Corps volunteers, and MUZA Women’s Group. Corridors of Hope provided free VCT services whilst MUZEYI Rural Health Center provided HIV
education through theatre.
Fantastic, 112 people
received VCT services; were tested for HIV and received their HIV Test
results in just one day precisely within
4 hours. Such great achievement shows that there is great need for VCT
services among the Inadequately Served Populations in the rural communities of Africa.
GINRDA NETWORK is looking forward to yet
another exciting episode of this event.
The netball competition was stiff and run as a symposium in scope
and magnitude. HIV/AIDS prevention
messages were being delivered during breaks, goals celebrations and infringements.
Kalichero
Netball Team emerged the first position and was awarded a “Gold quality I-know netball pack of jersey and 1 ball” and ZAMANGA Netball team
was second was awarded a Sliver quality “I-know netball pack of jersey”. Kalewa
Netball Team was third and got a “bronze quality I-know netball pack of jersey”.
The traditional
authorities (chief Chikuwe, in particular) were very happy with the event. In
his speech ready by headman Zamanga the chief thanked the Peace Corps volunteers, PAZESA, GINRDA NETWORK, Corridors of Hope and MUZA
women’s group for organizing such a highly important event. He urged the
community to fully participate in such invents and most importantly to heed the
counsel disseminated in the education campaign so as to fight HIV/AIDS
in the quest to “Zero HIV prevalence.” .
PAZESA Horticultural
Community on behalf of the Global
Innovators’ Network for Rural Development in Africa thank all the partners, donors, supporters
and the traditional authorities and Peace corps volunteers for all your
support; financial, technical and material.
Let us unite the forces to fight HIV/AIDS by Empowering
the marginalized Inadequately Served Populations in rural areas of Africa.
God Bless you all!
Paul Phiri
Executive Director
Executive Director
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