Innovative Rural Desktop/digital Library and Resource Center

Innovative Rural Desktop/Digital Library and Resource Center

        “Innovative Rural Desktop/Digital Library project” is a sustainable project designed by PAZESA Horticultural Community, to provide the rural under privileged with basic information and access to ICT for effective research, education, networking and knowledge transfer/exchange in Kalichero area of Chiparamba Agricultural block of Chipata district in Zambia. The project has since 2010 created a platform for knowledge exchange, research presentations, and education by coordinating with target groups in the rural areas and service providers. Through the desktop library and internet the community, including rural and marginalized Women, youth groups, cooperatives, students, and teacher, have access to technical know-how manuals, donor databases and their specific funding priorities, and research4life. Computer lessons are also provided, educating and empowering community members and providing them with the skills to access information. The library has been supported by Firelight Foundation of California in United States of America and the US PEACE CORPS.

Vision
A community with improved standards of living and improved learning conditions for the marginalized rural poor in Zambia.

Objectives
1) To improve the learning conditions for the marginalized rural under privileged students, scholars, researchers, youths, women, service providers and the general public (community) in Chiparamba area of Chipata district of Zambia.
 2) To create and deliver sustainable ‘Research4life and Development’ Education for the marginalized needy in rural areas of Chipata district of Zambia through ‘Educative desktop/Digital library’ Services (EDL).
3) To facilitate sustainable livelihood skills education to the marginalized, under privileged rural poor in Zambia.
4) To create the ‘Global Innovators’ Network for Rural Development’ in Africa (GINRDA) so as to link and connect the rural community with the researchers, think tanks, donors, NGOs, universities and donor foundations for knowledge transfer, exchange and resource mobilization

Activities
1) Provide quality library services to the marginalized rural community through ICT and computer services.
2) Introduce the desktop/digital library to the marginalized community to allow ease access to scientific/social sciences, technical and medical information available to those who need it — researchers, clinicians, students, policymakers and the wider public.
3) Provide a platform for adoption of new innovative ideas to enhance Research4life and Development in rural areas.
4) Provide relevant information for Health, Agriculture, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Appropriate Technology, HIV/AIDS, Basic Children’s Rights, Human Rights and Sustainable Livelihood for Self-Employment to the rural community.
5) Train the rural children, youths and women in how to use computers (provide computer lessons)
6) Provide internet services to the rural community.

Collaborative Partners and Donors

The resource center and the desktop library has been supported by Firelight Foundation of California in United States of America through financial support to construct the resource center/library infrastructure, furniture and procure computers for the library. The US Peace Corps has also supported the library by providing financial support for the computers and providing 2 Peace Corps Volunteers to help implement library services and livelihood skills education.

Remarkable Achievements

• 10 Youths from eight youth groups have completed an introduction to computer lessons course.
• 162 farmers from 37 farmer groups have benefited from the library services through livelihood education.
• 15 Researchers from Chipata Aquacultural Research Station, the US Peace Corps and Msekera Research Station have instituted research4life and development knowledge transfer to marginalized farmers through the innovative library and resource center.
• Establishment of “Global Innovators’ Network for Rural Development’ in Africa” (GINRDA).

Challenges
a) Inadequate computers and limited resource center/library space to limits number of beneficiaries to be reached.

Future Plans
a) Expanding library infrastructure to accommodate more clients.
b) Procure more computers and high speed internet, furniture and establish a print and binding bay
c) Train library staff in professional librarian service as a development agent, ICT repair and programming.
d) Procure ICT repair kits, supplies and spares.
e) Create viable and sustainable means for project continuum.
f) Introduce ‘Mobile desktop library’

Appeal:
Call for Resource Provision PAZESA Horticultural Community is hereby calling on all well-wishers, researchers, think tanks, donor foundations, NGOs and learning institutions to support this rural library innovation through either resource provision (both financial and material), capacity building or institutional development. If you are interested email the Executive Director on: pazesacommunity@yahoo.com or pazesacommunity@gmail.com

Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse campaign

Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse campaign Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse campaign Drug and Substance Abuse PAZESA has embarked on an anti-Drug and Substance Abuse to educate the youths in rural areas of Chipata district of ZAMBIA about the dangers of drug and substance abuse; especially Marijuana, Tobacco, Betel nut and alcohol. 70% of all the youths aged 25years in Chiparamba area either abuse or have abused narcotic substance especially marijuana in chiparamba area of chipata district in Zambia. This practise has negative impacts on their lives AND HEALTH; such that very few have managed to finish high education, most youths indulge in juvenile deliquence, theft, violence and practice immoral behavior . Upon taking such drugs youths become careless about casual unprotected sex and as a result 65% are diagnosed HIV positive. To curb this moral degrading cultural practice PAZESA has embarked on an educational awareness program through: • Trainings in the dangers of drug abuse to health and facilitate antidrug abuse campaign positive behavior change • Anti-drug and substance abuse through educative theater. • Training and empowerment in viable and sustainable livelihood skills/activities. • Provision of alternative income generation activities for the youths who sale drugs for a living. We therefore appeal to the well wishers to help us with resources to continue and scale-up the project. If you are interested please contact us on pazesacommunity@yahoo.com Your logo will be spread on our billboard as the most prominent supporter, donor and partner for this project. PAZESA COMMUNITY -Ensuring good health for the underprivileged poor people of Zambia.

FOOD SECURITY FOR HOUSEHOLD POVERTY ALLEVIATION

PAZESA Horticultural Community has embarked on mitigating the socio-econonimical impact of HIVAIDS AND POVERTY through facilitation of irrigated food production techniques to GRAND MOTHERS' households keeping orphans and vulnerable children, youths and  women  in chiparamba area of Chipata District of Zambia
The organisation trains and empowers families to replicate their harvest through conservative irrigation farming and  horticulture. This has enabled 200 households to live sustainably with adquate household owned food security all year round, increased income through sale of green maize (off season) and vegetables. The families who used to eat once the other day are able to have 3 meals per day, build better houses, pay for school fees for their children and most interesting adopt some (desserted) orphans into their homes.
BUT HOW? 
This has been possible through financial, technical and material support from Firelight Foundation of California in the  USA, TIDES Foundation (USA) and the Global Giving
The organisation empowers families with the skills and resources (seeds and the money maker treaddle pumps) and urges the community to effectively utilise the ever neglected wetlands for food production.
Viable and sustainable integrated horticulture, FISH FARMING and irrigatition farming is the answer and sure weapon with which to effectively alleviate poverty and food insecurity in africa.

EMPOWER AFRICAN GRAND MOTHERS! TO END POVERTY AND  HUNGER- THROUGH VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION FARMING  AND FISH FARMING!

Food Security for Poverty Alleviation

Food Security for Poverty Alleviation FOOD SECURITY / LIVELIHOOD SKILLS AT PAZESA HORTICULTURAL COMMUNITY IRRIGATION FARMING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FISH FARMING PAZESA Horticultural Community has embarked on mitigating the socio-economical impact of HIVAIDS AND POVERTY through facilitation of irrigated food production techniques and fish farming to households keeping orphans and vulnerable children, youths and women in Chiparamba area of Chipata District of Zambia. The organisation trains and empowers families to replicate their harvest through conservative irrigation farming and horticulture and fish farming . This has enable 200 households to live sustainably with adequate household owned food security all year round, increased income through sale of green maize (off season) and vegetables. The families who used to eat once the other day are able to have 3 meals per day, build better houses, pay for school fees for their children and most interesting adopt some (disserted) orphans into their homes. BUT HOW? This has been possible through financial, technical and material support from Firelight Foundation of California in the USA, TIDES Foundation (USA) and the Global Giving The organisation empowers families with the skills and resources (seeds and the money maker treadle pumps) and urges the community to effectively utilise the ever neglected wetlands for food production. Viable and sustainable integrated horticulture fish farming and irrigation farming is the answer and sure weapon with which to effectively alleviate poverty and food insecurity in Africa. END HUNGER THROUGH VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION FARMING ! Donate: $ 50 to enable one family procure farm inputs $ 100 to enable one family establish a fishpond $ 150 to train 5 families in sustainable fish farming for poverty alleviation $ 200 to enable 2 families create sustainable fish farming $ 300 to enable one family procure sustainable irrigation kit for food security $ 500 to train 10 faimilies in fish farming $ 1000 to empower a youth group with means to raise all year round food security $ 5000 to support the organisation activities for six months $ 10 000 to empower 40 households in food security all year round $ 20 000 to support organisation programs for one year See the donation page for details!You can donate directly or through a tax exempt sponsor; Firelight foundation

Fish Farming for Poverty Allevaition

Fish Farming for Poverty Allevaition Fish farming/aquaculture is the best and cheapest initiative for sustainable poverty alleviation in rural communities of not only africa but the whole world. It simply takes a couragous person to construct a fish pond and stock it with fish. All is left of you is a little effort to feed, fertilize and mange the fish and the fish pond.Consider yourself retired and enjoy your quarterly social reward after each harvest. Be wise, sustainably utilise the ever neglect wetlands to positively alleviate poverty. Purely organic and simple to manage using the locally available resources to raise and earn an income , improve your farmily's health, alleviate malnutrition and create employment for others... FISH FARMING IS THE ANSWER! PAZESA Horticultural Community has exceptional experience in this field. The organisation has, through financial and material support from firelight Foundation of USA, TIDES Foundation of USA and Department of fisheries in Zambia-Chipata fisheries, empowered several households keeping orphans with the resources and knowledge to ensure all year round household owned food security and increased income.-thus improving the lives of children, youths and women of chiparamba in chipata district of Zambia emerge out of poverty. Mitigate the socio-economical impact of HIV/AIDS. poverty,malnutrition and food insecurity through integrated fish farming and you will never go wrong. Partern with PAZESA.