Citizen Journalism in Africa Project Lunched
Citizen journalism, also known as participatory journalism, or people journalism is the act of citizens playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information. It’s from this background that Hivso a Dutch Non-Governmental Organisation in partnership with a South African NGO called SANGO Net and with financial support from the European Union have launched a new project called Citizen Journalism in Africa Project. More

Central province teachers trained in PSS
17th teachers from central province were targeted to equip them with psychosocial support (PSS) skills in working with Children Affected by AIDS (CABA). The five days Training which was from 13th – 17th August 2007 involved experience sharing and action planning for the mainstreaming of PSS activities in education sector.Among the topics covered were different counselling techniques that included play counselling and bereavement counselling .More

Taking DOTS closer to the community- Penduka concept
Tuberculosis (TB)  is a disease of major public health importance in Zambia with five fold increase in the number of cases of tuberculosis in the last 15 years. The Direct Observed Treatment Short course DOTS strategy has been identified as an important strategy to a achieve the World  Health Organization (WHO) targets of cure rate of 85% for smear positive cases and the detection of 70% of smear positive cases.More

ZNAN liaison office visits CHEP
“We have enjoyed our visit and are going back with a lot of knowledge to share”,said the provincial Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN) Liaison Officer- Kasama Mrs. Martha Chibale after the two days visit to CHEP. The three member team included the Northern Province coordinator for Network of Zambian People Living with AIDS (NZP+) Mr. Lawrence Mulenga, and the Northern Province ZNAN liaison office secretary Mr. Joseph Gray. More

24 Community Caregiver empowered with Bicycles
Mishikishi Mission in Masaiti district was a hive of activities on 9th August 2007, when Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP) through its CommunityBased Care for Orphans and vulnerable Children [CBCO] programme handed over bicycles to 24 community care givers. This came from the background that orphans are among the most vulnerable groups in society and there are few support systems outside the family for them. Orphans are also the first to be denied education when their extended families cannot afford to provide resources. More

What to eat for PLWHA

Food and water are essential for the survival of a person, hence it is important to ensure that you take a great care to know what you eat and drinking. For people living with HIV/AIDS and those who are not, what you eat is very important if your immune system has to be strong or building it up when it is low.Different food contains different nutrients. Nutrients are the part of food that your body uses to keep it healthy. A “nutrient diet “is one that is full of lot different nutrients. A ‘balances diet means eat lots of different type of foods. More