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Humana People to PeopleThe Federation for Associations connected to the International Humana People to People Movement

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Humana People to People Annual Report 2014

1. Humana People to People Worldwide

2. Education

3. Agriculture and Rural Development 4. Community Development

5. Promotinghealthandfightingdiseases 6. Clothescollectionglobally

7. Fighting Climate Change 8. OtherHumanaPeopletoPeopleprograms

9. TheFederationforAssociationsconnectedtotheInternationalHUMANAPEOPLEtoPEOPLEMovement

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The Humana People to People Teacher Training program trains primary schoolteacherswhoaredetermined to teach inruralareasandknowhowtoinvolvechil-dren,parentsandotherteachersineduca-tion and community development.

TheVocationalSchoolsofferyoungpeo-pletraininginanumberof theoreticalandpracticalsubjects,comprisingasecondaryeducation as well as vocational training.Thetrainingaimsataugmentingjobpre-parednessandopportunitiesforstudents.

The primary and secondary schools arecreatingeducationopportunities forchil-drenwhohavedroppedoutof schoolorforotherreasonsneedaspecialopportu-nity.

Many other programs integrate an edu-cational component, implementing adult literacy and short skills training coursesto increase participants’ capacity to cre-ateeconomicandsocialdevelopmentforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

Humana People to People Worldwide

Education

What we doThis is where you find usAMERICASUSABelizeBrazilEcuador

AFRICAAngolaBotswanaDR CongoGuinea-BissauKenyaMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaSouthAfricaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

ASIAIndiaChinaLaosOman

EUROPEAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCzechRepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryItalyLatviaLithuaniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUKUkraine

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Community Development Promoting health and fightingdisease

Agriculture and Rural Development

Clothescollectionglobally Fighting Climate Change Other Humana People to Peopleprograms

TheFarmers’Clubsprogramorganizesand builds capacity and opportunitiesamong small scale farmers to increasetheirproductivity,cropqualityandlinkstoviablemarkets.Theprogramintroducesimproved agricultural techniques andprovidesaforumtodeveloptheskillsandexperienceof participatingfarmers.Theprogramputsfocusonimprovedsoilandwater management and adaptation to climatechanges.

Fighting with The Poor in Child Aid and CommunityDevelopmentprojectsbuildson theunderstanding that developmentcan be created through coordinated,community-wide approaches whichcombine education, productionand economic development, health, engagement of all people, empowerment of women and environmental protection. The programs take a child-centeredapproach to improve and strengthencommunities.

Health-oriented programs empowerpeople to take charge of their healththrough many different initiatives.Total Control of the Epidemic –TCE and HOPE Humana both deal withtheHIVandAIDSandTBepidemics.Community Health Agents programsdeal with basic health and specificallywith reproductive, maternal and child health.Sanitationandhealtharefurtherapplied as cross-cutting issues in otherlinesof work.

Citizens of Europe and USA’s majorcities become partners in developmentbydonatingtheirusedclothesandshoes.Humana People to People turns theseclothes with zero value into productswith considerable value through thisclimate-friendlybusinessmodel.Incomeis generated internationally and locallyfordevelopmentprogramswhilecreatingjobsandstimulatingeconomicgrowthinthereceivingcountries.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation methods are shared amongthe community and a movement of activism is encouraged to reduce aswell as reverse the negative effects of climate change. Communities jointogether to improve their livelihoods ina sustainable and climate-friendly way.In Europe and the USA, operationshave a mitigation component where promotion of secondhand clothingreduces the environmental impact of textileproductionandwaste.

Local needs and opportunities seeHumana People to People membersengage in someprograms outside thesemain lines of work. These programslargelyincludenutritionandmicrofinanceprograms, along with the introductionof educationfordevelopmentprogramsin Europe. Education for development in particular is gaining importance inindustrialized countries as governmentsreducetheiraidbudgets.

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TheFederationof Associationsconnect-ed to the InternationalHumanaPeopletoPeopleMovementisanetworkof au-tonomousdevelopmentorganizations,lo-catedinEurope,NorthAmerica,Africa,AsiaandLatinAmerica.

The31membersof TheFederationareall locally registered and independentdevelopment organizations, operatingwithin the context of their country and

with their own development agenda. The memberswork together inThe Federa-tion based on The Charter for Huma-na People to People and to optimize the impact of the development actions thateachof themembersareengagedin.

HumanaPeopletoPeoplehasworkedtospreadSolidaryHumanismandpromotePeople toPeopleactions in thefight fordevelopment for 37 years.Developmentis the process in which we engage our-selves as people joiningwith other peo-ple, overcoming challenges and creatingprogress. Each step brings a hundredmoreissuestodealwith,butwhenpeopleorganizethemselvestogether,theygetthecouragetocreatevisionsandgoforthem.

Our members carry names whichdemonstrate thePeople toPeople ideas.

Names such as Development Aid fromPeople to People, Humana People to People, U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk,HumanaPuebloparaPueblo,AjudadeDesenvolvimentodePovoparaPovoaresomeof thenameswhichthe31develop-mentorganizationsthataremembersof TheFederationof Associationsconnect-ed to the InternationalHumanaPeopletoPeopleMovement.

Weworkwithinprograms

Humana People to People memberswork alongside communities across theworldtoovercomethepressingissuesthatthey face. Education, rural development, health and our climate are some of themainareasforthedevelopmentactions.

Humana People to People has devel-oped specific programs in each of theseareas, which have been implementedby its members in many countries overmanyyears.Programsthatareconstant-ly developed and adapted include teach-er training, education for disadvantagedchildren, vocational training, agricultural productionforsmallscalefarmers,fight-ingwithThePoor,thefightagainstHIVandAIDS,malariaandtuberculosis,nu-trition, water and sanitation in villagesandschools,andthecollectionandsalesof secondhandclothes.

Weoperatewithprojectsandprojectleaders

Theprogramsareusedtoaddressspecif-ic development issues that are identifiednationally and locally. People organize themselves to work together to addresstheissuesandmostoftenacertainsizeof theactionleadstotheestablishmentof aprojectthatdefinesthegeographicalareaand the people involved in the actions.For instance a Farmers’ Clubs projectwith 250 famers organizing themselvestogether.

Aprojecthasaproject leaderwho staysandworksintheareatogetherwithpeo-ple.Thismeansthattheprogramcanbeadaptedtofittothespecificcircumstancesand thewishes of people and the prob-lemscanbesolvedonacontinuousbasiswithinputandinclusionof allthepeopleinvolved.

Wework inpartnershipwithmany

A project takes its beginning when twopartiesmeet.Theonewhoisinneedandtheonewhowishes to supplyhelp.Thepeoplewhowish to create a change arethemainpartnersof HumanaPeopletoPeople.

Moreover, Humana People to Peoplemembersworkinclosecooperationwithlocalandnationalgovernments, interna-tional as well as national organizationsandprivatebusinesses.

HumanaPeopletoPeoplemembersandThe Federation also contribute activelytoandareinfluencedbythedevelopmentagenda through the local development councils, national platforms for collabo-ration,internationalforaandconferencesfordevelopmentdiscussions.

Who we are

Howwework

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Humana People to People members work in close cooperation with local and national governments, international as well as national organizations and private businesses

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Education is a right andwe see it as anobligationof ourworldtosecurethatallchildrenhavethepossibilitytogetanedu-cation.

Getting a basic education is crucial forchildren and youth to develop the skillstheyneed for life andwork. It is oneof thecentralconceptsinbreakingthecycleof poverty as it can drastically impactpeople’scapacity toearna living, makedecisions that benefit their health, ac-tivelycontributetotheircommunitiesandthrough all this improve not only theirownsituation,butthatof futuregenera-tions.

Despite improvements over the last 15yearswith around 50millionmore chil-drenenrolledinschool,progresstowardsachieving universal primary education

hasbeenslowingdownoverthelastcou-pleof yearsand38%of allcountriesarefar or very far from achieving the goal. This leaves almost 100 million childrenwithout a primary education in 2014. A poor child from a remote region, for ex-ample,maybeover10timeslesslikelytofinishprimaryeducationthanarichchildfrom a large city and the enrollment of boysisstillhigherthangirls.

In 1993, ADPP Mozambique startedtrainingprimaryschoolteachersforruralschools in cooperationwith the nationalGovernment.Sincethen,othermembershavestartedsimilarprogramsandtodatemore than 26.000 teachers have beentrained.

The Humana People to People teacher trainingprogramtrainsteacherswhoare

capable of and willing to work in ruralsettings, under the given conditions andwiththeambitionof changingthesecon-ditionsforthebetter.

PTG schools, Vocational Schools andskills training courses in local communi-tiesaregivingmanyyoungpeopleoppor-tunitiesforaneducationthattheycanusetocreatea livelihood for themselvesandtheirfamilies.

Manymembersarealsoworkingwithpri-maryeducation fororphansandvulner-ablechildren,whoseopportunitiesforaneducation are often more limited than the majority.

Adult education is benefiting thousandsof people takingpart inour communitydevelopmentandliteracyprojects.

Education

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TheeducationprojectscarriedoutbyHumanaPeopletoPeoplemembersin 2014 were:

55DNSTeacherTrainingCollegesOneWorldUniversity8VocationalSchools14SchoolsforChildrenandYouth9Schoolsof 2ndof May(PTG)4Trainingcentersforstaffandvolunteers2Preschoolof theFutureTeacherTrainingCourses14Adultliteracyprojects24projectswithprimary school teachersworking to improve educationManyPreschoolsof theFuturein10countries

ThroughDNSTeacherTraining,Huma-naPeopletoPeoplememberswishtopro-motehighqualityprimaryeducation forchildreninruralprimaryschools.Educa-tionbuildsknowledgeandpromotesciti-zenship.Itisanintegralpartof communi-tydevelopment,withschoolsandteachersplayingamajorroleinruralcommunities.IntheDNSprogram,teachersaretrainedto be skilled, competent educators whoseetheirroleasagentsof changewithinthe wider community and are motivated, ableandwillingtoworkinruralsettings.

The training isdesigned so that the stu-dents acquire knowledge,practical skills,professional skills,awiderangeof expe-riences and a thorough understanding

of thesocietyinwhichtheyliveandthewider world. The students learn to beresourceful and innovative and they dis-coverthattheyarecapableof morethanthey thought, especially when workingtogetherwithothers.Theybecomedevel-opmentpioneers.

TheDNSTeacher Training program isoriented towards the fight against pov-erty, relevant to the local context. Rigor-oustheoreticaltrainingiscombinedwithpracticalexperience,asallstudentscarryoutextensiveteachingpracticeinprimaryschools, activelymaking connectionsbe-tween theory and practice.

Inordertopreparethemfortheirroleas

agentsof changeinschoolsandcommu-nity, the students share the responsibilityfor the management and running of the teacher training college with their teach-ers.

Inmanycountries,thetrainingincludesaperiodwherethestudents“learntotravelandtraveltolearn”.Aninvestigationpe-riod that exposes the students tovarioussituations in other countries, includingprimary school education, governmentpoliciesoneducation,issuesof genderin-clusion ineducation,poverty indifferentcountriesandhowothersocialissuescaninfluenceachild’seducation.

The trip is crucial in the sense that thestudentbreakoutof thetraditionalframeof education and gain a wealth of expe-riencesof livingdifferently,havingotherrolesthanthatof astudent inclass,andabroaderunderstandingof issuesthataf-fecteducationandwaystotransformtheruralprimaryschooleducation.

In accordance with Humana People toPeople’s commitment to gender equalityandpromotingwomenandmenasequalpartners in development, the enrolmentprocessisdesignedtoprogressivelyensurethatat least50%of traineesare female.Maleandfemaletraineessharedailytasksand responsibilities on the basis of totalgender equality. The teacher trainingcollegespromote girls’ success and com-pletion of primary school through girls’clubs and communication with parentsandschoolauthorities.

DNSTeacherTraining

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“Shehasthepassion,sheishumbleandsheassociateswitheverybodynomatterhow poor they are.” This is how somemembers of aMothersGroupdescribeAgnesChipamba,aDAPPtrainedteach-er at Chatsala Primary School on theoutskirtsof Lilongwe,capitalof Malawi.

“Agnes Chipamba has become a rolemodel for children, especially girls, andsheisawonderfulgifttoourcommunity.Wecanbestdescribeherasanagentof change. In DAPP teacher training col-

leges,teachersareequippedwithspecialskillssothattheymakeadifferenceinthecommunities they serve, in addition toteachinginclassroom”.

“Iamanotherkindof ateacherbecauseof the way I dedicate myself towardsworkusingtheskillsIgainedfromDAPPCollege. Because I am applying thoseskillshere,Iamabletomakeadifferencetotheschoolandeventhecommunity,”Agnesexplains.

“At the college, I gained several skillsthatpreparedmeonhowIcanlivepos-itively inaruralarea.Weusedtocleanourpremisesbyourselves,weweredig-ging latrines by ourselves and we hadvegetable gardens. We also used to gointovillagesandidentifysomeproblemsthereand invited forOpenDayswherewewouldshareideaswiththecommuni-tiesandnowIamsimplyapplyingthoseskills”.

According to the Primary Education Ad-visor (PEA) for theeducationzone,Ag-nes’seffortsandpassionforgirls’educa-tionhashelpedimprovegirls’enrolmentattheschool.

“Oneof themost important initiativesshehasbroughttothisschoolisimprov-ing theenrolmentof girls.Thenumberof girls is continuously increasing com-pared to boys unlike before. But I amalsohappytosayhercommunitypartici-pationishigh”saysthePEA.

ThefirstDNSTeacherTrainingCollegein the Democratic Republic of Congo,called “Ecole Normale DNS Mbanka-na”,openeditsdoorsinApril2012.Thefirstclassof studentshasnowgraduatedandworkedinprimaryschoolsinvillagesaroundthecollegesinceSeptember2014.Thesecondteamof 45studentsstartedinApril 2014 on their 2-year training pro-gram.

InD.R. Congo only 41% of rural chil-dren complete primary school and 68%of children in grade 3 and 4 cannot read

asimpletextinFrench,whichisthelan-guageof instruction.

Moreinvestmenthasstartedtobeputintoeducation,butteachertrainingiscurrent-lycarriedoutasaspecializationinthelastyearsof secondaryeducation,whereonly17.4% of secondary school teachers areformallytrainedthemselves.

At DNS Mbankana, another kind of teacherisbeingtrained.Aprofessionallyskilled teacher who loves teaching, whounderstands how to make the childrenlearn both inside and outside the class-room, and who involves pupils, parentsandthewholecommunityintheschoolinmakingtheteachingbetterandinmakingthecommunityabetterplaceforthechil-dren to grow up.

In D.R. Congo, 3.5 million children of primary age do not attend school. Toaddress this issue, last year, students andteachersattheDNScarriedoutaholidaycampthatwasattendedby821children.

Thecampwasagreatopportunityforstu-dents to practice using the participatoryandmodernmethodstheyhadlearnedtomakethecampenjoyableforchildrenandmotivatethemintheirlearning.Thishasled to a significant increase in the num-berof childrenintheprimaryschoolsinMbankana,andespeciallythenumberof girlshasrisen.

Humana People to People Congo hasanMoUwith theGovernment of D.R.Congo about the establishment of 54DNS Teacher Training Colleges and toimprove teaching in theprimary schoolsaroundthecollegesthatareestablished.

We see that the newly graduated teach-ers use themethods they have learnt atDNS at the schools where they teach.Theytaketheirclassesoutof theschooltoinvestigateinthecommunityornature,theyorganizetheirpupilsintriogroupstosolvetaskstogetherandlearncooperationskills. They take on responsibilities liketaking careof school fees and collectingthe planning and reporting documentsfromotherteachers.

Agentsof changeinruralareas

DNSCongotrainingAnotherKindof Teacher

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HumanaPeople toPeople India’s teach-er training program was launched in2009. Today, the program runs in 29government institutes across three statesof India, training3,753student-teachersthroughthisinnovativemethod.

TheDNSprogramisbeingimplementedintheDistrictInstitutesof EducationandTraining(DIETs).Theseareacademicin-stitutionsestablishedandoperatedbytheDepartmentof SchoolEducationof theState, usually through the StateCouncilforEducationalResearchandTraining.

The partnership incorporates theDNSmodel with the State’s 2-year Diplomain Education curriculum. Government lecturers and the DNS teacher-trainersworkinunisonthroughouttheacademicsession.

With a long tradition of routine learning and chalk-and-talk method being em-ployedbytheschoolsandteachertraininginstitutionsinthecountry,concept-basedteaching and learning methods havemostly laggedbehind in themajority of state-run institutions. Furthermore, na-tionalsurveysovertheyearshaverepeat-edlyemphasizedthatknowledgelevelsof existingteachersareleftwantingatmul-tiplelevelsandthisinturnresultsinhighdropoutratesamongthestudents.

Inthisbackdrop,theDNSprogrampro-vides valuable quality inputs to futureteachers while incorporating the State’steachertrainingcurriculum.Upongrad-uation, these teachers working for theState-run schools can impact lives of avast majority of children from predom-inantly marginalized backgrounds and

guidethemtowardsabrighterfuture.Overtheyears,teacherstrainedundertheDNSprogramhaveshownhighlevelsof self-confidence,communicationandpre-sentationskills,andaboveall,anabilitytobearolemodeland leader for thecom-munitytheyrepresent.

Further, the program has significantlycontributed to challenging gender in-equalities.Atthelaunchof theprogram,it was not uncommon to find active re-sistance fromparents and lecturers aliketowardsanyproposalof maleandfemalestudents travelling together as a part of theireducation.Counteringthesepatriar-chalpressures,girlsatalltheDNSinstitu-tionsinIndiatodaynotonlyparticipateinthemonth-longtravelsbutalsoleadtheirteamsinconductinginvestigationsandso-cietymobilizationactivities.

DNSIndia

...thenstudentsstartedtoreallylearn!At 28 years old,RosaCampira, a primaryschoolteacherinthePrimarySchoolJosinaMachel in Chimoio Mozambique, alreadyhasextensiveexperienceinteachingherstu-dentswithmorequality.Since2010,shehasbeenbenefiting from training in theADPPMozambique Pedagogical Workshops inChimoio and, according to her statement,thischangedverymuchherwayof teaching.

“InthePedagogicalWorkshopsIlearnedev-erything that a teacher may even not dream that she can do”, she says, describing: “Ilearnedtousethecomputerandthelibraryandhow touse teachingmaterials that im-provesstudents’learning”.

Rosa was trained in the development, useand conservation of pedagogicalmaterials,fromwhichshehascreatedillustratedpost-ers, and alphabet andmultiplication tables

forthewallsof theclassroom.

She also learned the importance of beingpersonally connectedwith thecommunitieswherethestudentsliveandsheparticipatedin a training on “Reading andWriting forInitialClasses”,organizedandfacilitatedbyDNSChimoio.

Shesummarizes:“themostimportantthingthat the ADPP Mozambique PedagogicalWorkshopsbroughttomewastheskilltoas-sociate theory and practice inmy teachingclasses,andthatmakesaverybigdifference.”

The Pedagogical Workshop is a resourcecenter for teachers and communities.TheyareoftenstartedupbyDNSinordertosup-portthetrainedteachersandtheircolleaguesintheprimaryschools.

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The“WeAllMakeABetterSchool”projectwas initiated in2014andisbeingimplementedbyADPPMozambiquein60primary schools in the province of Niassa. Its objective is toimprovethequalityof teachinginprimaryeducationbyjoin-ingtogetherallthosewhoparticipateintheeducationprocess– teachers, students, parents and guardians – and supportingprimaryschoolswithteachingmaterialsandwithtrainingsforteachers,headmasters,andmembersof schoolcouncils.

“In2014,thenumberof dropoutsreducedfrom87to20andthepassing rates rose from78% to 93%.These excellent re-sultsareadirectconsequenceof theintroductionof the‘WeAllMakeaBetterSchool’project,”revealsJalasseSaide,Headmas-terof thePrimarySchoolof Ngongote,NiassaProvince,andPresidentof itsSchoolCouncil.

“Wehavelearntmanynewthingsduringthetrainings,includ-inghowtoelaborateanincomegenerationplanfortheschool,howtoplanourschoolmanagementactivities,howtoproducefoodattheschoolgarden,howtomotivatethechildrenthroughsports and cultural activities, how tomonitor the teachers inorder toensure thatall children learnhow to readandwrite

during primary education, and how to teach our children to take care of both personal and collective hygiene on a dailybasis.”Hecontinues,.

“Thismeansalotof effort,butthefruitsof ourlaborcompen-sateforallof thehardwork.Thankstotheproject,allmembersof the schoolcouncilsnowknowhow tobettermanage theirschoolsandhowtosupporta learningprocess thateffectivelypromotestheholisticdevelopmentof children.”

OneWorldUniversity– InstitutoSupe-rior deEducação eTecnologia (OWU/ISET) is an institute of higher educa-tion established by ADPPMozambiqueand The Federation in 2005 to train professionals in the areas of Educationand Community Development. OWUprovides ideal conditions foraboardingschoolwithanintakecapacityof 300stu-dentsannually.

OWU/ISET graduates earn a Licenti-ate’s Degree in Pedagogy or Commu-nity Development (“Fighting with ThePoor”). The degree in Pedagogy quali-fiesthegraduatetotrainprimaryschoolteachersat teacher-trainingcollegesandothereducationalinstitutions.TheCom-munity Development degree providesthe students with the necessary skills toworkintheareaof holisticandinclusive

community development. Both degreeshave alsobeenoffered throughdistancelearningwithpartnerschoolsaroundtheworldsince2011.

Todate,over500studentshavegraduatedfromOWU/ISET.Of thealtogether350studentsenrolledinthedistance-learningprogram,90hadgraduatedbytheendof 2014.Mostof themcomefromMozam-bique, Angola, Malawi, Guinea-Bissau,USAandvariousEuropeancountries.

The objective of theOWU/ISET is totrain highly competent and committed professionalsequippedwith the relevantknowledgeandskillstoaddressthemostpressing challenges that the world cur-rentlyfacesintheareasof educationandpovertyalleviation.Thestudiesareabal-anced combinationof theory andprac-

tice,mixing classroom studies and indi-vidual research with extensive exercisescarried out in real-life situations. Theproximity to local communities and theemphasis given to field studies providethe students with a strong connectiontotheirpracticeandensuresthatOWUgraduatesachieveahighlevelof profes-sionalismwell before entering the labormarket.

WeAllMakeaBetterSchool

OneWorldUniversity-TrainingProfessionalsinEducationandCommunityDevelopment

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In South Africa andNamibia,HumanaPeopletoPeoplehaveusedtheexperienceobtained throughDNS programs to de-velopandstartprogramsforthetrainingof Pre-school Teachers of the Future.Lastyear,40studentsstartedtheirtrain-inginNamibiaand15studentsmadeupthefirstteaminSouthAfrica.

Through the training, the studentsbuildup their commitment, knowledge, skillsandexperiences ina carefullyorganizedprogram.Theycarryouta6-weekbicycletrip tovisitpeople in theircommunities,schools, businesses and industries to getfirst hand insight into people’s lives andstrugglesasagoodbasis forunderstand-ingtheirfutureroleaspre-schoolteachersinpoorercommunities.

The students also study child develop-ment, pedagogy and other subjects re-lated to their future teaching profession.

Thestudiesarecombinedwithpracticingin pre-schools in the communities sur-roundingthetrainingcenters.Inthelastpartof thetraining,studentsgetabroad-erunderstandingof theirrolesasteachersthrough community actions around theschoolsandtheyplantheirfutureworkaspre-schoolteachers.

One of the participants, Precious Gu-mede fromSouthAfrica, tells aboutherexperiencesofar:

“InthePreschoolTeacherof theFutureProgram, I got very important experi-ences inworking as a core groupmem-ber.Igottheexperienceintravellingforlearning, meeting with people who have different cultures, beliefs, languages andpeoplewho run theirdevelopmentworkdifferently.This taughtme anumberof approaches on doing development workapartfromthepreschoolbusiness.”

Preschoolsof theFutureTeacherTraining

The Annual Status of Educational Re-port(ASER)of 2014inIndiastatesthatevenafterattendingprimaryschool,morethanhalf of thestudentsinruralIndiaof fifth grade are unable to read textbooksof secondgradeandlackthecapacitytosolvesimplearithmeticproblems.

Inlightof theunfortunatescenarioof ed-ucation for underprivileged children, the Academyof WorkingChildrenprogramis working to bring reforms to teachingchildren, and to make education childfriendly,interestingandattendingschoolsattractive.

TheAcademyforWorkingChildrenpro-gramhasbeenrunningsuccessfullysince2006,withsixcentersinRajasthan,Gur-gaon and Greater Delhi. The program aimstoprovidebasiceducationtostreetand working children, who have eitherneverbeentoschoolorhavedroppedout.After2years,thestudentsarere-integrat-edintomainstreamgovernmentschools.

The program grants children the free-dom tomaster the content at their own

pace, both theoretically and practically.Children learn the academic curriculum of thegovernmentschools,butactivitiesarecarefullydesignedsothatthechildrenworkinsmallergroupsandontasksthattheysolveattheirownspeed.

The schools work with the children ontheir confidence, health and social skillscomplementing the academic training with regular sporting programs, cultur-alevents,artsessionsandhealthlessons.Themes focus on learning beyond thelimitedviewingof textbooks,simultane-ouslypolishingthepresentationandpub-lic speaking skills of children. Saturdaymeetings provide the children with thenecessaryplatformtovoicetheirconcernsoveracademicorpersonalissuestheymayface.Quarterlyhealthcheck-upsarealsoorganized,tokeepatabonthehealthof thechildrenandensure timelydiagnosisof diseasesandadequatetreatment.

Together the six centers have educated1,384 children in 2014 and 370 chil-dren have been enrolled in governmentschools.

AcademyforWorkingChildreninIndia

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One quarter of people in Guinea Bissau,approximately375,000people,arebetween18 and 32 years-old.As inmany parts of the world, this age group faces significantchallengesinsecuringeconomicopportuni-tiesandpursuingtheirprofessionalinterests.VocationalSchoolinBissorã,runbyADPPGuineaBissau,offersskillstrainingthatbet-terenablesthetraineestoenterthejobmar-ketorstartself employment.

Some of the students come directly fromgrade 6, some after frustrated attempts tofind a job after attaining a secondary ed-ucation, somewith years of practical pro-fessional experience, needing a theoretical

backupandformaldocumentationfortheirprofession. All come with the hope that apractical education can help to create op-portunities in a country where poverty iswidespread.

Theschoolofferssixmaincourses:Agricul-ture,Construction,CommerceandAdmin-istration, Solar Energy, Electricity, Plumb-ingandWaterTechnician.Theschoolalsooffers short computer courses for those in-terestedininformationtechnology.

Practicaltrainingisanimportantaspectintheschoolprogramfordevelopmentof thestudent’s skills.The students practice theirtradesaftertheoreticallessonsattheschool,in practice projects that the school sets upincooperationwithlocalcompaniesandor-ganizationsofferinternships.Thisconnectsthe students to employment opportunitiesand gives the companies influence on thetrainingtobedemanddriven.

Self-employment is encouraged throughbusiness skills training for all students andthroughdonationof kitswithequipmentormaterial to start self-employment for somestudents.

Moreover,ADPPGuineaBissauentersintoconstruction contracts, for example withpartners for primary school construction,construction of latrines and solar energyinstallation and subcontracts groups of graduatedstudents,whohaveformedaco-operative,butdonothavelegalstatustosigncontractsthemselves.

Overtheyears,theschoolhashelpedmanyyoungpeopletoestablishthemselvesprofes-sionally.Notable outcomes include; a con-structioncompanyoperatinginBissorãwith32 builders participating in contract worksince 2004; a multi-service cooperative of 32people,whichhasbeencarryingoutcon-struction tasks, agriculture, small livestockhusbandry and commerce; an associationof fourhavingopenedthreeretailshopsinCanchungo;twoformerstudentswhowentontocreateapartnershiponfruitprocess-ing,valueadditionandmarketing;andalsothe establishment of a fivemember groupcarrying out electricity repairs benefitingthe municipality of Canchungo.

1,266studentshavegraduatedsince1997inagriculture, construction, commerce, solarenergy, electricity engineering and plumb-ing.

Poverty and illiteracy are intimately related to each other. ADPP Angola has been promoting literacy training inAngola since1986,workingtogetherwiththeGovernmentandcooperatingwithotheragencies.

Themost importantambit is ruralcommunities,wheresocialandeconomicdevelopmentisoftenstunted,partlybecauseof alackof basicliteracyandnumeracyskills.Whileimprovementsare being made in agricultural production, health and basicsanitation,withouttheseessentialtools,membersof thecom-munityarenotavailingthemselvesof theirfullrights,maximiz-ing thebenefits from theirownproductionnor fulfilling theirpotentialasentrepreneurs.

ADPPAngolarecognizestheneedtodifferentiatebetweenle-

gal, health, media, agricultural and empowerment literacy, and seekstoensurespecificknowledgecombinedwithcorereading,writing and numeracy skills. Thus, for example,members of Farmers’Clubslearnhowtokeeprecordsandfollowplansaspartof theirliteracylessons,whilemembersof ruralsocialandeconomic development projects focus on entrepreneurial andsimilaraspectsintheirliteracyandnumeracylessons.

At theendof 2014,a totalof 106,369participants tookpartintheadult literacycampaignimplementedbyADPPAngolaincollaborationwiththegovernment.61%of theparticipantswere female. Meanwhile, hundreds of trainee teachers fromDNSschoolsgaveliteracyclassesduringtheiryear-longteach-ingpracticuminruralcommunities.

Literacymaximizesproductivity

VocationalSchoolBissoraisdevelopinghumancapacity

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DNS Teacher Training education includes practice periods in primary schools, where the would-be teacher learns the skills of teaching and becomes equipped to meet the challenges of being a teacher in a rural setting

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Food security is a pressing global issue.Theworlds’undernourishednumber925millionpeople,or16%of thepopulationsof developing countries. The UN esti-matesthatthenumberof undernourishedpeoplemaysoonexceed1billionandthatprogresshasbecomestymiedinmostre-gions.Toobtainfoodsecurityforthemil-lions of people, the small scale farmersmustplayamajorrole.

Foodsecurityfor rural families, increasein food production and environmental protection are closely linked. In Huma-naPeopletoPeople’sFarmers’Clubsthesmallscale farmers jointogetherandgettraining to increase, diversify and adapttheirproductiontofittothelocalcondi-tionsandopportunitiesandtocontributeto solving the issueof enoughnutritiousfood for all.

In many Farmers’ Clubs the majorityof themembers are women. The train-ingandconsequentknowledgeandskillswithinproduction,planningandfinancialmatters improve the status of women intheir families and communities and theincreaseinincomegivesmoreinfluence.

TheFarmers’Clubs includesmany clubactivities, which also focus on the well-beingof thewholefamilywithregardtowaterandsanitation,nutrition,healthandeducation.

In2014,theFarmers’Clubsprogramwasimplemented in Angola, Brazil, China, TheDemocraticRepublicof theCongo,Ecuador, Guinea Bissau, India,Malawi,Mozambique,SouthAfrica,ZambiaandZimbabwe. About 95,000 farmers wereactively involved in 308 Farmers’ Clubsprojects.

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Farmers’Clubs create developmentmo-mentumwithinruralcommunities.Farm-ers organize themselves into sustainableclubsandareprovidedwiththenecessarytrainingtoimprovemethodsandtolearnby experience. Through the program,Farmers’Clubsparticipantsincreasetheirfood security, diversify and increase thequalityof theirproduce,andgeneratein-comebyworkingtogether intheirclubs.Methodsusedarebasedonconservationandclimate-smart techniques,which im-provesoilfertilityandusewatermoreeffi-cientlywithsimpleandlow-costsolutions.Furthermore,goodworkingrelationships

areestablishedwithagriculturalextensionservicesandotherserviceproviders.

Within the Farmers’ Clubs, farmers areabletopooltheirknowledgeandresourc-es, collectively bargain for better seedsandotherinputs,linktodifferentmarketsaccordingtoconsumerdemandsandlow-ertransportpricesbyjoiningtogether.

Asignificantmajorityof small-scalefarm-ers throughout thedevelopingworld arewomen. However, women are often ex-cluded from household and communi-ty decision making processes, have less

access to both resources and land titlesto improve livelihood security. However,studies show that educated and empow-ered women are essential to sustainabledevelopment and healthier, more edu-cated communities. For this reason, theFarmers’Clubsprogram strives tomakewomenandmenequalpartnersintheag-ricultural production, economic decisionmakingandsocialissues.Inallinitiatives,women are included in club leadershippositions, ensuring their role in commu-nity decision-making, increasing theirvisibility and taking advantage of theiruniqueknowledgeandexperiences.

InFarmers’ClubsEmpada,2,000ruralfamiliesintheQuinararegionof Guinea-Bissauorganizedandworkedtogethertore-ducefoodinsecurityandchildmalnutrition.

Thediversificationof agriculturalcropsandtheintroductionof fruitprocessingcontributedtoimprovingthenutritionalqualityof dietamongthefarmersandtheirfamilies.Newtypesof ce-realswereintroducedsuchasmaizeandsorghum,inadditiontolegumesandawiderangeof vegetablesaccordingtoseason-ality.Thisincreasesfoodsecurityyearroundanddecreasedthecommonpracticeof mono-cropping,wherefarmersonlygrowonecrop,increasingtheirvulnerabilitytofoodinsecurityduringcertainmonthsof theyear.

Anotherkeycomponentof theprojectwastheintroductionof horticulture. Although this is traditionally an activity carriedoutalmostexclusivelybywomen,menalsobegantotakepartinvegetableproduction.Inadditiontoimprovingaccesstonu-tritious food, incomeincreasedbetween25and55percent inparticipatinghouseholds.

Accordingtotheprojectevaluation,severalparticipantsinter-viewedreportedspendingtheextraincomeontheirchildren’seducationandhealth,aswellasupgradinghouseholdassetsandimprovingphysicallivingconditions.

TheFarmers’Clubsprogram

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Farmers’ Clubs: Farmers’ increase their production while also adapting to and mitigating climate change effects and improving community health and welfare

Here are more detailed explanations to the illustration on previous pages.

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NozamileYenzani–asubsis-tencefarmerinEasternCape,SouthAfrica

“Myname isNozamileYenzani. I am afarmer.IwasborninEasternCapeprov-ince in 1960. I grewup there and I stillliveinthisprovince.Igotmarriedin1984andhave5children.Myhusbandusedtoworkintheminesuntilhewasretrenchedin1989.Sincethenwehavebeenlivingonsubsistencefarmingonour1hectareplotwherewegrowmaize, spinach, cabbage,pumpkin,andbeans.Howeverwebarelyproduce enough surplus to sell. Anotherissueisthatthequalityof ourproduceissolowitisnotacceptableatlocalstores.

One day I got amessage from the localboard members that we had been sum-moned to a meeting at Mpakama, ourlocal school. We attended that meeting.Therewas a presentation fromHumanaPeopletoPeopleSouthAfrica.TheywerepresentingaboutaprogramcalledFarm-ers’Clubs.FromthepresentationIdevel-opedinteresttojointheprogram.

EversinceIjoinedFarmers’Clubs,Ihavelearnt a lot about conservation farming,modelfarmingandsharingideas.Thishashelpedmetounderstandmyweaknessinfarming. I’mdetermined to improve.ForexampleInowusemoreof naturalfertil-izerwhichIcanmakethroughcomposts.This will also save me money. I alreadynowseesomechangeswhenIusedsomeof the ideas in preparing my field. ThesoilisbecomingfertileandIcanalsoseetheimportanceof the‘potholingsystem’.I also intend togrowacashcrop,whichIhavehighhopeswillboostmyfinancialsituation. I have already started tomakefoodstorage,becausepreviouslyIdidnothaveaplace to storemyproduce,whichresultedinlossof theharvest.”

“My name is Afonso Gomes Lubon-go, 47 years old,married andwith fivechildren.Ispentpartof myyouthinthearmyand,sinceleaving,Ihavededicatedmostof mytimetofarming.From2007IhavebeenparticipatinginADPPAngolaprojectshereinmyvillage.

Infact,weliveofffarminginthevillage,andwheneverthereistheopportunityof helpIdonotthinktwiceandgraspitandgetinvolvedtobesuccessful.

Wecultivatea rangeof crops.Wehavefields that produce corn, peanuts, pota-toes,cassava,beansandbananas.Ihaveavegetablegardenproducingpepper,to-matoes, eggplants, lettuce, cabbage, on-ionsandwatermelon.

I’ve learnedmany things about conser-vationfarming.Ihavelearnedabouttheconsequencesof burningas regards theenvironmentandthesoil.Ihavelearned

new techniques such as how to makecompost, crop rotation, measuring myfields,plantinginrows,spacinganddripirrigation.

I’m involved in the work on themodelfieldsbecauseof thebenefits that comefromcollectiveefforts.Igainmoreskillsthroughtheexchangeof experiencesbe-tweenmembers,projecttechniciansandtechniciansfromIDA(InstituteforAgri-culturalDevelopment).

NowIamnoticingimprovementsinboththequality andquantity of what I pro-duce.LastmonthIproducedasurplusof 150,000 kwanza (1,500USD) andwiththemoneyIboughtanewpump, seedsfor the fields and for the vegetable gar-densandpaidfor2hectarestobeturnedover. I’m planning to open a bank ac-count in the near future to savemoneyfor more production.”

Asinmanypartsof theworld,small-scalefarmers in India are facing increasingchallengestofoodsecurityduetotheim-pactsof climatechangeonsystemsinru-ralareasthathavealreadybeendepleted.Tohelpincreasefoodsecurityandadaptto their changing environment, one Hu-manaPeopletoPeopleIndiainitiativeinUttarPradeshworkedalongsidefarmersto increase seedquality anddiversity inthe“SeedsforLife–Action”project.

In total, 1,730 women and 600 mentookpartintheproject,wheretheyweretrained on seed selection, conservation,and storage, as well as crop diversifica-tion and registration of new seed vari-eties. Participants were also trained inimprovedplantingtechniques,whichre-sultedinamarkedincreaseincropqual-ity and output. In total, an additional20,000peopleincludingrelatives,friendsandneighborsbenefittedindirectlyfromtheprojectthroughincreasedhousehold

incomeandparticipationinvariousproj-ectactivities.

Theproject established7 seedbanks intotal,withcollectionsof 30differentva-rietiesof riceand26varietiesof wheat.Furthermore, participants took the ex-trastepof includingotherseedsintheirbanks, suchas gram, chili, bottle gourdandpumpkin.Twenty-twonewseedva-rietieswereregisteredwithlocalauthor-ities, andprofit perhectare of rice andwheat was increased by an average of USD150perparticipant.

SeedsforlifeactioninUttarPradeshIndia

Apassionforfarmingandsuccess-Farmers’ClubsCabinda

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Illiteracy all but excludes people frompublic services, employment opportuni-ties and hampers entrepreneurship. IntheDemocraticRepublic of theCongo,where approximately 40% of adults donotknowhowtoreadandwrite,tacklingtheproblemplaysakeyroleinfutureso-cial and economic growth.

To ensure participants’ ongoing abilitiesand project sustainability,Humana Peo-pletoPeopleCongocarriesoutadultlit-

eracyclassesinFarmers’Clubsandotherprojects.The impactof theclasses is farreaching and highly practical, from be-ingabletonegotiatemoreeffectivelyandbetter understanding the new farmingtechniques introduced by the project, totakingbettercareof children’shealthandcreatingfamilybudgets.

Althoughthemajorityof participantsrec-ognize the importance of literacy, socialnormsoften stand in thewayof attend-ingclass,particularlyforwomen.Takingaholisticviewiskeytoconvincingpeopleof thebenefitstheywillgetoutof learn-ingtoreadandwrite.Inordertoconvincepeopleof thebenefitsof learningtoread,project leaders carry out group discus-sions, lessonswithinclubs,workshopsonwomen’s rights and public debates onmany topics. Male farmers are also en-couragedtojointheclasses.

The fact that women are now learning

to read is changing thedynamicsof thecommunity.ThosewithacertainskilllevelhavebeenabletotakeonresponsibilitiesintheirFarmers’Clubsaspresidentsandsecretaries,givingthemmoreof avoiceinthepublicarena.

On a more private level, literate women have a positive impact on their familyhealthandwellbeing,withmanywomenreporting that they now implement family budgets and are able to send their chil-drentoschool.

InFarmers’ClubsChimborazoinEcuador,300farmershaveenhancedcommunitycooperationspecificallytotargettheim-provementof production,storageandmarketingof agriculturalproducts,contributingtowardsimprovedfoodsecurity.

InClubsof 50,thefarmersworktogetherandpoolresourcesand knowledge to improve agricultural output. In turn, thisstrengthens the self-sufficiencyof familiesaswellas incomegeneration among the actively involved families. New ideas,results and difficulties are shared through regular meetings,new techniques are taught and newmethods of farming aredemonstrated.

Afterhavingdonetheresearchonhowtoimprovewatersup-plytothe10communities,24householdsinthecommunityof SantaRosaagreed topool their resources and install a3 kmwaterpipedwaterstoragetankstogether.Thenewsystemhasguaranteedareliablesourceof irrigationwaterforthefamilies,aswellasforsixadditionalhouseholds.

The team spirit among the farmers has been strengthenedthroughmeetings where farmers seek solutions in improvingfarmingtogethersofar,participantshavehadverygoodresultsinplantingnewcropvarieties,suchasthroughahigheryieldingpotato.Allof thefarmershaveoptedtokeeptheirfirstharvest

as seeds for the secondplanting season.Theyhave increasedharvestfrom4sackspereachsackof seeds(theirusualyield)to6sackswiththebettervariety.

Throughcommunity savingsbanks, farmersarealso learningtheideaof savingmoney.Mostof thefarmershavedecidedtosetapercentageof themoneyasidetoinvestinmaterialsandseedsforclubsaswellasfinancingtheirownfarminputs.Theyalsodecide together how touse surplusmoney, for instance,loanshavebeengiventoindividualfarmersforinvestment.

Small-scalefarmers’literacyboostslivelihoodinDRCongo

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Twenty-five years ago, the world madea commitment to its children: That wewould do everything in our power to pro-tectandpromotetheirrights–tosurviveand thrive, to learn and grow, to maketheirvoicesheardandtoreachtheir fullpotential.There ismuchtocelebrateonthe 25th anniversary of theConventionontheRightsof theChild, fromdeclin-ing infantmortality toraisingschoolen-rolment.Butthishistoricmilestonemustalso serve as an urgent reminder of themillions of children who still are facedwithchallengesof hunger,lackof educa-tion and proper health care.

The common denominator of all com-munity building actions of HumanaPeopletoPeopleis thattheyarefightingshoulder to shoulder together with ThePoor.Theyarebasedandoperatedfromthecentreof thecommunitieswherethey

operate, together with the people, deal-ing with issues of great importance forthe people. They are also characterizedby being multidimensional, to compre-hensivelymeetthevariedchallengesthatpeople living in poverty commonly face. Theprogramstakeaholisticapproachtoaddressthefamilyeconomy,health,edu-cation,hunger,theprotectionof thebasicrightsof childrenandthecommitmentof thefamilyandcommunitytocreateabet-terenvironmentforeachchild’sgrowth.

InChild Aid andCommunityDevelop-ment, as with most Humana People toPeople project models, people organizethemselves in small groups, called Vil-lageActionGroupsorothercommunitystructures.Theseprovideaforumtohavediscussions, identify problems, take ad-vantageof existingknowledge,andtofindandimplementsolutionstogether.

The Humana People to People Child Aid and Community Development Program included109projectsin2014,benefiting327,000familiesinAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmerica.

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Child Aid ChildAidbuildsthecapacityof familiesandtheircommunitiestoworktowardsthecommongoalof improvingtheirchildren’slives.Theproject is all-inclusiveand recognizes that inordertonurturechildrensuccessfully,theentirecommunitymustbestrengthened.

Thefamiliesareequippedwiththeskillsandknowledgetotakeresponsibilityfortheirowncommunitydevelopment.Theyareempoweredtorecognizeissuesorchallengesandfindsolutions.Thecoreobjectiveof allChildAid initiatives is thatchildrennotonlysurvive,buttheyalsothrive;thattheygrowuphealthyandwithaccesstoshelter,cleandrinkingwater,sufficientfood,educationandfreefrompreventablediseases.Allparentswishtocreate suchconditions for theirchildren,butmanydonotmanage on their own.

TheChildAidmodel defines 10 lines of activities, of whichthe8linesaregeneraland2linesaredeterminedlocally.ThismeanstheprojecthasaccesstolessonslearnedandexperiencesfromotherChildAidprojects,yetatthesametimecanadaptactivities to localneeds.Participantsorganize themselves intoVillageActionGroups,whichmeetweekly for lessonsand toplanactions.

The10linesof ChildAid

1.StrengtheningtheEconomyof theFamily

2. Health and Hygiene

3.Pre-schools

4. Children as Active in the Political, Economic, Social andCulturalSpheresof Society

5.ChildrenwithoutParents

6. Education

7.DistrictDevelopment

8. Environment

9.and10.Locallydefined

ChildrenthemselvesareheavilyinvolvedinChildAidprojects,notjustasbeneficiaries,butalsoasparticipants.BytakingpartintheChildAidactivities,thechildrenlearnthattheycanactto improve their situation,andunderstand the fact thatwhattheydomatters.

ChildAidLukanga is forwetlandsman-agementandconservationof theenviron-ment through community involvement in supportingtheireconomiclivelihoods.

Since 2011, the project has been build-ing the capacity of 3,227 households toimprove their livelihoods and increasehouseholdincome,whileprotectingtheirlocal environment. DAPP Zambia isworking with 10 schools and 92 villagesthroughVillageActionGroupsindeliver-ingservicestothemembercommunities.Additionally, the project works directlywith100traditionalleadersandcommu-nityresourceboardmembers,youthandcommunity forest guards to improve en-vironmental, socialandeconomiccondi-tions.

MembersfromeachVillageActionGrouphave been trained in new techniques of farminginwetlandareaswiththeobjec-tive of both increasing crop output andalso protecting the wetlands. Generallymadeupof swamps,marshes andman-groves,wetlandsareanaturalprotectionsystemforbothpeopleandanimals.They

playavitalroleinfloodcontrol,shorelinestability and water purification. Partic-ipants are learninghow to conserveandtakeadvantageof thisincredibleresourceinasustainableway.

100demonstrationgardenshavebeenes-tablishedandactasfieldschools.Projectparticipantsmeet regularly in these gar-dens to learn more sustainable farmingpractices. Many members have alreadystartedadopting thenewmethods intro-ducedinthedemonstrationgardens.

Overanareaof 50,000hectares,villageheadmenhaveworkedtogether todesig-nate specific areas for farming and oth-ers to be protected. Community ForestGuardshavebeentrainedandemployedas overseers of the protected areas, re-portinganyviolationstotraditionallead-ers. Village Action Groups are findingpracticalsolutionsfortheissuesthattheyface together, suchashowtosustainablyusetheirlandandkeeptheirwatersourc-es clean. Together, these actions benefitthe entire community.

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SupportfromtheZimbabweMinistryof Women’s Affairs, Gender and Commu-nity development in 2014 allowed Child AidRushingatoregisteratotalof 44sav-ingsclubslastyear.

The savings club work through fixedmember contributions of USD 10-15perfortnight.Onceacertainamounthasbeen saved, members are then able toborrowfundsfromthegrouptostarttheirown income generation initiatives andpaymoneybackunderfairconditions.Sofar,participantshavebegunchickenrear-ing,openedmarketstallsandevenopened

ahairsalonbusiness

One participant, Chimurinda, says thekey to her running a successful shop isthatshewasabletoborrowasignificantamount of money to fully stock-up hershop.Shesaidbecauseof thesavingsclubshe is able to expandher businesswhilealsosavingmoney.

Anotherbeneficiaryof the savings clubsinitiative,MrsEsnaRamunaka,sayssincejoiningthesavingsclubshehasmanagedto startbothbakingandchickenrearingactivities that have boosted the family

income.She saidall14membersof hergroup are now able tomake a profit of atleast30dollarseachfromsalesof eachbatchof 100chickens.Sheaddedthatherchildrenarealsogoingtoschoolandshehasmanagedtocontinuehercontributiontothesavingsclub.

Mostof thesavingsclubsaremadeupof between10to20womenwhotaketurnstogiveeachotheracertainsumof money.Eachmembermustensurethatshepayshercontributionontime.Thecashisei-therdisbursedmonthlyor at the endof the year.

InLoja,Ecuador,aChildAidprojectismobilizingfamiliestoimprove income generation and health conditions to benefittheirchildren.Theprojectisbasedinthemunicipalityof Celi-caandalreadymorethan80%of the2,000familiesinvolvedintheprojecthaveorganicvegetablegardensintheirbackyards.Thisensuresconsumptionof freshandhealthyvegetablesthat

have higher nutritional value and better taste.The idea is toachieveareductionincasesof obesity,cancerandotherdegen-erativediseases.

Parentsandchildrentogetheraremakingorganicvegetablegar-densinpre-schoolstosecurehealthyfoodproductionandteachthemtounderstandthereasonsforeatinghealthyvegetables.InGuachanama,VillageActionGroupshavepooledtheirresourc-esinacommunitysavingsbank.Injust7months,familiessavedatotalof USD2,000together.

ChildAidLojahasformed9communitybanks;eachbankhasbetween15and25members.Thefamilieshavesavedupatotalof USD9,000duringthefirst12monthsperiod.

Thebenefitsof working togetherareclear forprojectpartici-pants.Onesuchexampleisof agroupof 10familieswhodecid-edtopooltheireggproductionactivitiesandsellthemtogetherlocally.These familiescollectapproximately180eggsdailyor1,260eggsweekly,witheacheggsellingforUSD0.25.Theex-traincomehashadasignificantpositiveimpactonthefamiliesinvolved.

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SaphiraMohlalafirstbecameinvolvedinChildAidDoornkop in 2007,when sheattended a basic business managementtrainingcourse.Shelaterbecameaproj-ect volunteer, an Area Leader and now coordinatesasewingcourse.

“When I joined the Child Aid programhere in South Africa, little I did knowabout the importance of working in anorganized group and sharing knowledgeforthebenefitof manypeople.Ihadonlycome to attend a Basic Business Man-agementTrainingofferedby theproject.AftercompletingthecourseIappliedforamicro loan provided by the project toeconomicallyboostmysewingbusinessathome,”explainsSaphira.

“Theprojecthadplansof startingasew-ing course and needed volunteers whohad the skill,and that iswhenIbecameavolunteer.Wehavetrainedhundredsof people in sewing and somehaveboughttheirownsewingmachinesandare sew-ingforincomepurposes.

“I became part of a community actiongroupworkingtogetherinthedaytodayimplementation of Child Aid activities.Wemobilized and encouraged others tojoin. In theactiongroupsweestablishedfamily backyard gardens, conducted

cleaningactions,pairedwithhealthpro-moters in health awareness campaignsandencouragedparentstosendtheirchil-drentoschools.

“In2009,IbecameanAreaLeaderinanareaof 370memberfamilies.”

Arealeadersmobilizepeopletoorganizefamilies intoActionGroups.TheActionGroupsconstituteatotalof 35to40fam-ilies.TheActionGroupselectsonepersonas a Group Coordinator. Together withtheAreaLeaders,theGroupCoordinatorleadsactivitiesof thegroup.

“Amongmany challenges still facing ourcommunitiesisdomesticviolence,genderinequality and shortages of employmentopportunitiesespeciallyamongyouthsoutof school.”

“AsanAreaLeaderIrealizedtheimpor-tance of working together with othersinorder toensure that thechallengesof children are met and that organizationsandgovernmentworktogetherinordertoofferefficientcommunityservices.Stake-holdersinvolvedinourprogramsincludecouncilors, church leadership, elders,schoolteachersandothers.Theyassistinaddressing the aforementioned commonchallengesinmanypossibleways.”

JoiningChildAid,mycommunityactivisim

As an Area Leader I realized the importance of working together with others in order to ensure that the challenges of children are met

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Child Aid Laos has been operating forthe last three years. In the preparationof theproject,theMinistryof Healthre-questedtheprojecttofocusontheunder5yearoldchildren,becauseof theneedtocombatmaternalandchildmortality.ThematernalmortalityrateinLaosis22forevery10,000births;oneof thehighestinSouthEastAsia.Furthermore,44%of children under-5 years suffer frommal-nutrition and under nutrition.

Manywomen in rural areashavenoorlittle formal education. It has been animportantpartof theprojecttogivethewomentheknowledgeof howtocareforthemselvesduringpregnancy,bypromot-

ing prenatal medical checkups duringpregnancy,whichcanplayakeyrole inpreventing complicationswhich canputbothmother andbaby’s lives at risk. Inaddition,projectstaffincreaseawarenessaroundcarefornewborns,breastfeedingand conscious family planning meth-ods.HumanaPeopletoPeopleLaoshasworkedcloselytogetherwiththeDepart-ment of Health in the implementation areabymobilizingitsmemberstopartic-ipateinlessonsandusingtheknowledgetheygaintochangethecircumstancesof thefamiliesandthewholecommunity.

Inanexternal evaluationcarriedout inDecemberof 2014,onedistricthealthof-ficialreportedthat:

“Many village activities are improved, especial-ly health care activities. The best is in the area of nutrition which has created awareness among people about food and its importance in nutrition. A lot of district health activities have increased as of recent. This Child Aid model of development is a program we can replicate in other villages - which are not the target villages too”.

Inthelastyearof ourChildAidproject,afocusonfamilyincomegenerationhasalsobeenintroduced.Productionof veg-etables,fruits,mushroomsandsmallani-malshelptocovertheirneedforfoodbutmanyhavealso expanded theirproduc-tionandarenowabletosellatthemarkettoearnmoney.Theprojecthasinspiredandsupportedthestartupof manysmallbusinesseswhichthefamilieswillcontin-ue after the project is finished and theywill have much more chance to care for theneedsof theirchildreninthefuture.

ForAbelManyamulaof PutheyaVillageinTraditionalAuthorityNtchema,Chiradzuluin Malawi, disability is not a limiting fac-tor. In his 60s, AbelManyamulamoves inawheelchair.Although physically disabled,heownsoneof themostfascinatingmodellatrinesinhisvillage.

Duetohisdisabilityhecannotwalkandcan-notmanagetogotothebushtorelievehim-self likemanyothers,sohedecidedtohaveagoodtoiletthatfitshisspecialneeds,whichhehadheardaboutfromtheDAPPMalawiChildAidprojectinhisarea.

“I organized others from the village, whoalso had been involved in the Child Aidprogramtodothisjobforme.IpaidthemaboutMK2,500about (USD5) in total. Ihadsavedthatmoney frommybusinessof shoemending,”explainsManyamula.

Manyamulaisnowoneof theproudhouse-holdsinPutheyaVillageinTraditionalAu-thority Ntchema, Chiradzulu, who havebenefited from DAPP Malawi’s Child Aidprogram.

ChildAidisreachingouttoover350villag-es inChiradzuludistrictalone.Theprojectuses the Community Led Total Sanitationapproach to mobilize the communities toconstruct latrines.Theproject is ledby thecommunitiesthemselves.Atthemomental-ready176outof the350villageshavebeentransformedandhavebeendeclared“opendefecation free”.

According to one of the Project Leaders,Rhoda Ponyani, for a village to attain the ‘open defecation free’ status, every house-hold,allprimaryandsecondaryschools,andreligious institutions, aswell as community,marketandhealthcentersmusthaveapri-vate latrine with a drop cover and a hand washingfacilityoutside.

Takingastandtoownadecentlatrine

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Child Aid works to empower and organize every child and family to take matters into its own hands and take action as a community to improve the lot of the children

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Hugeprogresshasbeenmadeinthefightagainstmajor diseases such asHIV andAIDS and TB over the past 30 years.Thanks to all the advancesmade inun-derstanding, treating and preventing thedisease,newHIVinfectionsamongadultsand children have reduced up to 33%since2001.

Even so, when looking at major healthchallengesconfrontingustoday,itiseasyto be overwhelmed by the numbers. Aminimumof 19millionpeoplewithHIVand AIDS do not have access to treat-ment.Approximately9millionnewcasesof TBwere recorded lastyear,of which1.1millionarecoinfectedwithHIV.Ma-laria is still one of the largest threats tochildrenunder5-years-old.

Theverynumbersof peopleaffectedbyHIVandAIDS,TBandMalariaarein-timidating. However, progress is beingmadeinthelivesof individualsandcom-munities.

Health and wellbeing of people is ad-dressed in allHumanaPeople to Peopleprograms.Atschools,itispartof educa-tion. In agricultural programs, health isaddressedthroughthevariationof cropsand therefore availability of more nutri-tious food. In thefightagainstHIVandAIDS,awarenessisincreasedonthemanyotherhealthissuesthatinfluencethestateof thepeopleaffected.Incommunityde-velopment programs, health is an inte-grated part, as being poor means beingmoreexposedtodiseases.Ineducationalprograms, students learn about diseasesandhealthierlifestyles.

Humana People to People believes thateach and every individual is responsiblefor his or her own health. However, weacknowledgethatthechallengesindevel-opingcountries,fortheindividualtocarryoutthatresponsibilityarehuge.

Thereisaneedformuchmoreeducationforpeopletoactuallyunderstandhowtopreventdiseasesandachievealongerandhealthierlife.Muchof thisistakencareof bywordof mouthinformationsharedbe-tweenpeersanddeliveredthroughgener-ations,butinacomplexworldastheonewe are living in this is not enough.Vul-nerablegroupsof peoplemustbebetterlinked tohealth services, so theycangetthemedicalsupporttheyneed.

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Targetedhealthprogramsmeetingcommunityneeds

HumanaPeopletoPeopleishelpingtofightthespreadof thesediseasesthroughthreecommunitymobilizationforpreventionprograms.TheseprogramsareTotalControlof theEpidemic(TCE),HOPEHumana,andCommunityHealthAgents.Hu-manaPeople toPeoplealsoworks togetbetter linksbetweenhealthservicesandthepeopleandtooffercareandsupporttothoseinneed.

TCE isconducted throughdoor-to-dooroutreachbydedicat-edFieldOfficersandcommunityvolunteerscalledPassionates,whowork in areas of 100,000 people. TCE in each countryworksdiligentlytoincreaseawareness,decreasestigmaanddis-crimination,andprovidesupportforchildrenandadultsaffect-edbyHIV,TBandotherrelateddiseases.TCEhashelpedtoincreasethenumberof peopletestedforHIV,thenumberof pregnant women receiving prenatal and prevention of mother-to-childtransmissioncare,thenumberof orphansreferredforsocialservices,andthenumberof HIVpositivepeoplereceiv-ing care.

TheTCEmodelisalsobeingusedtoraiseawarenessandmobi-lizepreventionof TBandmalaria.HOPEHumanaisaprojecttoreducethespreadof HIVandAIDSandtooffercareandsupporttothoseaffected.Theprojectplaysanimportantroleinreignitingthequalityof lifewherehumandignityhasbeenthwarted,bringinghope,standinginsolidaritywiththeinfectedand the affected.HOPEHumana establishes a center in thecommunityasthebaseforactionstostopHIVandAIDSand

TBandrelateddiseasesandtosupportpeopleandcommunitiesaffected.

CommunityHealthAgents is a program, that promotes uni-versalhealthawareness andmobilization toprevent themostcommondiseasesandlinkpeopletohealthservices.Peopleinremotecommunitiesfarfromhealthcentersareengagedbytheprogramthroughcommunitybasedmobilizers.Visitsaremadetofamiliesandprovidedwithinformationandsupportforthepreventionandtreatmentof malaria,HIVandAIDS,TBandothercommondiseases.Communitymobilizersgiveadviceonfamilyplanningandpayspecialattentiontopregnantwomenandchildrenundertheageof 5.HIVcounselingandtestingisencouragedaswellasprenatalconsultations,andmosquitonetsandcondomsaredistributedwithcareful instructionsonhowtousethem.

TheHumanaPeopletoPeopleprogramsthatwerespecifical-lyworkingtopromotehealthandfightdisease includedtheseprojectsin2014:

• 44TotalControlof theEpidemic(TCE)projects

• 20TotalControlof TB(TC-TB)projects

• 17HOPEHumanaprojects

• 16CommunityHealthAgentsprojects

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SouthAfricaisoneof thecountrieswiththehighestprevalencerateof HIV.UntiltodayTCEinSouthAfricahas reachedalmost5millionpeopleinfiveprovinces.One of the TCE programs has under-gone an external evaluation tomeasurethe impact of the program, which wasconcluded early 2014.

From 2011 to 2013, Humana People to People in South Africa implemented alargescaleTotalControlof theEpidemic(TCE)programinLimpopoandMpum-alangaProvinces.Thetwoprogramsem-ployed 200 FieldOfficers, who througha well-organized, systematic and com-prehensive person by person approach,reached out to 400,000 people

in Mopani, Limpopo, and Ehlanzeni,Mpumalanga.

TheFieldOfficersmobilized, informed,educated and counselled the commu-nity,each in theirdefinedfieldof 2,000people.Usinga specialTCErisk reduc-tiontoolcalledPES–ThePerpendicularEstimateSystem,theFieldOfficerscon-nectedwithpeopleandassisted themtochangetheirbehaviorfrombeingoutof control tobring inTotalControlof theEpidemicintheirownlives.Furthermore,over100,000peoplewerehometested.

In April 2013, PACT facilitated andpublished an evaluation report entitled“Evaluation of the TCE Program inMpumalangaandLimpopo”.Thisevalu-

ation,commissionedandfundedbyUS-AID, was meant to determine whethertheTCEprogramhasmadeasignificantimpactoncommunities.

The conclusions of the researchers isworthtoquotehere:-

“Humana TCE is undoubtedly effective in in-creasing knowledge about HIV and AIDS, im-proving attitudes of personal responsibility and significantly improving health seeking behaviors among beneficiaries. It achieves these results through a robust theory of change program de-sign that relies on innovative behavior change and monitoring mechanisms and a compelling message of assuming personal responsibility for your be-havior, your status, your health and that of other members in your community.”

Theobjectiveof DAPPNamibia’sTotalControlof theEpidemicprogram(TCE)istoreachzeronewHIVandAIDSinfec-tionsinthecountry.Thisisdonebyem-powering eachperson in their programstobeintotalcontrolof theirownstatus.If everypersoncanbeeducatedaroundthe issue, if stigmacanbebrokendownandhealthsystemsbolstered,if therightsof everyonerespected,thereisnoreasonthattheHIVandAIDSepidemiccannotbe controlled. Since the program beganin2005,TCENamibiahasbeenindirectcontactwith1.4millionpeople–almost75%of theentirepopulation.

In2012,DAPPNamibiaapproachedthegovernment with a proposal to begin ahome-based testingand counsellingpro-gram.Despite initial resistance from themedical community, two regions were

selected for DAPP to carry out a pilotproject to assess the feasibility and ef-fectiveness of such an initiative. FieldOfficerswere trainedby theMinistryof Health and the pilot project saw signifi-cant results.Only 6%of people refusedtesting, and96%of thosewho testedasHIVpositivewereconnectedwiththeap-propriatehealthcareservices.Thisledthegovernmenttoapproveexpansionof theprogramtosevenregions.

In2014,over40,000peoplewere testedintheirhomes.Thenewapproachdrasti-callycutstheexpenseforpeopletotravelto thenearesthealthcareclinic.Further-more, many people report feeling much more comfortable carrying out the testsin their own homes, as they do not riskbumping in to anyone they knowwhilstwaiting to get tested at the clinic.Many

whopreviouslyknewtheywereHIVpos-itivehavechosentodisclosetheirstatustotheirfamiliesduringthevisits,duetothesupportiveenvironmentthatisbeingbuiltbetween Field Officers and each family.Furthermore, thepracticehasbeenpar-ticularly successful with men, who aregenerally harder to reach than women duetostigmasandsocialnorms.

TheWorldHealthOrganisationandUN-AIDS both recognize home-based HIVtestingandcounsellingasaneffectivetoolinHIV prevention, treatment, care andsupport.ByincludingthisnewprocessinitsTCEprogram,DAPPisabletosupportthoselivingwithHIVandAIDSthrough-out their journey, and promote dialogueand education within the community to break down stigmas and encourage safesexual habits step by step, towards zerotransmission.

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HOPENdolainZambia,fightsagainstthespreadof HIVandAIDS by undertaking trainings, giving information, educa-tion,aswellasHIVandAIDScounselingandtestingservices.HOPENdolaaimsatcreatinganactivismwhichseeks togetthecommunitytotakeactionsagainsttheconsequencesof theHIVandAIDSthroughestablishingsupportgroups,caringforthesick,givinglivelihoodssupportandtrainingthevulnerablemembersof thepopulation.

Communitymembersaremobilized, recruitedand trained inactivism,whichisvital forassistinginorganizingthecommu-nity.TheactivistsaremobilizedtoformSupportGroupsandtomobilizethecommunitytogoforHIVcounselingandtesting.Activists takechargeof establishingcondomoutletsandhelpin starting nutrition gardens.The sick are assisted on gettingmedicalattentionatthehealthcenters.TheactivistscarryoutdiscussionsaboutHIVandAIDSasindividuals,familiesorinpeergroupsaboutmattersof concernamongtheHIVinfectedoraffected.

Currently the project is working with 11 Community AIDSTaskForcesand640communityactivistsinraisingtheaware-nessonthedangersof HIVinfectionanditsprevention.Theef-

fortof theTaskForceswasstrengthenedbytheinvolvementof volunteersinitswork,including100youthactivists,30churchleaders,140peereducatorsand50teacherswhoarereachingouttoothermembersintheircommunitygroupings.

In2014, theprogrampromotedpositive livingand improvedfoodandnutritionsecurityforpeoplelivingwithHIVandtheirfamilies.SupportGroupmemberswere trained innutritionalgardening,homehygieneandgoodmethodsof preparingnutri-tiousfood.Governmentextensionworkersweremobilizedandtrained to improve servicedelivery topeople livingwithHIVandtheirfamilies.SupporttopeoplelivingwithHIVwaspro-videdin80SupportGroupsandabignumberof 240Supportgroupmembersareinvolvedinmobilizingpeopleforcounselingandtestingincludingcondomdistribution.120Anti-RetroviralTherapy/TB treatment supporters gave lessons on treatmentadherencetopeoplelivingwithHIV.

Youthsareequippedwithrelevantknowledgeandlifeskillsonmicro businessmanagement and access to youth grants.Theproject links the communitywith relevant lineministries andserviceproviderssuchasmakingreferralsforHIVtestingandmalecircumcisiontohealthinstitutions.

HOPENdolaanditsactionsonHIVandAIDS

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56year-oldFrancisoBiasse,fromMan-hate,Manica,tellsushisstoryof TBandthe TCE program:

“I used to dedicate allmy life to farminginordertofeedmyfamily.InMay2013,Istartedhavingfeversanddevelopedabadcoughthatwouldkeepmeawakeatnights.I became tooweak to work.” The familytookFranciscotovarioustraditionalhealersandmadehimtryanumberof traditionaltreatments.He evenwent to the hospital,butnothingseemedtowork.“Iwasstillsickandthediseaseworsened,”heexplains.“Icoughedmoreandhadchestpains.TherewasnohopethatIwouldgobacktoworkanymore.”

“OneTuesdaymorning,aTCEFieldOffi-cerwhowasvisitingtheneighborhoodanddoingdoor-to-doorcampaigningpassedbymyhouse, came inandasked if he couldexplainabout tuberculosis.Weall listened

with great attention.When he saw that Iwasverysickheaskedmetospitinavialsothathecouldtakethesputumforanalysisatthelaboratory.HethoughtImighthavethedisease.”

Twosetsof testscamebackasnegative,butFranciscowasstillsick.

“TheFieldOfficerdidnotgiveuphowever;heinsistedthatI,mywifeandmybrotherallgoforanx-rayatthelocalhospital.Hewasquitepersistentaboutitsowedecidedtofollowhisrecommendation.Itwasthankstothex-raythatwefinallydiscoveredthatIinfactwassick–Ididhavetuberculosis.Iwasadvisedtostartthetreatmentimme-diately.”

“If it was not for the continuous encour-agementandcareof theFieldOfficerandmyfamily,Imightnotbeheretoday,”saysFrancisco with a thoughtful expression

showingonhisface.“Onlytwomonthsaf-terhaving started the treatment, Iwasal-readyfeelingbetter.”

Franciscoconcludeshisstorywithrelief inhis voice: “When Ihadcompleted the sixmonths of treatment, I went back to thehospitalforacheck-up.Aftervarioustests,sheweighedme,lookedagainatthepapersfrom the further analysis and the nurseturned towardsmewith a smile, congrat-ulatedme and declared that I could stoptakingthepills:Ihadfullyrecovered!”

Today,FranciscoisaTC-TBactivist.“IfeltsogratefulfortheFieldOfficerthatIdecid-edthatI,too,shoulddosomethingtohelpothers.Today, I assist theFieldOfficer indetectingotherTBcasesandhelppatientsin taking their medicine. It’s my way of thankinghimforhiscareandpatiencethatliterallysavedmylife.”

The Community Health Agent programsoperatinginAngolaandGuineaBissauareworking with 124,000 families, including35,000 children under 5 years old. In theprogram,CommunityHealth Agents havebeentrainedbymedicalprofessionalsinis-suessurroundingmaternalandchildhealth,andhavebeenassignedanareaof approxi-mately50familieseach.

CommunityHealth Agents, who are fromthecommunitiesthemselves,buildrelation-ships with local families and educate andmonitor their health. The Agents play akey role in sensitizingmenandwomenonhealthissuesandencouragingthemtoadopthealthypractices,buttheyalsoactasacat-

alystinensuringthatpeoplearereferredtoappropriate health services at clinics andothermedicalcenters.

Inruralpartsof AngolaandGuineaBissau,themajorityof peoplelivemorethan5kilo-metersfromahealthcenter,makingithardandoftenexpensivetogetthere.Communi-tyHealthAgentsmakeitpossibleforwom-en and children to receive the medical care thattheyneedastheylinktheclinicsandthecommunitiestheyserve.

Anotherkeyconceptof theprogramisthatof support groups. Women’s Clubs havebeen setupbyCommunityHealthAgentstoprovidesupporttoallthoseinvolvedandfurther educate and promote the use of UNICEF’s 16KeyFamily Practices in thecase of Guinea Bissau. In addition, Com-munity Health Agents with the help of Women’sClubandvillageleadersorganizeeventsinschools,churchesandothercollec-tive areas in order to promote communityhealthissues,suchashygieneandsanitation,diseaseprevention,andpromoting theroleof women in community life.

Last year in the Guinea-Bissau program,over 2,500 women received 4 prenatal check-upswithmedicalservicebeforegiving

birth,almost13,500childrenunder5years-oldbegansleepingunder treatedmosquitonets, over 1,000more womenwere exclu-sively breastfeeding their newborn babies,and the growth of over 10,000 children un-der-5startedbeingtrackedandmonitored.

InAngola,377CommunityHealthAgentshave been trained and are reaching morethan34,000householdsinthemoreremotedistrictsof Kuneneprovince.

Thecommunitiesaremobilizedandencour-agedtoadoptwaterandsanitationhygiene(WASH)habits,whichhelp them tomain-tainbetterhealthandhygienestandardsathouseholdlevel.Informationsharingisdoneunder promoting sexual and reproductivehealth and family planning targeting ma-ternalandchildhealthandrefreshingcom-munityHIVmobilizationandhome-basedHIVtestingprograms.

Improvingmaternalhealthanderadicatingpreventable diseases is central to eradicat-ing poverty and creating an environment for healthy productive people to flourish.An empowered and better informed ruralcommunityisabletocontributetoabettertomorrow.

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MariaMakuniMandondo is a TCE Namibia Field OfficerwholivesandworksinMusese,avillageabout85kmwestof Rundu, Kavango region.

TheKavangoregionisoneof themostaffectedbyHIVandAIDS in Namibia: with an HIV prevalence rate of 24.5%among pregnant women. DAPPNamibia through the TCEprogramprovidesvitalhealthservicesinfiveof themostaffect-edregions. TheprogramoffersHIVtesting,counselingandcare forpeople livingwithHIVandAIDS, itagaincontactscommunitymobilizationandcarry in theprocessone-to-onediscussionsaboutHIVandAIDSissueswiththeultimategoalof achievingpreventionof the spreadof theepidemicwhileworkinginclosecollaborationwiththeMinistryof HealthandSocialServicesinruralcommunities.

Mariaworkswithinhercommunities,makingadifference inthelivesof thosearoundherbyofferingHIVcounselingandtesting,providingreferralservicesbetweenthecommunityandhealthfacilitiesandpromotingvoluntarymedicalmalecircum-cisiontoprotectagainsthighexposuretocontractingHIV.Shealsoprovidesbasiccounselingandreferralforservices,whichpreventmother-to-child-transmissionof HIVaswellaswork-ingwiththoselivingwiththeHIV.

She hosts a weekly HIV and AIDS youth group at a localschoolwheresheisabletodirectlyengagewiththeyouth,thefuturegenerationof hervillage.Shemeetswithin-schoolandout-of-schoolyouthanddiscussesdifficultsubjectssuchascon-domuse, safe sex,genderbasedviolence, teenagepregnancyandHIVactivism.SinceMariaisyoungandfriendly,thestu-dentsaremorelikelytobeopenwithherandtalkabouttheseintimate issues.Thestudentsprefer to talk toheras theyseeherastheirclosefriendascomparedtohowmuchtheytalktotheirteachers.

Maria travelsweeklyona ‘mokoro’, awoodencanoe, acrossarunwayof theOkavangoRiver toworkwithacommunitysupportgroupof people livingwithHIVandAIDS, includ-ingorphanedandothervulnerablechildrenaffectedbyAIDS.Thisgroupof morethan28people,worksinagardenlocatedalong the river bankwhere they grownutritious food that isvital for thehealthof those takinganti-retroviraldrugs.Thegroupgrowstomatoes,cabbage,carrots,onions,andmutate(alocalvegetable).Theproduceissharedamongsupportgroupmembers.Suchfoodkeepsthegrouphealthyandgivesthemstrength to livenormal lives,despite theirHIVstatus.Mariameetswiththegroupweeklymakingsurethattheytaketheirmedication regularly, that they eat well and that they do not compromisetheirtreatmentbydrinkingalcohol.

Her dedication to fightingHIV andAIDS is so strong suchthatsheworksaroundtheclocktosavelivesinhercommunity,andhereffortsarecontributingtoanAIDSfreegenerationinNamibia.

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Massive and widespread progress hasbeen made in responding to HIV andAIDS over the last two decades. Manylessonshavebeenlearnedinhowtopro-gramefficientlyandeffectivelytoproducethebest results forpeople,andcountlessorganizations,governmentsandindividu-alshaveralliedtogethertofightitsspread.

The HIV and AIDS field has seen re-newedoptimismover thepast fewyearswith substantial gainsmade in research,

growingnumbersof peoplereceivingan-ti-retroviraltreatment,fallingratesof in-fection and more evidence on treatment asprevention.However,thisprogresshasnotbeenuniversal, leavingsomespecificgeographicalareasandpopulationgroupsmoreaffected,vulnerableandmanymorenot receiving the treatment and care they need.

TheTCEprogramwasdevelopedtodi-rectly provide community mobilization

amongalargepopulationonunderstand-ingtheillness,itsprevention,referringforHIV testing, caring for the sick, fightingstigmaanddiscriminationaswellasbuild-ing amovement of community activismforpeople to achieve sustainable controlof theepidemicandtheambitiousglobalgoalof:90percentof peoplewithHIVdi-agnosed,90percentof themonARTand90percentof themvirallysuppressed.

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Through the engagement of every single person, cooperation with existing infrastructures, and the community at large, TCE forges crucial links with government interventions at national and local level.

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ClothesCollectionGloballyGlobal warming is associated with in-creasing amounts of CO2 and othergreenhouse gases that are released intothe atmosphere, mostly through indus-trialactivities.When itcomes toclothes,pesticides,dyesandotherchemicalsusedin the production, as well as the break-downof materials in landfills, all releasesignificant amounts of greenhouse gasesinto theatmosphere.The longerwe canstretchthelifespanof theclothes,thelessgreenhousegaseswillbereleased.Encour-aging amore environmentally consciousapproachtoourclothes throughsecond-handsalesandtextilerecyclinghasahugepotentialtoreducegreenhousegassesandother environmental degradation.

Globally, over 2.6 million tons, or 6-6.5billion itemsof clothingaresoldas sec-

ondhandeachyear.Inmanycountriesof SouthernAfrica,secondhandclotheshavethehighestshareof theclothingmarket,representingover30percentof thetotalvalueof importedclothesand40percentof the total volume.

HumanaPeople toPeople’sclothingcol-lection and sales program is proactivelypromoting environmental protection and recycling.Clothes thatwouldfill landfillsin Europe andUSA are instead reused.Thecollectionand saleof used clothinghas been developed as a social business,producingpositiveenvironmentalbenefitsandaddressingunderdevelopmentamongcommunitiesseekingequalopportunities,justice and improvement in basic livingstandards.

In 2014, a total of 50,000 clothes containers were placed across Europe and North America.

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Our clothing collection and sales socialbusiness approach is primarily based onour motivation and desire to come upwith solutions to the social challengeswhich are faced by communities livingin poverty across theworldwhose rightsarebeingviolatedbya lackof access tohealth,education, foodsecurityandeco-nomic opportunity. The people to people connectionhasmadeitpossibleforpeoplefromindustrializedcountriestocontributetodevelopmentwithclothestheynolon-geruse.Itallowsforpeopleindevelopingcountries to create economic opportu-

nities for themselves and their families.Along with Humana People to People de-velopment initiatives, themodelprovidesa sustainable and effective way to fightagainstpovertyandinequalityaroundtheworld.

In2014,atotalof 50,000clothescontain-erswereplacedacrossEuropeandNorthAmerica.Clothesthatweresuitableforre-salewerethensentto422storesincoun-triesacrossEuropeandAfrica,providingquality, affordable clothes for customersworldwide.

Reusingdiscardeditemsfromtherichpartof theworldisourvehicletoimproveincomeandlivesinotherpartsof theworld.Itisgoodfortheearthandbenefitsusall.Thissimpleideaisatthecoreof PlanetAidInc’smissionstatement“FortheEnvi-ronment and For the People”.

PlanetAidIncisanon-profitorganizationthatcollectsandre-cyclesusedclothingandshoes.Itseffortssavemorethan45mil-lionkilogramsof textilesfrombeingdumpedinlandfillsacrosstheUnitedStatesannually.PlanetAidIncbeganrecyclingused

clothingin1997intheBostonarea.Today,itsclothescollectionboxescanbefoundacross16majorcitiesof theUnitedStatesof America.Itsworkhasbeenverysuccessfulandtheclothesitdeliversareinhighdemand.

PlanetAidIncsellstheclothingitcollectstodistributorsinde-velopingcountries,whomakeitavailabletoconsumersatalowprice.Theproceedsfromthesesales,inturn,arespentonhelp-ingpeopleindevelopingnationsmeetbasicneeds.Forexam-ple,theprogramssupportedinitiativesfornutritiousfood,goodeducation,cleanwater,carefororphanedchildrenandthesick,andsupportforcommunitieslivingwithHIVandAIDS.Theorganizationhasthuscombineditsworkinrecyclingwithin-ternationalassistancethathelpstoimprovelivingconditionsfortheworld’sneediestpeople.

Thecombinationof recyclinganddevelopmentworkisasmartway toraise funds forcharitywork fromdiscardedmaterials.PlanetAidIncbelievesthattheapproachof savingtheenviron-mentwhileservingThePoorhelpstorestoretheglobalbalancebytransferringresourcesfromregionsof surplustoregionsof need.Itisanapproachthatembracesenvironmentalsteward-ship, while respecting the link between social and ecologicalprogress.

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UFF Finland has collected and recycled clothes in its homecountry to supportdevelopmentcooperation since1987.Theoperationalmodelsupportstheobjectivesbyusingclimateac-tionsanduseexistingresourcesmoresustainablyandefficientlyandtoreduceabjectpovertythroughactivedevelopment.

In2014,theassociationcollectedover12millionkilosof recy-clableclothesandotherconsumergoods.ThedonatedclothesaresortedattheUFFFinlandsortingcenterandsoldinits17charityshops,andthroughwholesale.UFFFinlandhascharityshopsinsixFinnishcities,mostof themlocatedinthecapital,Helsinki.Aproportionof collectedclothesaredonatedtopart-ners indevelopingcountries to support their fundraising.Theassociation also raises funds for development throughmoneycollectionboxesplaced in shops and restaurants and throughdonationsmadebyindividualsonamonthlybasis.

UFFFinlandengagesinadvocacyandinformationworkonthethemesof recycling,environment,socialresponsibilityandde-velopment.In2014,UFFFinlandwasanactiveparticipantinmanyforarevolvingaroundthethemesof recyclingandenvi-ronmentalissues.IthasworkedonthesetopicsincooperationwiththeNordicenvironmentalauthorities,businessesandalsoinaprojectof theFinnishEnvironmentInstitute.

In2014,UFFimplementedaneducationprojectaimedatchil-drenandyouth,focusingonhumanrightsandsustainablede-

velopment.Thethemeswereapproachedthroughworkshopsinwhichyoungpeopleweregiventheopportunitytodiscussim-portantglobaltopicsalongsidetheactivities.Intheworkshops,recycledt-shirtsweredecoratedwithslogansandhandpuppetsweremadeof recycledmaterials,representingcharactersfromfairytalestoldbyAfricanchildren.UFFFinland’sglobaleduca-tionprojectinFinlandreached5,000childrenandyouthaswellastheireducators.

OnHumanaPeople toPeopleDay, theassociationorganizedaseminarforcooperationpartnersonresourceefficiency.Theeventwasforcustomersanditwasheldatapopularshoppingcenterwithfashionshowsandworkshops.

Increasingnumbersof environmentalcri-sesoverthelasttwodecadeshaveshownus that our current way of living is notsustainable. We do not realize, at firstglance,theintimaterelationshipbetweenenvironmentandpoverty.Nordoweeasi-lyrecognizewaystoliveinagloballycon-sciousandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyway.Howevertherearerealisticandeasyoptionsavailabletoeveryonethattogeth-ercanmakealargeimpact.

Through used-clothes collection andresale, Fundación Pueblo para Puebloprovides an easy and appealing way forpeopletocontributetoahealthierworldby:reducingtheamountof textilewasteendingupinlandfillsthroughclothescol-lection;reusingasmanytextilesaspossi-blethroughresaleinsecond-handclothesstores;andpromotingtextilerecyclingfortheclotheswhichcannotbereused.

Textile reuse and recycling uses only atiny fraction of the natural resourcesspent in the production of new clothes.Furthermore,fortheequivalentof everyFundaciónPuebloparaPueblocollectioncontainerof clothesthatisreusedinsteadof incineratedinalandfill,uptoatonof carbon dioxide is prevented from beingreleased into the atmosphere, accordingtheEuropeanUnion.

Adoptingthephilosophyinallaspectsof operation,FundaciónPuebloparaPueb-

lo is alsoworking towards zerowaste inclothes sortingplants. InSpain lastyear,just7percentof allcollectionswereun-able to be reused or recycled. Of thismaterial, 29 percent was converted intowastederivedfuels,bringinguseverclos-er to a truly circular model where nothing endsupinalandfill.

The idea is gaining momentum, withmoreandmorepeoplesigninguptotheideaof responsibleconsumption.Donat-ing and purchasing secondhand clothes,as well as concepts like “slow fashion”are being adopted as people realize theunsustainabilityandinjusticeof predom-inantclothesproductionprocesses.Inad-dition, the practice provides an efficientandpracticalwaytoeasilyextendthelifeof textiles.Today,itisestimatedthatover70percentof theworld’spopulationpur-chases second-hand clothes,making it ahighlypopularwaytodressinanafford-ableway.

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Thesaleof secondhandclothesandshoesinGuineaBissauismeanttoachievein-comegenerationforsocialdevelopment,creation of enterprising among unem-ployed as well asmaking it possible fortheeconomicallydeprivedtoaccessqual-ity clothing at a cheaper price.

Generally, an average person in Guin-ea Bissau has 1 to 4 pieces of clothingeachgivenyear.This is significantly lessthantheUNstandardof 8to12piecesof clothingperpersonnecessarytofulfilltheir rights to dignity and an adequatestandardof living.

ADPP Guinea Bissau as a member of Humana People to People receives re-cycledclothingfromcountriesinEuropeandtheUSA.Theclothesarecollected,sortedandshippedforresaletogeneratesurplus income for social developmentwork.

The clothes and shoes arrive in sort-ing centers inGuinea Bissau as 500 kgbalespacked in40 foot containers.Theclothesundergoyetanothersortingpro-cess,beforetheyaresentonforresale.Asmallpercentageof theclothesare soldatwholesalecenters.Thesearenormallyboughtbylocalbusinesspeople,wholat-ersalethemtosmalltradersordirectlytopeopleatthelocalmarket.

Mostof theclothesaresoldtolocaltrad-ersinbalesof 45kgandthosetradersgofor specific,well-knownproducts,whichwillgive them thepossibilityof earninga profit. Here you find the specializedstalls, one formen’s shirts, another onefor jeans, women’s dresses or children’sclothes to meet the needs and taste of peoplefromallkindsof backgrounds.

ADPPGuinea-Bissausellstheclothesinretailshopsthatareconvenientlyplacedinremoteareasforaccessbypoorcom-munities.Insomecases,ADPPprovidesmobile shops to reach the furthest andmost remote corners of the country.Sincethesalesoperationshaveveryhighanddetaileddemands,localresidentsareemployedtoworkintheshops.Thiswayprojectscreateemploymentaswellasad-dressaneedforaffordableclothingtothecommunities.

ADPPGuinea Bissau’s prime goal is tocreateajust,peacefulworldandimprovethe resilience of vulnerable groups of people. When environmental disastersoccur, these groups often struggle tocope,andgovernmentsupport for themisweak.Intimeslikethis,ADPPGuin-ea-BissaufightsshouldertoshoulderwithThe Poor through providing emergency supportandrelief aid.

ADPPClothesSalesinGuineaBissau

Hello.MynameisLenyHerrera.IstartedbuyingHumana People to People Belizeusedclothes2yearsago.

At the beginning of my business I hadproblems,becauseIwassellingtoomuchclothesoncredit,butwithhelpfromHu-mana People to People Belize I learnedabout runningmy business. For exampletheyassistedmeonhowtoputprices,cat-egorize the clothing according to quality,putamark-up,makeabudget,andplanand calculate the operational expenses,which are all things that I didn’t know. IfeelthatsinceIstartedthisbusiness,Iper-sonally started to develop andnow I amtheonewhomakemyownbudget,andIknowhowIcanspendtheincome.

Iknowhowtooperatemybusinessprop-erly,andIcansayIhavebecomeagoodsalesperson!

Itisclearthatmybusinesshasimprovedalot.BeforeIjustbought1balepermonthandnowIbuy1or2balesperweek.Mybusinessismakingsomeprofit,andIhavebeenabletomanagemybusinessmyself.

Todaymyclothesboothisoneof thebesthereinMangoCreek,Belizeandmyoth-erfriendsthatalsosellsecondhandclotheshavewonderedfromwhereIgotthequal-ityclothesandhowIdo.

ThankstoHumanaPeopletoPeopleBe-lizeforassistinguswithoursmallbusiness-es.”

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“Thesecondhandclothesof ADPPMo-zambique are strong and good-looking,andtheycostlessthanhalf of theclothessoldintheshops,”assuresJaimeQuintal,a35-year-oldwholesalevendorfromChi-moio,ManicaProvince.

“Myclientsarepoor.Poorlikeme,whenIstillworkedonmyfarmandonlywantedtofindawayouttoofferabetterfutureformyself andmyfamily,”hecontinues.

Marriedandfatherof fivechildren,Jai-mewasforcedtoleaveschoolasayoungman.Hisneededhimtoworktoensurethat they had enough food to eat.

“Atthattime,Iusedtogotothecityev-erynowandthentobuyashirtorapairof shoes.ItwasduringthesetripsthatIbeganthinking:‘If thereareothersmak-ing their living through selling clothes,whycan’tIaswell?’”Andsoin2000,Jai-meboughthisfirstbaleof clothes fromADPPMozambiqueandbeganhisbusi-ness.

“Inthebeginningitwasoutof necessity,but soonenoughI started liking it.Andtoday I enjoy my work so much that Icouldn’timaginedoinganythingelse!”helaughs.

Jaime sells his clothes at the Chimoiomarket,whereheisverypopularandre-spected.“Ihaveasetof regularcustom-

ersandthentherearethosewhocanonlyafford a piece of clothing from time totime,”heexplains.

“My secret is thatwhen a newbale ar-rives,Isendamessagetoallof myregu-larcustomers,sothattheyknowwhentovisitmystall.Theythenspreadthenewstotheirfamilyandfriends.ThisishowIamneveroutof customers.”

Thedecadeandahalf of sellingADPPsecondhandclotheshasprovidedasecureincomeforhiswholefamily.Hehasalsoboughtapieceof landandbuilthimself ahouse.

“Thereisalotof work,butitdoesn’ttireme,because it isachallengeIchose formyself,andIthinkthatitisimportanttosellqualityclothes topeoplewhoother-wisewouldnothaveaccesstoit,”hecon-cludes.

DAPP Zambia sells imported clothesand shoes in retail shops throughout thecountry.Thecustomersincludeindivid-ualswhobuyclothes for themselvesandtheirfamilies,aswellassmall-scaleentre-preneurs,whomakealivingsellingitemsfrom small market stalls. The people inZambiaknowthatclothesandshoessoldinDAPPshopsareof superiorquality.

For DAPP Zambia, the value of theclothes is being transformed from beingof little value for those who no longerneedthem,toconsiderablevalueforthosewhosort,sellandbuythemoncedonated.Themodelprovidesemploymentandin-

come for some,meetsaneed forqualityclothing for others, and ultimately sup-portsprojectsthatimprovethelife,healthandeducationof manyZambians.

ItisagrowingmarketinZambia.Facingtheonsetof newcompetitors in thesec-ondhandclothesbusiness,DAPPZambiadecidedtorevampitsprocesses.This in-cludedintroducingnewsystemstoretainand increase business, and improvingmarketingapproachesaswellasshoppre-sentation to attract more business. Thefirstmajoractionhasbeentheinteriorre-designof thetwomegashopsinLusaka.Through the assistance of the HumanaPeopletoPeople’smostexperiencedper-sonnel inEurope,DAPPZambia’s retailshopshavebeengivenavisualoverhaul,which includes more effective windowdisplaying techniques, in-store televisionadvertising and better display of clotheson the racks. Inaneffort to support thenew look of the shops, employees haveundergone re-training on customer careandsalesmanship.

The captivating new look of the shopssurprised everyone, and it motivatedplanstotransformtheappearanceof theDAPPshopnetworkinZambia.

ManagementstaffforClothesandShoesvisited Lithuania in February to learnnew business strategies. The ClothesandShoessalescontinuetomakesteadysurplus forDAPPZambiasupporting itscore objective of creating profit to fundsocialdevelopmentactivities.

ClothesretailingandnewmarketingapproachinZambia

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Reusing the clothes instead of discarding of them in landfills protects the environment, and when the donated clothes are sold the surplus is used in support of development programs worldwide

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Weseeclimatechangeposingrisksfortherelationship between human and natu-ral systems. Themost unfortunate thingabout climate change is it involves com-plexinteractionsandchanginglikelihoodsof differentimpactsontoday’sgenerationand that of the future.

Evenoverthelastfewyearswehaveseentheincreasingfrequencyandintensityof climate-relatedextremeevents.The2014Human Development Report revealed that between 1901 and 1910 therewere82 recorded natural disasters directlylinked toclimate,butbetween2003and2012 there were more than 4,000. Al-thoughfatalitiesfromnaturaldisastersaredeclining,thenumberof peopleaffectedisincreasingsharply.

Thefrequencyandseverityof heatwaves,floods, droughts and heavy rainfall havebeen linked to climate change. Theseextreme events inflict exceptionally high

economic and social costs, particularlyondevelopingcountries.Moreover,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethathumanaction is responsible forwarming theat-mosphere and oceans, rising sea levelsandsomeotherclimateextremes.Climatechange and environmental degradation aremajorthreatstohumandevelopment.

Every one of us has a part to play inmaking ourworld a better place to live.Althoughclimatechange isa thoroughlyglobal issue, its impact will not be feltequally across the world. Some of theworld’s most pressing issues are closelylinkedtotheenvironment:foodandwatersupply,healthanddiseases.Suchadirectconnection is worrisome; if the worlddoesnotrespondquicklytothechallengeswe’refacing,theconsequencesarepoten-tiallydevastating.

HumanaPeopletoPeople’sworktocom-batclimatechangebegannearly20years

ago.OurFarmers’Clubs,communityde-velopmentactivitiesandclothesrecyclingactionsallhaveapositiveenvironmentalimpact.Throughtheseinitiatives,wehavetwomainapproachestodealingwithcli-mate change:

• Adaptation,whichseekstoeffective-ly adapt to changing environmental conditions;and

• Mitigation,whichreferstoaddressingthe root causeof climatechangebyreducinggreenhousegasemissions.

The majority of communities we workwith are made up of rural small scalefarmers who are directly dependent oneachyear’scropsforsurvival.Ourprojectsworktonotonlyadapttoandmitigatecli-matechange,butalsoimprovelivelihoodsinasustainableway,bringingaboutsocialandeconomicprogress.

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Themosteffectivewaytoreducewasteisnottocreateitinthefirst place.Making a newproduct requires a lot of materialsand energy: rawmaterialsmust be extracted from the earth,andtheproductmustbemanufacturedandthentransportedtowhereveritwillbesold.Asaresult,reductionandreusearethemosteffectivewaysyoucansavenaturalresources,protecttheenvironment,andsavemoney.Reusingclothesextendsthelifeof clotheswhileavoidingwastegeneration.

HumanaPeopletoPeoplemembersinEuropeandUSAthere-forecollectusedclothingandresellforasurplus.Themainpur-poseof thetradeistoadapttoclimatechangethroughasocialbusinessmodeldesignedtoprovidequality,cheapclothesandraisefundstofundcommunitydevelopmentprojects.

Reusingclothingreduceslandfillwasteaswellastheamountof resourcesneededtoproducenewclothing.Itlessensthewaste

producedbythetextilemanufacturingprocess.Thecollectionof usedclothingreducestheneedtocontinuouslymanufacturenewclothing,whichuseslargeamountsof waterandchemicals.

Thegreenhouse effect, as it is sometimes called, is associatedwithincreasingamountsof carbondioxide(CO2)releasedintothe atmosphere.Wenormally think of CO2as coming fromourcar’sexhaustoranindustrialchimney.However,whensolidwastesuchastextileisburiedinlandfillstheynaturallyreleasegreenhousegasesastheydecompose.HowmuchCO2issavedthroughclothingreuse?Approximately3to4poundsof CO2aresavedforevery1poundof clothingthatissparedfromdis-posal.

Theultimatebenefitof ourclothingcollectionandsalesisthepositive impactwemakeondoingourpartoverreducingtheeffectof climatechange.

Our Farmers’ Clubs actions are forfighting shoulder to shoulder with ThePoor, through imparting new farming techniques to increase food security. Allin all the farmers are trained to havea conscious mind on agriculture effecton climate change. The farmers receivetrainings in cropdiversification, growingdroughtresistantcrops,practicingconser-vation farming among other environment protectingmethods.

Low cost technology is imparted to thefarmers forcleanenergy,access towaterandbetterprocessingof produce.Farm-

ers’Clubsfocusonmobilizingthefarm-erstounderstandclimatechange,aswellasintegratingproductiontechniquesthatsupport an increase in yield per areaplanted.

The Child Aid and Community Devel-opmentprogramsofferacomprehensiveapproachtocommunityinclusionincre-atingbetterconditionsfortheupbringingof children.ChildAidcoordinatorsworkwiththecommunitytoidentify,map,dis-cussandaddressenvironmentalissuesandtheireffects.Afterthediscussionsactionsaretakentosolvetheissuesnoted,creat-

inganactivismof commonownershiponprotecting nature.

Thecollectionandpreparationof clothesfor reuse is continuing in the developedcountries.Clothesreusecontributestocli-mate changemitigation at both ends of thesupplychain.Secondhandclothesdonotrequiretheextensiveuseof resourceslikenewclothesdo;pesticides,chemicalsanddyesarenotusedintheprocess,pre-venting greenhouse gas emission.At theother end of the product life cycle, every itemthatcanbekeptfromlandfillalsohaspositiveenvironmentalrepercussions.

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A key component of Farmers’ Clubs isthe adaptation and mitigation of climate change through new agriculture produc-tion techniques.The concept recognizesthat a win-win situation is the best ap-proach in getting the farmer to achieve successfulfarmingwhilsttheglobeisnotput at threat through farming practiceswhich act to the contrary.

Addressing climate change and promot-ing sustainable development share someimportant goals such as equitable accessto resources and appropriate technolo-gies.Many key areaswhere the farmersare being organized have helped in cre-ating new methods of farming whichachievefoodsecurityandnurturingearthintheprocess.

Minimal use of chemicals is advisedamong the small scale farmers, to avoidsoil depletion from heavy chemical use.The farmers have access to awealth of

knowledgetomakeuseof organicfarm-ing, diversification of crops, integratingcropping and animal rearing, incorpo-rating tree planting and wild vegetation, whichsupportsnitrogenfixinginthesoils.The practices have proven to be crucialin increasingproductivepotentialof theland because they improve soil fertilityandpreventsoilerosion.Everyyearmoreorganicmatterisbuiltupinthesoil,mak-ingitpossibletoproducemoreandmorefood.

The Farmers’ Clubs work togetherwiththe rural farmers into integrating suchmethodswhich includeappropriate landuseapproachessuchaslowerratesof ag-riculturalexpansionintolocallyprotectednaturalhabitats;actionsontreeplanting,increased efforts to avoid deforestation,actionstargetingreforestation,campaignsfocusingonprotectionandupholdingof agro-ecologicalsystems,forexamplewet-landsconservationfarmingforsustainable

livelihoods.Otherlanduseoptionssuchascarbonstokinginagriculturalsoils,moreuseof legumes;effectivemanureapplica-tionanditsorganicproductionaretaughttothefarmersineitherextensionservicesorthroughthedemonstrationplots.

Agricultureproductiontechniquesintheeraof climatechange

Thepurposeof thebiogasprojectwastogiveanalternativetotraditionalenergysourceswhichcanbeusedbyruralfarmersof India.Ingeneraltheactionshadanimpactonthequalityof lifeof thepoorsubsistencefarmers’familiesthroughtheuseof clean energy.

In January 2014, Humana People to People India started a3 year-long project with the goal of constructing 400 biogasplantsinDausadistrictof Rajasthan.

ByDecember,141biogasplantshadbeenconstructedinDau-sa, in addition to another 50 in theAlwar district and 12 inPanipat.ParticipantsinDausahavealsoconstructedatotalof 40plantsoncommissionfrommembersof thewidercommu-nity. Inaddition toprovidinga cheapandclean fuel alterna-tiveforfamilies,theprojectispromotingtheuseof bio-slurry,aby-productof theprocess,touseasanorganicfertilizertohelpincreaseagriculturaloutput.

Thebiogasplantsarecontributing tomeet thebasic cookingand lightingneedsof ruralcommunitiesandreduce thecon-sumption of chemical fertilizers, demand for electric powerandcarbonfootprint.Ithasbeenfoundoutthatwhenafamilymakesuseof thebiogastechnology,thereisonanaveragesav-ingof aroundUSD20permonthonenergy,aswellasnotice-ablehealthimprovements,particularlyforwomen.

Theadoptionof biogas is contributing significantly to reduc-ing indoorairpollution,drasticallydecreasing theamountof smokeandharmfulchemicals thatwomenandchildrenwerepreviously exposed to. It also reduces the need for firewoodandtimeneededforcooking,thus,increasingtimeavailableforwomentolearnnewskillsorengageinotheractivities,whichcan help to improve the family economy.

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TheFrontlineInstitutehastakenthefightagainstclimatechangeandprotectingtheenvironmenttoanotherlevelwithvariousactivitiesbeingimplementedthroughtheClimate Centre in and around the com-munitiesof ShamvaandBindurainZim-babwe.

TheInstitutemanagedtoestablish5solardrierstobeusedtodryfruitandvegeta-bles,reducingpost-harvestlossesandpro-vidinganewproducttothelocalmarket.Theprocessinvolvescuttingthinslicesof fruitsuchasmangoes,bananasandpearsand they are spread out on the dryingtraysforseveraldaysanddriedoutinthesun.Oncetheyhavedried,thefruitsandvegetables are packed into small packetsforconsumptionorsale.Thereareseveraladvantagestodryingfruitsandvegetables,includingaconstant supplyof nutritiousvitaminsthroughouttheyearandasteadysourceof income.Thesolardryingmeth-odwassosuccessfulthatmembersof the

communityadopteditafterreceivingles-sonsfromFrontlineInstitute.

In addition, the Institute also embarkedonabamboo irrigationmodel system tobeabletowatertheir1½hectarevegeta-blegarden ina sustainablemanner.Thebambooirrigationmodelworksinawaythatsaveswaterandfertilizerbyallowingwatertodripslowlytotherootsof plants,eitherontothesoilsurfaceordirectlyontothe root zone. The bamboo system hasyieldedgoodresultsasthevegetablesout-puthas increasedandthequalitygreatlyimproved.

TheInstitutealsoreduceditsdependenceon the fuel-basedgenerator,by installing10 low-cost solar water-heating systems.Frontline went on to construct a weirdam to harvest rainwater to be used intheschoolfieldincludingthegarden.Thegardenisthrivingduetotheavailabilityof constantwatersupply.

Climateactivistsprotecttheenvironment

LiXiaomei,fromZhenkangintheYunnanProvinceinsouth-west-ernChina,hadbeenstrugglingwithhermaizecropsforyears.“Mymaizecropswerewitheringduetolackof water,”sheexplains.

Everyyearduringthedryseason,“Iwouldwatchthecropsstrug-gling to survive. There wasn’t enough water to support theirgrowth.”However therewasno solution in sight.Eachyear, shewas left at themercyof the elements to seewhetherornothercropswouldgetthewatertheyneeded.

TheYunnanprovinceinChinaisnoticeablydealingwiththenega-tiveeffectsof climatechange.Overthelastfiveyears,ithasbrokenhistoricalrecordsof prolongeddroughtsinsomeareas,andincreas-ingamountsof floodsandlandslides inothers.ZhenkangreceivesamplerainsduringthemonsoonseasonthroughJuneandJuly,how-everincreasinglydrywintershaveresultedinlowercropoutput.

Theissueof nothavingenoughwatertolastanentireharvestwassomething that all participants in the Farmers’Clubs Zhenkangprojectfaced.So,Liandherclubbeganbrainstormingaroundtheissueof howtoadapttothechangingweatherpatternsassoonasthey signedup tobemembersof theHumanaPeople toPeopleChinaprogram.The farmers cameupwitha simpleandcheapwaytoeasilystorewaterlongterm.

Farmersacrosstheprojectcametogethertoconstruct100concretepoolswithasimplecontraptiontocatchanddirectwaterintothepool.Thepoolsareabletostore2to3tonsof watereach,andareeasilyfilledduring themonsoonseason.Furthermore,usingrainwaterrun-offprotectsthevillages’drinkingwatersources,meaningthatagricultureno longercompeteswith thecommunity for thisessentialresource.

Over 600 families now have access to low-cost irrigation year-round,andtheinitiativehasevensavedthefarmersupto10dayslaboreachyear,as theyno longerhavetowalk longdistancestofetchwaterwithbuckets.

Thepositiveimpactof havingaccesstowaterforirrigationallyearisalreadyclear.Li’syieldof maizehasalmostdoubled,from200kgto350kginhermostrecentharvest.

“Onhearingtheidea,Icouldnotbelievemyears,butinrealityitwasadreamwhichhadcometrue,”Licomments,“nowIcanwatertheplantsandthisyearmyyieldimprovedalot...nowIhaveenough maize to feed my family.”

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On September 23rd, we celebrate the In-ternational Humana People to People Day inmore than20Europeancountries.Thisisthedaywhenweinviteourfriends,part-ners, suppliers and customers in the shopsto present our approaches, achievements,plans for the future and spend some nicehoursinoneof theother’scompany.

In2013,wechoosethetopic“OurClimate,OurChallenge”.WeputfocusonsolutionsandapproachesatourprojectsintheSouth,tocopewithclimatechange.Theinterestof our guestswas very strong, thediscussionsanimated, thequestionsmanifold.Becauseclimate change is one of thebiggest glob-alchallengesof ourdays,wemadeupourminds in2014, todedicateonemore,Hu-manaDaytothesametheme.

To keep it interesting for our stakeholdersthesecondtimearound,wefocusedonthefact that climate change is a global prob-lem, affecting people seriously all aroundtheworld indifferentways.Allof ushaveto meet it, shoulder to shoulder, focusedand fromdifferent sides,withdifferentap-proachesbutunitedforces.

Weinvitedanumberof Austrianorganiza-tionswithcommonconcernforclimatepro-tectiontojoinusonHumanaDay.Eightof them came to our Humana Centre in Vien-na.Therewerenolong,“official”speechesonHumanaDay2014, just amicrophonegoing around. Some warmhearted wordswereceived fromtherepresentativeof theEmbassyof theRepublicof SouthAfrica,

Counsellor Peter Coetzee, for Humana’scommitmentinhiscountry–wearehappytopassthemovertoourfriendsinHumanaPeople to People in SouthAfrica.ClimateAllianceCEOPeterMolnaralsopresentedHumanaAustriawithapartnership certif-icate: a great recognition for ourwork forclimateprotectionthroughre-useof clothesand climate-friendly operations in ourAustriaoperations!

Nearly150guestsatbotheventsgaveusthehonor of their company on Humana Day 2014:representativesof theAfricanDiplo-maticCorpsaccredited inVienna,mayorsof ourpartner-communities inclothescol-lection,customersfromtheshops,partners,friends, or just people interested in whatHumana Austria does for climate protec-tion. Every single person in our staff tookpart actively in his or her own way, withcommitment and responsibility. Thanks toallof them!

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Members of Humana People to People have decided to make tree planting an important part of their contribution to mitigate climate change.

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“IamJabulNisha fromBadaunDistrictof UttarPradesh.My family consists of myhusbandTajUddeen,twosonsandadaughter.Webothareelectriciansbypro-fession and run an electronic shop fromourhome.Webasicallyrepairmotorsof allhouseholdequipment,askillIlearnedfrommyfatherwhenIwasayoungwom-an.Myhusbandwashappytolearnaboutmyskillsasanelectrician,whichmotivat-edus tostartourshopafteroneyearof ourmarriage.We purchased some elec-tronic toolsand started themotorwind-ingwork.

OnedayIwenttomeetoneof myfriendswhowasamemberof oneof thenumer-ousgroupsof HumanaPeopletoPeopleIndia’s Microfinance program. I heardfromherthattheyprovidesmallloanstopoor women for any income generation activity.Iexpressedmyinteresttoaccesssuchloans.Sheaskedmetocomeforthe

three daysWomen’s Federationmeetingtobeheldthefollowingday.ThenextdayIwentforthemeetingandmetSunilKu-mar,aFieldExecutivefromHumanaMi-crofinance and expressedmy interest of joiningtheMicrofinanceprogram.IwasenrolledintoaSelf-HelpGroup.

A three day training calledCompulsoryGroupTrainingwas organized andmy-self andseveralothernewmemberspar-ticipated.Thefourthdaywas forthe in-troduction of the new level of the training whichiscalledGroupRecognitionTest.

After7daysof theGroupRecognitionTest,Ireceivedaloanof Rs.20,000(USD340),whichIinvestedinsomenewtoolsforourshopandboughtsomerawmate-rialsforrepair.Thisenabledourbusinessto growand Ihavenow started earningatleastRs.6,000(USD102)permonth.Irepaytheinstallmentsoutof themonthlyearnings.

Mychildrenarenowgettingagoodedu-cationinapopularschoolandhaveaccesstonutritiousfood.”

Humana People to PeopleMicrofinanceinIndiaprovidessmallloanstowomentostartincomegeneratingactivities,usingagroup lendingmodel that includes basicfinancial literacy training. The womengenerallyusetheloanstostartorexpandprofit-makingactivitiesasgrocerystores,weaving,stitching,poultryandotheragri-culturalactivities.

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At the end of 2011, Humana People to People Baltic began the multi-annualprogram for the period of 2012-2014. In2012,itsignedmulti-annualcontracts

with 27 social partners extending thenumberto29in2013.

The implementation of the Program “Feedmebetter”isinclosecollaborationwiththeMinistryof SocialSecurityandLabour of the Republic of Lithuania.MinistrystaffprovidesHumanaPeopletoPeople Baltic with information and con-sultation to integrate the government’snationalprogramtofightsocialexclusion.TheUniversityof HealthSciencesassiststhePrograminresults.

Forthetimebeing,theoutreachiswork-ingtogetherwithmorethanonethousandchildrenin15municipalitiesalloverLith-

uania.Intotal,theprogramprovidesover60,000mealsannually.Otheroperationalactivities include cooking and nutritionclasses, organisation of leisure time andvarious outdoor activities for children.Theseareincreasinglyimportantservicesduringsummerschoolholidays.

The strategy of the program “Feed mebetter”isasystemicapproachtodevelopservicesforlocalcommunities.Themeansare“learning-by-doing”.Theprogrammebuildsthecapacityof localcivilsocietyor-ganizationstobealerttoemergingcom-munity needs and respond with qualityservices to children from socially disad-vantagedbackgrounds.

Thebeginningof theFoodforKnowledgeschoolfeedingandeducation project at theEscolar PrimariaCompletoMovanePrimarySchoolintheMagudeDistrictof Maputo,changedthelifeof AmeliaMacuacuainaprofoundway.If itwerenotforthedailymealsservedattheschool,this15-year-oldMozambi-canwouldnotknowhowtoreadorwrite.Norwouldsheeatadailylunch.Theparentsof Ameliadidnothavemeanstofeedherandkeepherinschool.Soonaftercompletingher3rdclass,theysentherofftothecitytogainherlivingasahousemaid.

“Iwasmiserablethere,”recallsAmelia.“Imissedmyfamilyandfriendssomuch.IdidnotlikemyjobandstartedtofeelthatIdidn’thaveanyfuture.EverytimeIhadachancetotalktomymotherIaskedif therewasanypossibilityformetocomebackhome.”Everytime,theanswerwasnegative.Wedonothavethemeans,washermother’sexplanation.

All this changed, however,when the local school inAmelia’shometownwasselectedtoparticipateinPlanetAidandADPPMozambique’sFoodforKnowledgeprojectin2013.Whenhermotherheardthattheschoolwasofferingafreedailylunch,shefinallygaveintotherequestsof herdaughterandinvitedherbackhome.

Amelianowstudiesinthe5thgrade.Herstrongwilltochangethecourseof herlifehashelpedherovercometheinitialembar-rassmentof laggingbehindherclassmates.Shehasnowlearnttoreadandwritewellandsheespeciallyenjoysmathematics.Inthefuture,shewouldliketobecomeateacher.

“Idon’tthinkitisanexaggerationtosaythatAmeliawasgivenasecondchanceinlife,”saysherteacherAugustoMucocana.

Manyyoungwomenof Amelia’sagedropoutof schoolbecausetheirfamiliescannotafforditordonotconsidereducationim-portant forgirls.Teenagepregnancy is alsoamajorcauseof drop-outsamonggirls.

“Thankstothedailyschoolmealsandextra-curricularlearningclubs,manyof thesegirlsnowstay in schooland in thiswayensureabetterfutureforthemselves,”Augustoadds.“ThereisnodoubtthatAmeliaisoneof them.”

At226schoolsinMaputoProvinceinMozambique,65,000pu-pilsaregettingahealthymealaspartof theirschoolday.

Theschool lunchesarepartof aUSDA(U.S.Departmentof Agriculture) funded McGovern-Dole International Food forEducation andChildNutrition program, known as Food forEducation–orFoodforKnowledgeinMozambique–current-lybeingimplementedbyPlanetAid,ADPPMozambiqueandMinistryof EducationinMaputoprovince.

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ThroughtheDevelopmentInstructorprogrampeoplefromallovertheworldareinvitedtobecomevolunteersandcontributetodevelopment.They study theconditionsof people living inpovertyandhowitaffectstheirhealth,education,rightsandeco-nomicopportunity.HumanaPeopletoPeopleoffersworkplace-mentat theprojectswhere theory fromthestudiescanbeputinto practice.

Theinternationalvolunteerscontributewithalltheirskills,ex-periencesanddedicationtoworkshouldertoshoulderwithallotherpeopleattheprojectsintheday-to-dayrunningaswellasinthedevelopmentof newandpioneeringactivities.

TheDevelopment Instructors are trained at one of the seventraining schools thatHumana People to Peoplemembers col-laboratewithbeforegoingtooneof theprojectsinAfrica,LatinAmericaorIndia.

HumanaEstoniatogetherwithHumanaPeopletoPeopleBalticworkinginLatvia,Lithuania,DAPPMalawiandDAPPZimba-bweimplementeda2-yeardevelopmenteducationproject“Sol-idaritySchoolinBalticStates”aimingatsupportingteacherstodeliverbetterunderstandingof globalchallengesandsolutionsamongtheirstudentsandtoraisethemtobecomeresponsibleandcreateanawarenessof beingaglobalcitizen.

Forthispurposeanupdatedandimproved“SolidaritySchool”handbookwaspublishedinfivelanguagescoveringtopicsfromfairtradeandsustainableconsumptiontohumanrightsandin-equality.Throughhands-onexercises,roleplaysandotherinno-vativeteachingmethodsthehandbookissupportingteacherstodiscussvariouschallengestheworldfacestodayandseekinganinfluenceinareaswherestudentscanhaveanimpact.

Teachertrainingsgaveamorethoroughunderstandingof de-velopment, inequality, environmental challenges, our role asconsumersandcitizensandmanyotherthemes.Methodsfromthehandbookweretestedtogivethetrainingsmorelivelyap-proach.Developmenteducation isasmuchaboutcorevalueslike solidarity, cooperation, responsibility, and equality as it isaboutinteractiveexchange.

Africanpartnerssharedinsightstothedailyrealitiesof teach-ersandstudentsinMalawiandZimbabweandseveralclassesfoundapartnerinparticipatingAfricanschools.

Themedaysandweekswerecarriedoutinschoolfocusingontopicslikeenvironmentalimpactof consumption,women’sroleindevelopmentandmanyothers.ProjectpartnersfromMalawiandZimbabwe,volunteersandexpertsalsotookpart intheseevents.

Teachers’feedbackshowedthattheygainednewknowledgenotonlyforbetterteachingbutalsoforpersonaldevelopment.

Ingeneraltheprojecthasbeensuccessfulandhadanimpactinschoolsandinthebroadereducationfield.

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TheFrontlineInstituteinZimbabwewasofficiallyopenedin1993withtheaimof trainingkeyemployeesof HumanaPeo-pletoPeople.Thetrainingwastoimpartknowledge and skills that enable themto transform their dreams and create abetterworld.Theendresultistoenablethem to become leaders with skills rele-vant to theircommunitieswhich includeSouthern,CentralandWestAfrica,Asiaand Latin America.

TheInstituteisoffering6-monthcoursescalled “Our Humana People to PeopleWorld”, which includes community de-velopmentpracticesusingthecommunityasatrainingground.

Asecondcourse,titled“OurOpenFuturetogether”,workstowardsbridgingthegapbetweentherichandThePoor,openingpossibilities that the people should fighttowards creating a better future- the fu-turewhichiscurrentlyunderthreatfromdifferent dangers among them climatechange, never ending wars, HIV andAIDSandtheeffectsof globalization.

Wesharewithyouaninterestingpartof thetrainingwhichinvolvesbicyclinghun-dredsof kilometersineither1or2coun-triestocarryoutexploratoryresearch.

Atotalof 72studentsfromtheFrontlineInstituteembarkedona learn to travel and travel to learn cycle-tour around countriesof SouthernAfrica investigating the bigissuesfacingthepeople.

Thestudentsorganizedthemselvesinto6coregroupsandmanagedtocyclearoundfourSouthernAfricancountries:Zimba-bwe,Botswana,MozambiqueandZam-bia.Eachstudentcycledanaverageof nolessthan1,000km.

Together with the communities, coregroupscarriedout10healthcampaigns,constructed 50 tip-taps and initiated 15tree nurseries to plant approximately150,000trees.

Thecoregroupssuccessfullymanagedtoachievetheirplannedgoalsof researchingthebigissuesaffectingpoorcommunities.

Through the door-to-door approach, the studentscarriedoutinterviewsandgroupdiscussionstofindsolutionstothebigis-sues facingpoorpeople inSouthernAf-rica

Thestudentsgottheexperienceof trav-ellingfromZimbabwetoothercountriesusingthebicycleasavehicletoreachoutto the people.

Thisallowedthemtobereceivedwell,asthe people could identify with them. The people were free and eager to communi-catetherealissuesaffectingthemintheirdailylives.

In the final analysis, the students real-izedtheirmainobjectives.Theyarenowmotivatedtobridgethegapbetweentherich and The Poor, and equiped to doso through working alongside vulnera-ble communities.The course gave thempractical skills for inclusive communitydevelpment,sotheycanplaytheirpartineradicating poverty.

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TheFederationforAssociationsconnectedtothe InternationalHUMANAPEOPLEtoPEOPLEMovementTheFederation forAssociations connectedtotheInternationalHumanaPeopletoPeo-pleMovement (TheFederation) isamem-bership network for organizationsworkingwith long-term, sustainable development.The members are independent nationalassociations, often with names connectedto the original idea of people-to-people re-lationships that influence development allover the globe, such as “DevelopmentAidfromPeopletoPeople”,“HumanaPeopletoPeople”and“PlanetAid”.

Theystartedtheirworkandcontinueoper-atingbasedonkeenknowledgeof theneedsand development potential of the commu-nitieswheretheprojectsaresituated.Withprojectsandprojectleadersplacedinruralareas, theyarepartof theeveryday lifeof thepeopleintheprojectsandarealsopartof findingsustainablesolutions.

Theprojects andmembersof TheFedera-tionare importantdevelopmentpartners tolocal,nationalandinternationalplayers, in-cludinggovernmentinstitutions,non-govern-mententitiesandthebusinesscommunity.

MemberorganizationsinEuropeandNorthAmerica collect and recycle secondhandclothes and shoes and use the surplus tosupport development projects. These proj-ects build human capacity and encouragepeople to join forces tomakechanges thatimprovetheirlivesandtheircommunities.

MembersinAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmeri-cafightshouldertoshoulderwithpeopletoimprove health, education, production and economicprosperity.

ByestablishingTheFederation,providingaformalandpermanentcooperationbetweenthememberorganizationswithpermanentstaffandaninternationalheadquarters,themembers created a body where they can(amongotherbenefits):

• Discuss issues of common interest onmanylevels;

• Access comprehensive experience of other organizations working in thesamefield;

• Developprogramswithacommonideaand standard by which they benefit

frombetterqualityandmoreefficiency;

• Drawonassistanceinmanyprofession-alfieldsandtherebyreducetheircosts;

• Cooperate to maximize results of clothingcollectionandsales;

• Benefitfromandcontributetohumanresource management and develop-mentthatfitstothechallengesindevel-opingcountries;

• Speakwithacommonvoiceininterna-tional development fora, thus increas-ingtheinfluenceof theirprograms.

The Federation creates services for andworks with its members to: achieve theirobjectivesandaspirationstocreatedevelop-ment together with people; operate devel-opmentprojects;carryoutrelief work;andspread information on development issuesandprogramresults.

The international headquarters in Zimba-bwe plays an important role as ameetingplace for the people in the Federation and in thecooperationbetweenthemembers.

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Education

55DNSTeacherTrainingColleges

OneWorldUniversity

8VocationalSchools

14SchoolsforChildrenandYouth

9Schoolsof 2ndof May(PTG)

4Trainingcentersforstaffandvolunteers

2Preschoolof theFutureTeacherTrainingCourses

14Adultliteracyprojects

24projectswithprimaryschoolteachersworkingtoimproveeducation

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308 Farmers’Clubs

Community Development

109 Child Aid and Community DevelopmentProjects

Promoting health and fighting diseases:

44 Total Control of the Epidemic, TCE

20TotalControlof TB(TC-TB)projects

17 HOPE Humana

16CommunityHealthAgents

Clothes collection globally

153projectsworkingwithfundraisingthroughcollectionandsalesof secondhandclothesin26countriesinEurope,2countriesinNorthandCentralAmericaand7countriesinAfrica.

Other Humana People to People Programs

18HumanaMicrofinanceprojects

31 Otherprojects

In2014,HumanaPeople toPeople’s31members involvedmorethan13millionpeople in800developmentprojects,whileasimilarnumberof peoplecontributedbydonatingsecondhandclothingandshoppinginthesecondhandclothesshops.

Themembersareworkingon5continentsandincountrieswithverydifferentconditionsforpeopleandpotentialfordevelopment,whichmeansthatthedevelopmentworkthatthemembersdoisverydiverse.

Theprojectsthatthemembersoperatedin2014were:

2014inbrief fortheHumanaPeopletoPeoplemembers

The Humana People to People Charter notesthatstrengthdoesnotstemfromthehair, it stems fromthepassionatehearts,the devoted souls and thewill power topracticeTheSolidaryHumanism.

The actions carried out in 2014 weremade possible by the passion, commit-ment and co-operation Humana People toPeoplehasenteredwithmanydiversepartners. The different partners gavefunding for specific programs among

them education, agriculture, environ-ment protection, rural community devel-opment, health and nutrition.

Itiseachof thenumerouscommitmentscoming from a single partner, govern-ment grant, international donor sup-port,governmentdepartmentandmajormulti-government organization which adduptothedifference.

Eachof ourmembersinAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmericahavebeenengagedinnur-turingsmoothimplementationof thebigandsmallfundingcommittedtotheproj-ectswiththesoleaimof achievingdoublevaluefromtheresults.

The social business model of secondhand clothing is raising funds for com-munitydevelopment.Equally importantistheco-operationwehavewiththegov-

ernmentineachof thecountriesweoper-ate.HumanaPeopletoPeoplecontinuesto cherish andwelcome all the partner-shipsenteredandwillenterinthefuture.

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The 2014 economy for The Federation

Thefinancialstatementsof TheFederationshowthefundsthatarepassingthroughTheFederation’sheadquarters.

Thecontributionsareeithercashorclothesdonatedbymem-bersinEuropeandUnitedStateswhohaverequestedthatTheFederationdistributesthesedonationstotheprojectsonbehalf of themembersandco-ordinatestheflowof funds.

In2014,thecontributionsfortheprojectspassingthroughTheFederationwereUS$22.5million.Thisisanincreaseof 13%comparedto2013andrepresentsanincreaseinthedonationsfromthecollectionandsalesof thesecondhandclothingbythemembersinEuropeandUnitedStates.

Themembersof TheFederationHumanaPeopletoPeoplespentapproximatelyUS$94millionin2014ontheoperationof theirdevelopmentprojects,thesameastheUS$94millionin 2013.

Thefundsweremainlyusedwithinthese4sectors:

1. Buildinghumancapacityforallages;2. Promotinghealthandfightingthebigdiseases;3. Creatingdevelopmentthroughagriculture;4. Creatingdevelopmentthroughfightingshouldertoshoul-

der with The Poor.

Thesourcesof incomevariesfrommembertomember,themainsourcesarehowever:

1. Earningsfromsalesof secondhandclothesandshoesbytheHumanaPeopletoPeoplemembers;

2. Partnershipgrantsfromlocalgovernments,foundations,companies,andmultilateralsupportforspecificpro-grams,projectsoractivities;

3. Otherincome,likebankfinancing,microfinanceproj-ectsanduserfees.

The31membersof PeopletoPeoplearealllocallyregisteredandindependentorganizations,operatingwithinthecontextof theircountry.Thememberseachhavetheirownseparateeconomyandauditedaccounts.Theseindividual,nationalac-countsarenotconsolidated.

The2014economyforthemembersof Humana People to People

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ThefirstHumanaPeopletoPeopleorga-nizationwasfoundedinDenmarkin1977.The first aid was given to Zimbabweanrefugees in camps in Mozambique andthefirstdevelopmentprojectswereestab-lished inZimbabwe in1980.Since then,theHumanaPeopletoPeopleMovementhas grown to 31 national associationsworkingin45countriesworldwide.

Humana People to People works withlong-term sustainable development pro-gramsinEurope,NorthAmerica,Africa,AsiaandLatinAmerica.

The Humana People to People organi-zations started to cooperate formally in1989.

In 1996, they decided to establish TheFederation for Associations connectedto the International Humana People toPeople Movement (The Federation) andconstruct an international headquarterslocated in Zimbabwe. With The Feder-ation, the relations between the differentorganizations in theMovementwere for-malizedasthoseof equalpartners,withacommonsetof valuesandideas,expressedin The Humana People to People Charter in 1998.

1. HUMANA-VereinfürEntwick-lungszusammenarbeit(Austria)

2. U-landshjælpfraFolktilFolk-Hu-manaPeopletoPeople(Denmark)

3. ÜhendusHumanaEstonia(Estonia)

4. LandsföreningenU-landshjälpfrånFolktillFolkiFinlandr.f.(Finland)

5. HUMANAPeopletoPeopleItaliaO.N.L.U.S.(Italy)

6. HUMANAPeopletoPeopleBaltic(Lithuania)

7. U-landshjelpfraFolktilFolk(Nor-way)

8. AssociaçãoHumana(Portugal)

9. FundaciónPuebloparaPueblo(Spain)

10. BiståndsföreningenHUMANASverige(Sweden)

11. PlanetAidUKLtd(UK)

12. PlanetAid,Inc.(USA)

13. AjudadeDesenvolvimentodePovoparaPovoem(Angola)

14. HumanaPeopletoPeopleBotswana(Botswana)

15. AjudadeDesenvolvimentodePovoparaPovoná(Guinea-Bissau)

16. HumanaPeopletoPeopleIndia(India)

17. Development Aid from People to PeopleinMalawi(Malawi)

18. AssociaçãoMoçambicanaparaaAjudadeDesenvolvimentodePovoparaPovo(Mozambique)

19. D.A.P.P.Namibia(Namibia)

20. HumanaPeopletoPeopleinSouthAfrica(SouthAfrica)

21. Development Aid from People to PeopleinZambia(Zambia)

22. Development Aid from People to Peoplein(Zimbabwe)

23. HumanaPeopletoPeoplePolskaSp.zo.o.(Poland)

24. OneWorldClothesTradeBulgariaLtd.(Bulgaria)

25. Humana People to People Congo (DemocraticRepublicof theCongo)

26. AssociaçãoHumanaPovoparaPovoemBrasil(Brazil)

27. Humana People to People Belize (Belize)

28. Humana People to People in Latvia (Latvia)

29. HUMANAPeopletoPeopleDeutschlande.V.(Germany)

30. FundaciónHumanaPuebloparaPueblo-(Ecuador)

31. HumanaPeopletoPeopleSlovenia(Slovenia)

Thehistoryandtheestablish-ment of The Federation and itsmembers

Themembersof TheFederation:

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AFRICA

ANGOLA: Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo em AngolaRua João de Barros nº. 28, CP 345 Luanda, AngolaTel: +244 912 310860E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.adpp-angola.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ADPPAngola

BOTSWANA:Humana People to People Botswana, Plot 823, Extension 11,Gaborone, P.O. Box AD595 ADD, Postnet Kgale view, Gaborone, BotswanaTel: +267 391 36 50 , fax: +267 391 36 87E-mail: [email protected]: www.hppbotswana.org

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: HPP-Congo, 31 Rue Katako Kombe II, Q. Joli Parc Ngaliema, Kinshasa, R.D. CongoTel: +243 81 161 5225Email: [email protected]

GUINEA-BISSAU: ADPP Guiné-Bissau, Rua Eduardo Mondlane nº 35Caixa Postal 420, Bissau, Guiné-BissauTel: +245 68 53323 / 59 36064E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] www.adpp-gb.org

MALAWI: DAPP Malawi, Plot # BE 314, Baines Road, Ginnery Corner, Blantyre, MalawiP.O. Box 2732, BlantyreTel: +265 1 794 854 Fax: +265 1 878 922E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

MOZAMBIQUE: Associação Moçambicana para a Ajuda de Desenvolvimento,de Povo para Povo, ADPP Rua Massacre de Wiriamo 258 C.P. 489, Machava, MaputoTel: +258 21 750 106, fax +258 21 750 107E-mail: [email protected] www.adpp-mozambique.org

NAMIBIA: DAPP NamibiaP.O. Box 26660, WindhoekNamibiaTel/fax: +264 61 258 220E-mail: [email protected]

SOUTH AFRICA: Humana People to People South Africa5/11 Richmond Road, Pinetown 3605P.O. Box 15339, Ashwood 3605.Tel: +27 31 701 9280E-mail: [email protected]

ZAMBIA:DAPP in Zambia, P.O.Box 7050510 Luneta Rd., Northrise, NdolaTel/fax: +260 212 64 00 57E-mail: [email protected]

ZIMBABWE: DAPP in Zimbabwe, Park Estate, Shamva,Or No 4 Kensington Road, HighlandsHarare, P.O. Box 4657, HarareTel: +263 772 363 678+263 772 419 703E-mail: [email protected], or [email protected] www.dapp-zimbabwe.org

ASIA

CHINA: Humana People to People Cooperation Project Office ofYunnan Province, Room 707, Shuijingjun Garden Building B, 16 North Ring Road, Panlong District, Kunming, 650 051, Yunnan, People’s Republic of ChinaTel: +86 (0) 871 6510 8028/ 6511 8701Fax: +86 (0) 871 6516 9035 Email: [email protected], www.HPPchina.org.cn

INDIA: Humana People to People India, 111/9-Z, Kishangarh, Vasant KunjNew Delhi - 110070Tel: +91 11 3294 7734 / 3294 5153, E-mail: [email protected], www.humana-india.org

LAOS: Humana People to People in LaosBan Huaysiat - Road 13, Pakxan District, BolikhamxayProvince, Laos People’s Democratic RepublicTel: +856 20540 81512, +856 20221 18787E-mail: [email protected]

AMERICAS

BELIZE: Humana People to People Belize, Monkey River Rd.( via Independence), Toledo district, Belize. CA, 86 East Collet Canal Street, P.O. Box 1728, Belize City, BelizeTel. +501 678 9943E-mail: [email protected]

BRAZIL: Associação Humana Povo para Povo BrasilTravessa Joana Capistrano de Carvalho, no. 15,Pituaçu CEP 41.741-390, Salvador , BahiaTel.: (71) 3235 6387E-mail: [email protected] www.humanabrasil.org

ECUADOR: Humana Pueblo a Pueblo-EcuadorAv. 6 de Diciembre # 23-74 y WilsonEdif. Lasso 3er PisoQuito, Ecuador.Tel: +593 22 556 153E-mail: [email protected], www.humana-ecuador.org

UNITED STATES of AMERICA: Planet Aid, Inc.,6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge, Maryland, 21075.Tel: +1 410 796-1510, fax: + 1 410 630 7507E-mail: [email protected]

EUROPE:

AUSTRIA: HUMANA People to People - Verein fürEntwicklungszusammenarbeit, Perfektastrasse 83, 1230 Wien.Tel: +43 1 869 38 13, fax: +43 1 869 38 13E-mail: [email protected]

BULGARIA: One World Clothes Trade, Bulgaria LtdIndustrial zone Slantjevo9144 SlantjevoTel: +359 895 504 200E-mail: [email protected]

ESTONIA: Ühendus Humana Estonia and Humana Sorting Centre OÜJälgimäe tee 13, 76 406, TänassilmaTel: +372 601 2955Fax +372 60 12 972E-mail: [email protected]

DENMARK: Ulandshjælp fra Folk til Folk - Humana People to PeopleNdr. Strandvej 95, 3150 HellebækTel: +45 23 65 67 30E-mail: [email protected]: www.uff.dk

FINLAND: U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland r.f., UFF Finland, Järvihaantie 12, 01800 Klaukkala.Tel: +35 89 276 47 60, fax: +35 89 276 476 10. E-mail: [email protected]

FRANCE: Humana People to People France23, Rue Royale. 69001 LyonE-mail: [email protected]

GERMANY:HUMANA People to People Deutschland e.V.Waldhausstraße. 751069 KölnTel. +49-221-5000456E-mail: [email protected] www.humanapeopletopeople.de

ITALY: Humana People to People Italia ONLUS,Via Bergamo 9B20010 Pregnana Milanese, (MI)Tel: +39 2 935 440 00, fax: +39 2 935 429 77E-mail: [email protected]

LITHUANIA: Humana People to People Baltic,Kibirkšties str. 6, LT-02242 Vilnius. Tel: +370 5 264 10 58, fax: +370 5 240 49 94E-mail: [email protected] NORWAY: U-landshjelp fra Folk til Folk, NorgeLindebergvegen 3c, 2016 FROGNERTel: +47 63 92 89 80E-mail: [email protected] www.uffnorge.org

POLAND:Humana Poland Sp. z o.o ul. Chlodna 51 (XVI pietro) 00-867 Warszawa Tel: +48224282345 +48604799413E-mail: [email protected]

PORTUGAL: Associaçao Humana de PortugalUrbanização do Passil. Rua B, nº 104, Armazém A 2890-171 Alcochete, PortugalTel: +351 212 801 587 Fax: +351 212 801 586 Mobile: +351 932 052 92E-mail: [email protected]

ROMANIA: Humana People To People Romania SRLStr. Zizinului NR. 8, BL.39, SC. 1, AP. 5, Jud. Brasov,

SLOVAKIA: HUMANA People to People Slovakia s.r.o.Sučianska cesta 31, 036 08 Martin, SlovakiaTel: +421 901 703 725E-mail: [email protected]

SLOVENIA:Humana d.o.o.Cesta 24. junija 23, 1231 Ljubljana-ČrnučeTel: +386 (0)1 511 68 39E-mail: [email protected]

SPAIN: Fundación Pueblo para Pueblo,Polígono Industrial l’Ametlla Park, c/Aiguafreda12, 08480 l’Ametlla del, Vallès, Barcelona.Tel: +34 93 840 21 82, fax: +34 93 840 28 19E-mail: [email protected]

SWEDEN: Miljö- & Biståndsföreningen HUMANA SverigeSjövägen 2, 746 30 Bålsta. Tel: +46 (0)171 463810Fax: +46 (0)171 463813E-mail: [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM: Planet Aid UK Ltd, 33 Maylan Road, Earlstrees Industrial Estate, Corby, Northants. NN17 4DR.Tel: +44 1536 400 721, Fax +44 1536204487E-mail: [email protected]

Contact information

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Humana People to People

Registration Switzerland: Association, CH-660-95100049Zimbabwe: Private Volunteer Organisation,

Reg. no. 29/96

International HeadquartersMurgwi Estate, Shamva, Zimbabwe

Postal address: P.O. Box 6345, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel: +263 772 420 420

www.humana.org

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