Our agriculture and climate change programmes support smallholder farmers to increase production, income, resilience and address the impact of climate change.

To support sustainable agriculture and the environment, DAPP Zambia puts farmers and their families at the centre of all activities. We set up Farmers’ Clubs as a platform for them to share new farming methods and knowledge. Farmers support one another with finance for expansion, conduct collective marketing and much more, for them to advance together towards common goals.

The farmers learn to practice conservation agriculture including diversification of produce and the use of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices. This include sustaining natural resources in terms of water, soil and trees.

Farmers are insured using weather index to reduce their risk in case of crop failure. Internal saving groups provide farmers with a mechanism for emergency and production loans. The clubs assist farmers with market access through trained and equipped aggregators who collect the grains from fellow farmers and identify the buyers who offer the best prices.

OUR AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MODEL

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In all our health projects, we believe that starting with the people, and not the disease forms a strong foundation for communities to actively take control of their own health outcomes and help others to do the same. DAPP Zambia works in communities to support the Ministry of Health in promoting health interventions and services.

To achieve this, DAPP engages community members of diverse backgrounds and influence, among them local, traditional and faith-based leaders, neighborhood health committee members, community health workers, psychosocial counsellors, peer educators and volunteers who reach out to their own communities with key health information and interventions.

In HIV prevention, diagnosis and care, we are working in all health facilities of Lusaka, Southern, Eastern and Western provinces.

DAPP employs a comprehensive approach to the fight against major health problems including;

• TB prevention, linkage to treatment and care
• Maternal and Child Health
• Gender Based Violence interventions
• Nutrition and Infants’ first 1000 days
• Water and Sanitation
• Malaria prevention, screening, test and treatment support

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN OUR HEALTH PROJECTS

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Our Community Development projects place people at the forefront of driving their own development agenda using available resources.

We establish structures including Community Action Groups, Self Help Groups and Youth Groups as platforms for people to share skills, experiences and knowledge for lasting, local solutions to their challenges. 

Our approach also recognises that poor health exacerbates poverty and vulnerability by reducing a family's work productivity. DAPP tackles this through a three-tier approach of prevention, treatment and aftercare services, reaching beneficiaries with services through community-based actors such as Community Health Workers, Safe Motherhood Action Groups, Youth Champions and Volunteers to combat diseases including HIV, and to improve nutrition, mother and child health as well as access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.

We work towards improving health for children and families through the provision of clean water, adequate sanitation and improved hygiene in schools and homes by involving the children, the parents, the teachers and community volunteers.

Human rights is a cross-cutting issue in all our projects. We support people in conflict with the law by facilitating their journey of change and embracing them as they regain useful roles in society.

This is in addition to reaching out to young populations with health awareness programmes, skills training and economic empowerment.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL

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DAPP Zambia has, since its inception, prioritised the education and training of children and adults to embrace lifelong learning.

Our pedagogy is centred around creating a space for students of all ages to be the drivers and navigators of their own training, in a collective setting where studying together and individually goes hand in hand.

Exploring the reality of life and using lessons learnt to influence that reality are essential and recognisable elements in our education projects—from preschool to teacher diploma level and academic studies that are always integrated with sustainable life skills.

Our pre-service teacher training project is designed to equip future teachers with the skills, knowledge and desire to serve in rural primary schools and be change-makers in rural communities.

We provide rehabilitation and vocational skills training to former street children. This is in addition to training rural youths in climate-smart agriculture technologies.

We support early childhood education by establishing community preschools and supporting reception classes in primary schools.

OUR EDUCATION MODEL

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DAPP shops sell second-hand clothes and shoes to thousands of customers through 38 shops countrywide.

The clothes and shoes project creates both formal and informal employment, bridging the gap in job opportunities for our dedicated staff in the shops, who serve thousands of customers buying clothes for themselves and their families. Other customers purchase clothes and shoes for resale to earn income through market stands, door-to-door sales, or in their small shops.

Large-scale recycling of clothes and shoes significantly reduces global warming. By encouraging the reuse of second-hand clothes, the project minimizes the need for producing new ones, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving natural resources such as water. About 60 percent of the clothes and shoes are made of plastic, and reuse helps reduce the amount of plastic waste in our environment.

DAPP Zambia raises part of its funds by importing second-hand clothes donated by people in Europe through Humana People to People member organisations. These funds are channeled into development projects across the country, driving community improvements and sustainable growth.

Through our two-week pricing cycle, DAPP Zambia creates opportunities for customers to buy clothes at their convenient time and price. We reduce our prices daily for fourteen days. Our team alternates the stages of the cycle across the shops to provide customers with a variety of products to meet their budgets.

Additionally, 14,958 children aged 9 to 14 were reached with HIV prevention programmes, and children affected by HIV received support through comprehensive, child-centered case management.

DAPP CLOTHES AND SHOES MAP

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