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09LUSAKA973
2009-12-22 14:21:00
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Embassy Lusaka
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ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LUSAKA 000973 

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STATE FOR AF/EPS TDAVIDSON, AF/RSA LMUNCY, AND AF/S LAYLWARD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ZA
SUBJECT: ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP
PROGRAM PROJECTS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LUSAKA 000973

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/EPS TDAVIDSON, AF/RSA LMUNCY, AND AF/S LAYLWARD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ZA
SUBJECT: ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP
PROGRAM PROJECTS


1. (U) Summary: Embassy selected seven projects for the FY
2010 Ambassador's Special Self Help Program with total
allocations of USD 65,000. These projects will become
official at a signing ceremony in January 2010. Embassy
estimates that approximately 5,900 Zambians will benefit as a
result of these projects.


2. (U) Detailed project information for 2010 SSH Fund
Grantees:

Grantee Name: Foundation for Wildlife and Habitat
Conservation (FWHC),Mpika, Northern Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR001
Project Title: Introduce high-yield beans to local farmers
who are former poachers
Amount of Grant: USD 15,000
Description of Activity: This area of northern Zambia is
heavily poached. The project will work with former
poachers-turned-farmers to help them improve crop yields by
introducing high-yield beans and teach farmers best farming
practices and methodologies. Working with Foundation for
Wildlife and Habitat Conservation, this project will help
these farmers support themselves and their families and
achieve income, seed and food security.
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: Approximately 450 local
farmers and family members, including 30 men, 40 women, 145
boys and 240 girls, will benefit from this project.
Status of Project: Programmed in December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: Kansobe Community School, Kasama, Northern
Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR002
Project Title: Build two additional classrooms for the
Kansobe Community School
Amount of Grant: USD 12,000
Description of Activity: Originally built in 2004, Kansobe
Community School currently accommodates in two classrooms
children attending kindergarten to grade five from six
surrounding villages. As a result, the school needs
additional classrooms to accommodate these students.
Number of Beneficiaries: 640 men and boys; 720 women and
girls
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: Tree Crops and Horticultural Association
(TCHA),Mongu, Western Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR003
Project Title: Purchase irrigation equipment, seedlings, and
plant 50 hectare plot
Amount of Grant: USD 10,000
Description of Activity: TCHA will purchase and install
irrigation equipment, including pumps, pipes and sprinklers,

to irrigate a 50 hectare plot of land. Farmers plant,
harvest and sell crops that help them earn income. This
equipment will help them increase yields and become
self-sufficient.
Number of Beneficiaries: Approximately 250 men and boys; 205
women and girls
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: David Livingstone High School, Livingstone,
Southern Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR004
Project Title: Build two classrooms for special needs
students
Amount of Grant: USD 9,000.00
Description of Activity: David Livingstone High School
first opened as a primary school in 1930 and has educated
high school students since 2001. The high school must
accommodate a growing population of special needs students,
particularly those who are developmentally delayed. These
two classrooms will give the school space to assist and
educate these students.
Number of Beneficiaries: 28 special needs students,
including 17 boys and 11 girls
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: St. Patrick's Girls Basic School, Lusaka
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR005
Project Title: Build a school library
Amount of Grant: USD 7,000

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Description of Activity: This school serving 1,800 girls
aged four to 14 (pre-kindergarten to grade 9) from
disadvantaged families does not have a library. As a result,
students lack access to reading materials. The new library
will allow the school access to materials to help them
develop their reading skills.
Number of Beneficiaries: 1,800 female students
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: Josephine Fogg Nursery and Primary School,
Kafue, Lusaka Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR006
Project Title: Construct toilets
Amount of Grant: USD 7,000
Description of Activity: Since its inception in 1986, this
school has grown from 70 to nearly 600 students, from
pre-kindergarten to grade nine. The school has 12 classrooms
and must double shift; most students attend school four to
five hours per day. Because it lacks toilet facilities, the
school cannot be academically accredited by the Zambian
government or administer exams for older students, requiring
them to test at other schools. Toilets will allow the school
to comply with national education guidelines and achieve
accreditation.
Number of Beneficiaries: Currently 267 male and 308 female
students ranging in age from two to 15 years
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009

Grantee Name: Programme for Vulnerable Children and Women
(PVCW),Mpika, Northern Province
Agreement Number: SZA-6000-GR007
Project Title: Construct toilets and borehole (well)
Amount of Grant: USD 5,000
Description of Activity: The 1,500 residents of a rural
community near Mpika live in extreme poverty and do not have
access to clean drinking water or toilets. This project will
build community toilets and dig a borehole (well) to provide
the community with safe drinking water.
Number of Beneficiaries: More than 620 men and boys; 580
women and girls
Status of Project: Programmed December 2009; launching in
January 2010
Fiscal Year Funds: 2009


3. (U) The POC for the Ambassador's Special Self Help
Program is Small Grants Coordinator Patricia Madigan, tel.
(211) 250-955 x. 2355, e-mail madiganp@state.gov.
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