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Nkayi Community Development Project:
Eightytwenty Vision is working in partnership with Zinyangeni Christian Church for the purpose of assisting the people of Nkayi and uplifting their standard of living through a focus on economic development and equipping people with skills for self-sustenance.
Nkayi is situated in Matabeleland North Province, about 160km north of Bulawayo. At the moment the programme focuses mainly on two wards: Philip Ward, which is 47km northwest of Nkayi centre, and Nkalakatha, which is 13 km east of Nkayi Centre.
The population of Nkayi is 111,118 as at the 2002 census with an average growth rate of 3.5% per year. Generally the people there are heavily dependant on subsistence farming and cattle rearing to sustain their livelihoods.
Nkayi, like much of rural Zimbabwe, has experienced severe food shortages, resulting in malnutrition, poor health, and like elsewhere in Zimbabwe is also vulnerable to HIV and Aids. |
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The community development project therefore seeks to strengthen the people of Nkayi’s livelihoods, by responding to the immediate needs of people living with malnutrition, HIV and Aids, providing care and support for orphans as a result of Aids and assisting to curb the current Cholera outbreak in the community.
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There are 4 thematic areas Eightytwenty Vision is involved in:
1. Food Security
2. Education
3. Women’s Rights
4. HIV/Aids |
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