Moyo Aids Foundation Visit


Purpose:

To meet staff and visit two villages where field workers operate

To deliver computer equipment To hear about latest projects

Moyo Aids Foundation Visit Initially the focus was on

supporting people with HIV Then we realised this is connected

to many other issues such as: Clean water Funding Environmental degradation For example….


Cassava is one of the staple crops

People soak the cassava root in water to soften it for few days

This is where they used to do it….

Moyo Aids Foundation Visit Obvious consequences: Diarrhoea Malaria Intestinal parasites

Which leads to the conclusion why give people ARV’s if you then expose them to this?


So using the principles of basing our work on partnership and grassroots involvement

- Working from the bottom up rather than imposing a top down solution

Our field workers and the villagers came up with this…

Moyo Aids Foundation Visit The Cassava sink They supply the bricks and labour We supply One bag of cement,

(£16.00!) This builds two sinks This small scale project delivers

something they want quickly and effectively. It gives us more credibility to then talk more about HIV prevention, family planning etc


If people stop dying of simple diseases then the population goes up

Then there’s more pressure on resources such as wood for fuel

As there’s more mouths to feed

Moyo Aids Foundation Visit So replanting trees

around the village is also key

Local knowledge was vital to choose the best trees for fuel and materials

What grows quickly is also key


The Savings Bank Villagers contribute 200 MKW per

week each = 40 pence They now have 100,000 MKW

=£200 They sit in a circle once per week to

take the money and give out small loans for businesses

Moyo Aids Foundation Visit

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