FOUNDER/CEO’S FOREWORD

“We leave the luxury of our living room with its color television and stuffed furniture and hurry across our manicured grass lawn. But then, alas, as if through magic, our neighbor’s eight-room house and his garden of flowers have vanished. In their place is a grass hut. A toothless, HIV/AIDS Infected young ladies acquired through prostitution in search for food and shelter, tuberculosis, blind-from-trachoma grandmother, old at forty-six, stands in the doorway. Your neighbor’s wife has just been killed by the youths who have turned into criminals due to lack of employment, lying on a straw mat over a mud floor covered with flies is your neighbor’s child who just completed her secondary school with good results but due to lack of sponsorship, she has high blood pressure and heart problems  . Two of the children are sick with malaria; all have worms; two are coughing following recovery from measles. The year-old baby died last week from malnutrition. None of the children have shoes. Only one has ever been to school. All are physically and physiologically hungry. The single parent makes $900 a year. Hence, their grandmother has been chased from the market by the local government in order to decongest the central business place.   Your tendency is to doubt your eyes and your ears and your brain. Yet this is a true picture. 75% of people in Zambia live under the conditions just described.”

By: Abraham Mukelabai (CEO/Director-ABRAMUKE GENERAL DEALERS (Home of Youths)

INTRODUCTION

ABRAMUKE GENERAL DEALERS (Home of Youths) is a youth lead firm registered in the Republic of Zambia under the Companies Act with the National Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) Registration Number 320170006859. The main purpose being that of alleviating higher poverty levels among the youths in Zambia which is the major cause of HIV/AIDS Spread among youths, Teenage pregnancies as well as criminal activities in our communities as the youths search for a living through any possible way. Therefore through Business and Entrepreneurship and through youth lead organization, youths (15 to 29 years) will be able to earn a living. AGD Home of Youths also seeks to break the barrier between youths and elderly people by ensuring equal social and economic opportunities as the employment ratio will improve for the youths who are disadvantaged by age and experience issues.

Zambia is a youthful country, with approximately 74 percent of its 14 million total population under the age of 30 (28 percent are 15 to 29 years-old).1 Annual population growth rate estimates range from 2.4 to 3 percent, and projections indicate a population of 24.5 million by 2030 according to the 2013 Human Development Report.

Zambian Youth, like many young people in developing countries, face challenges such as high unemployment rates, poor quality of education and educational opportunities, limited civic engagement opportunities, high HIV prevalence rates, teenage pregnancy, and early marriage. In order to try to overcome these issues, AGD Home of Youths has outlined solutions, which includes measures to reduce youth unemployment and improve the implementation youth programs and projects in order to benefit the intended target groups. However, a lack of resources has severely constrained implementation of this project.

The Youth Map assessment findings provide a snapshot of the circumstances of young people, providing insights into how they perceive their opportunities and challenges; how other stakeholders perceive young people’s situation; and recommendations to increase young Zambians’ social and economic wellbeing. The assessment team conducted extensive focus groups and surveys with Zambian youth ages 15 to 29 in three provinces, in addition to interviews and surveys with a broad range of stakeholders from civil society, educational institutions, and the private and public sectors. Hence, AGD Home of Youths focuses on achieving its set goals in helping fellow youths in Zambia.

4.0 COMPONENTS

This proposal details the support required for Youths, OVCs and Youth Students to be implemented efficiently and effectively.

1. Goals – To improve the lives of Youths and vulnerable children  and their families through support and care activities , and it is envisioned that this goal will be reached with the following objectives  ; 
2. To improve the quality of life of startup youth entrepreneurs, Orphans and vulnerable children infected and affected with higher poverty levels which is the major cause of HIV/AIDS spread among youths, teenage pregnancies and criminal activities.
3. To improve educational support and lifesaving skills to children infected and affected with HIV/AIDS and youths without sponsors.
4. To create fair qualifications for disadvantaged non-experienced professional youths by providing internships and job on training opportunities. This will break the barriers hindering youths from acquiring jobs in established firms which is lack of experience.

1. Strategies and activities
2. Home visitation which will be done door to door on the OVCs that need nutritional support.
3. School visitation and payments of school fees on the Youths that don’t have support.
4. Home visitation on the elderly that are looking after Youths and provide support to the families.
5. Conduct community awareness to community members on AGD (Home of Youths) service and projects.
6. Conduct M& E on a monthly bases on all activities.

1. Expected out comes and impact
2. Job creation for youth lead startup business through Business and Entrepreneurship
3. Increased OVCs complete secondary & primary education.
4. Improved access to sustainable care & support for OVCs
5. Increased number of household with elderly receiving support & care.

5.0 ACTIVITY PLAN