The ARISE project focused on withdrawing and preventing children from hazardous child labour especially in tobacco farm and the entire supply chain and empower them with vocational skills under TEVETA or reintegrate back them into formal education as part of the rehabilitation process. Through mentorship and close monitoring 311 out of 314 children (now youths) that were enrolled in vocational […]
JCM under the Child Labour project collaborated with the community structures to KNH lobby for an ambulance in Nakoli community and this was as result of the death of a pregnant woman on her way to the hospital. The process of lobbying for an ambulance involved community meetings to design a proposal in consultation with the District Health Office and […]
The official opening of Matilyo Community School to support children withdrawn from child labour in Kapiri Mposhi District: In order for JCM to continue withdrawing children from child labour and other forms of child abuse, a community school in Matilyo in Kapiri Mposhi was built with the support from KNH and the community committee. The official opening of the Matilyo […]
Background: The Scaling up demand for HIV Prevention Services and expanding Care and Support Services through Churches in Zambia was a 3 years cooperative agreement partnership between the USAID under the new Partners Initiative and Tearfund, implemented from December 2008 to November 2011. The prime partner was Tearfund Zambia with four faith based sub recipient partners namely: Jesus Cares Ministries; […]
Background: Jesus Cares Ministries, in collaboration with Geneva Global implemented the Luapula Trachoma Elimination and Prevention of Blindness Initiative project from 2007 to 2011 in Nchelenge and Chienge District. The overall goal was to eliminate blinding Trachoma from the Luapula Valley and deliver comprehensive and cost effective interventions in prevention of blindness through community health education and treatment and care […]
Background: The United State Department of Labour (USDOL) partnered with Jesus Cares Ministries and in 2002 and awarded with a cooperative agreement based on USDOL competitive procurement. The effective period of this project was from Septemeber 2002 to August 2006. The overall goal of the project was: (1) Making parents, teachers and community members aware of the importance of education […]
Background: Jesus Cares Ministries in partnered with UNICEF on OVC Care and Support project from 2003 to 2006 covering Luapula and Copperbelt province. The project provided education support to OVC and provided Income Generation Activity Support to identified vulnerable households. Achievement and Impact: Jesus Cares Ministries under this project provided care and support to over 3,000 OVC with education support […]
Background: The Africa KidSAFE (Shelter, Advocacy, Food and Education) project was a cooperative agreement funded by the USAID through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Displaced Children and Orphan’s Fund (DCOF) from 2008 to 2011 in Lusaka and Southern Province. The project was coordinated by Project Concern International and implemented through its partners including Jesus Cares […]
Background: The Realigning Agriculture and Wash for Nutrition (RAGWA-Nut) project is being funded by European Union (EU) and implemented by World Vision Zambia Limited (WVZ, Coordinator) and Jesus Cares Ministries (JCM, co-applicant) from 2016 to 2019 with the technical support from World Vision UK (WVUK, affiliated entity). The overall objective the RAGWA-Nut project is to contribute to the reduction of […]
Background: The ARISE project is funded by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and implemented in collaboration with ILO, Winrock International, the Government, social partners, and tobacco growing communities with the overall goal of eliminating and preventing incidences of child labour through various programmes implemented in Nkeyema and Kaoma Districts. The project implemented under ILO-IPEC was based on three pillars which include: […]
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The poor and less privileged, especially children and women are transformed to enjoy God’s fullness of life.
Our Mission
To promote human transformation, dignity and seek justice for the less privileged, especially children and women; to ensure they are protected, cared for and given the opportunities to become all God meant them to be.