House of Peace Centre
We Support Children and Youth to Reach Their Full Potential
What We Do
01.
— We Find & Fund
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02.
— We Build Networks
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03.
— We Strengthen
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04.
— We Educate
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05.
— We Provide Care
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06.
— We Consult
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Our activities
Back to school programme
For children that are out of school due to lack of essential requirements are provided with uniform, books school bags, shoes and sanitary pads for the girls and take them back to school. This programme has helped 350 double orphans (250 and 100 boys). 50 of these children are on ART.
Sexual Reproductive Health awareness programme
Sexual Reproductive Health awareness programme is being done to schools in Mazabuka targeting Grade tens (10) to grade twelves (12) and out of school adolescents. Over 150 boys and 300 girls were sensitized on SRH in 2023.
Peer Education programme
Peer Education programme is being conducted targeting people at high risk of HIV/AIDS. In this programme 30-peer educators have been trained. Arising from this training, peer educators have been sensitizing Seasonal workers, migrant workers and youths. so far 1650 people have been sensitized on HIV/AIDS
Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs)
HOPC has been offering material, Psychosocial and moral support to OVCs. Since programme inception 150 OVCs have been reached.
Ending Early marriages
Engagement and advocacy meetings have been held between HOPC and school authorities and community leaders and other stakeholders on the need to end early marriages. As a result of this programme over 200 girls have been sensitized on dangers of early marriages while 3 girls were retrieved last year from early marriages.
Income Generating Activities (IGA)
HOPC mobilized young women into 2 groups of 15 to do microfinance projects. Soft loans were provided for them to start OSAWE project of lending money among themselves. Out of 30 women, 12 have become property owners as they managed to build sizeable houses for rent. 10 have bought cattle while 8 have grown substantial hectares of maize crop. This project has empowered many young women many of whom are single mothers.
Responding to HIV/AIDS: Prevention, care and people living with HIV
As HOPC we believe that as many individuals and institutions have learned during the past decade, HIV/AIDS prevention and care can, and should, inform each other. Indeed, at community level, it is often hard to imagine continuing with prevention work without responding to care needs, or providing care which does not address the sexuality of people living with HIV and AIDS. Complementing this emphasis on linking prevention and care, there has been a broad political consensus since the 1994 Paris AIDS Summit that all HIV/AIDS programmes are strengthened through the greater involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS. This is what we hope to pursue.
Sports Academy
HOPC piloted a Sports activity in Kafue. The aim of the project was to keep adolescents out of the streets and keep them busy. Since the project started, over 30 girls play soccer and are busy with their soccer career.