ENHANCING URBAN-ENVIRONMENTAL-SUSTAINABILITY-THROUGH FIGHTING-CLIMATE-CHANGE-IMPACT WITH TOTAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
The project “ Enhancing Urban-Environmental-Sustainability-Through Fighting-Climate-Change-Impact With Total Community Engagement” The project started in 2015 after the devastated floods that hit Malawi including Blantyre City. The project aims at reducing the impact of climate climate that have been caused by deforestation and carbon emissions in Blantyre townships. The project involves the restoration of the degraded-mountains in Blantyre city. Since people are also cultivating in some of the mountain tops, its impossible to relocate them. Therefore the restoration involves planting fertility-enhancing-trees like acacia in the same fields which are cared by farmers as they care for their crops.It is also involving mechanisms that are reducing deforestation such as community established local-bylaws and advocating for community use of Liquified-Petroleum-Gas(LGP) Stoves whereby reducing Carbon-emissions as-well.This year the project has been funded by UNDP under Global Environmental Fund(GEF) through its Small Grants Programme (SGP).
ADOLESCENTS,YOUNG WOMEN AND WOMEN HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Support us in our mission to reduce HIV spread/transmission among children, adolescents and women in most vulnerable communities through women/youth/children sexual and reproductive health rights advocacy, awareness campaigns, capacity building and sexual and reproductive health services delivery.
HIPHOP FOR HIV PROJECT
In 2018 we implemented a project called HIPHOP FOR HIV. The project targeted the youth and aimed at reducing the spread of HIV and encouraging voluntary HIV testing among adolescents and young women by using arts/talents mainly hiphop music(not limited). Youth with different talents were mobilized and motivated to use their skills in disseminating HIV prevention messages. Then organization was hosting talent HIV AND AIDS shows in primary and secondary schools and public places in order to get hold of every youth in the implementation communities. We managed to reach 4000 youth, formed 10 HIV and AIDS clubs in the community and schools. 3400 youth voluntarily got tested for HIV virus.
Youth in HIV Knowledge Hunt (YOHKH) Project.
In 2017 the organization implemented a project called “ Youth in HIV Knowledge Hunt (YOHKH)”. The program involved training youth in HIV and STI infection management and prevention. Through this program Busy Youth Organisation trained over 3000 youth on the above themes. These trained youth have formed healthy center’s youth friendly community based organizations in Chiradzulu and Nsanje district.
Menstrual Hygiene at an affordable price (MEHAP) Project.
Busy Youth also implemented a project called “Menstrual Hygiene at an affordable price (MEHAP)”. The project aimed at empowering youth economically by training them on how to make reusable organic cotton menstrual pads for sale using locally available resources at an affordable price.
