World Vision - Zambia

In Zambia, an estimated one in four people is HIV positive or ill with AIDS, and in some areas prevalence rates are higher. Some groups are especially vulnerable – most notably young women and girls. The impact of HIV/AIDS has been enormous. Apart from the tragic human and social cost, HIV/AIDS has seriously weakened the Zambian economy and the capacity of the government to provide essential services.

The international charity World Vision has been working in Zambia for many decades and, with Education Development Center, has been one of our major strategic partners in the successful Learning At Taonga Market primary school distance education programme. In 2004 World Vision integrated 500 Lifeline radios for use in its HIV/AIDS education initiative. The radios were distributed to women, children and farmers in isolated and remote areas of Zambia. In addition to using the radios to listen to Learning At Taonga Market, recipients used them to gain access to information and advice on HIV/AIDS, other health issues and agriculture.