ICA Japan - Zambia 1999

Zambia Youth Vocational Training (Welding, Carpentry, Poultry, Bricklaying, Tailoring & Agriculture) July 1999 - June 2000 ICA team in Ipongo. Mr. James Sinayangwe (agriculture expert), Mr. Noah Simpasa (water and sanitation expert), Ms. Momoko Nakazawa and Ms. Akiko Zukeran worked together in Ipongo to empower and uplift the life of farmers.
Project Overview
LIFE IN VILLAGE
Kapini Area
	1. Kapini area is about 24 km north of Lusaka. The basic industry is agriculture. Most of the farmers cultivate 0.5 ha to 1.0 ha land and plant maize for home consumption.
	2. Water - the source of life. These girls are 14 to 15 years old. Most of them do not go to secondary school and remain in the village, helping household work.
	3. Vocational training school in Kapini with sewing and poultry courses. From here, carpentry, welding and bricklaying course spread to Kapandwe, Chongwe and Ipongo areas according to the villagers needs.
Kapandwe Area
	4. Kapandwe area is about 94 km north of Lusaka. Here is a typical family in Kapandwe area. For a family of 8, a minimum of 12 bags x 90 kg of maize per year is needed.
Chongwe Area
	5. Chongwe area, where the welding course is, is about 60 km east of Lusaka. ICA Zambia has introduced a cattle credit scheme to assist farmers increase overall yields.
Ipongo Area
	6. Ipongo area, where the brick laying course is, is about 188 km north west of Lusaka. People in rural areas have wisdom of maximizing local resources. A villager invented a welding machine with an old bicycle wheel. He collects iron scraps or useless iron tools, and repairs or makes new farming tools for villagers.
Welding course
Chongwe Area
Theory Class
	7. Mr. Mumba, instructor of welding course, is giving a lecture on selecting the electrode . He takes care to teach the most efficient and safest way to the students.
	8. Mr. Mumba, is introducing gas welding equipment. One of the tanks contains acetylene and the other contains oxygen.
	9. Students of Chongwe area listening attentively to the instructor. Since it is their first time to participate in a vocational training course, they are very keen to learn.
Making & Repairing of Farming Tools
	10. A student repairing a spade, using arc welding. Spade is one of the important farming tools for the villagers to work in their gardens.
	11. Repairing an ox-cart for a villager.
	12. Welding students repairing a rake.
	13. Welding students displaying four rakes which they made. These rakes will be sold to the local people for them to use in their gardens and farms.
Carpentry course
Kapandwe Area
	14. Students of Kapandwe area listening to the carpentry instructor.
Making a Workshop
	15. Carpentry students making a workshop for their practicals. They utilized local materials.
	16. Since the above workshop collapsed due to the heavy rain, the students made a stronger one with commercial wood.
Getting Used to the Tools
	17. Various gadgets used for carpentry. As their first step, the students learned what kind of tools they are and how to use them.
	18. Carpentry students learning to use wood planes.
	19. Carpentry students making a new shelf for a villager whose shop is going to be renewed. Many villagers come here, since they are ones of the few carpenters in the community.
Making Coffee Tables
	20. Students making various parts for a coffee table.
	21. Coffee table making. They measure wood very carefully so that they can avoid wastage.
	22. Coffee table made by students.
Arts of the Students
	23. Beds made by students. These furniture are purchased by community people.
	24. A carpentry student is showing is customer the small chairs made for children.
Poultry course
Kapini area
	25. Mr. Steward Kambuluka, poultry instructor, lecturing about how to raise good quality chicks.
Raising Broilers
	26. Mr. Enest Cheepa, agriculturist, teaching a poultry student how to take care of a day old chick.
	27. Poultry student translating knowledge into practice. The students experience the whole process of raising, slaughtering and selling them.
	28. Raising chicks in a floor feeding poultry house. The saw dust bedding is kept at a warm temperature using charcoal.
	29. Students take care of the chicks 24 hours a day using shifts until they are 3 weeks old.
	30. 8 week old chickens. Since the students took intensive care of the chicks, the mortality rate was 1.2%, which was very low.
Slaughtering and Selling
	31. Students slaughtering 8 week old chickens. First, they pluck out the feathers after putting the chickens into boiling water.
	32. Next, they take out the organs such as livers and kidneys. The organs are taken to the studentsﾕ family and eaten. No part of the chicken is wasted. The whole chicken including legs and bones are fully used.
	33. Some chicks will be sold in and around Kapini and the others will be sold in Lusaka. There is a constant demand for chickens especially in Lusaka. Learning and doing is the best way to get confidence.
Bricklaying　course
Ipongo Area
	34. Mr. Godwell Ishikaseba, bricklaying instructor, lecturing how to make a brick and materials required.
	35. Students of Ipongo area, listening attentively to their teacher.
Making Sun-burned Bricks
	36. Bricklaying students making brick molds.
	37. Making sun-burnt bricks. Bricklaying students are mixing sand, stone and cement with the ratio of 2:5:1. Then the mixture is poured into the mold and turned upside down for drying in the sun.
	38. Students are building a kitchen for the headman of Ipongo area using sun-burned bricks.
Making Burnt Bricks
	40. Students are removing the burnt bricks from the kiln.
	41. Students filling the foundation of a house for one of the trainees.
	42. The students putting up a demonstration building. The building will be used for storage to keep training materials safely.
Buiding Houses
	43. First, students make sun-burnt bricks.
	44. Ipongo.
	45. Students are preparing the foundation to construct a two-roomed house for one of the Ipongo community members.
Tailoring course
Kapini Area
	46. Ms. Florence Chikatula, project coordinator, and Ms. Stella Chipunza, tailoring instructor, talking about the importance of making a learning atmosphere.
	47. Small tests are conducted every Friday to enhance students knowledge. Students are receiving their answer sheets.
	48. Designing lessons. Students are learning how to design childrens clothes.
Sewing Machine Practice
	49. Ms. Stella Chipunza is teaching students how to use a sewing machine.
	50. For some of the students, it was their first time to use a sewing machine. They are listening to the instructor attentively.
	51. Students practicing sewing using butcher paper. They take turns and practice very hard.
Dress Making
	52. The tailoring instructor is supervising dress making. Students are trying their best to make beautiful dresses.
	53. Lea and Evelyn, tailoring students, are sewing infant and girls dresses. They learned cutting and drafting, and now are ready to make complete dresses.
	54. Some students made bed spreads, supervised by the instructor.
	55. It is fun to show each other the dresses they make.
	56. The tailoring instructor is checking the dresses which were made during the practical examination.
	57. Students are displaying the dresses they made. These dresses are now ready for sale.
Sustainable Seed Scheme
Kapini Area
	58. Ms. Beatrice Chingoma, ICA staff, and a club member are registering for receiving seeds.
	59. Ms. Florence Chikatula, project coordinator, handing out maize seeds to club members with a big smile.
	60. Groundnut seeds were also distributed for every member of the womens clubs.
Harvest Time
	61. Harvest time has come. Ms. Kapopo of Kapila Club is about to harvest her maize. This farmer will have food throughout the year 2000.
	62. A good maize crop by a club member of Katuba club. She is picking some maize for lunch.
	63. Ms. Mumampamba of Kubina club uprooting the groundnuts to see whether her groudnuts have good nuts.
Theory Class
	64. Kapini Women Club members listening attentively during training in agroforestry lectured by Enest Cheepa, agriculturist. They are trying to learn how to conduct sustainable agriculture which does not degrade the environment.
	65. Mwashinyamba Club and Kapila Club attending a training in business management and marketing. Joint training is one of the valuable opportunities for exchanging experiences and information.
Nurturing Leaders of the Communities
	66. Capacity buiding is one of the keys for success to build a lively community. Leadership training was conducted by Patricia Mudenda, ICA Zambia staff.
	67. Student and staff meeting is held regularly. It is helpful to enhance the training program, and also to build studentsﾕ capacity. They learn to be responsible and to take leadership.