ELCIN empowers infohut project

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) through its infohut project has handed over chickens to five young people living with HIV/AIDS to help them start poultry farming businesses.

ELCIN’s eastern diocese youth leader Esther Sakaria at the handing over ceremony in Oniipa on Sunday said through the infohut project, they engage and equip young people and church leaders in life skills through the use of computers.

She said they have also initiated the livelihood project whereby young people are assisted with activities like gardening and poultry farming.

Sakaria said the infohut was started in 2018 to empower vulnerable groups, especially youths, with skills needed to reduce their vulnerability.

“Some of the areas covered are computers and life skills which includes sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support, conflict management and resolution, and a computer driver’s licence,” said Sakaria.

She said the mission of the project is to create an environment conducive for effective dispensation of information to the youth on HIV/AIDS, and simultaneously imparting of information technology skills within communities.

Sakaria noted that Southern Africa is challenged by the HIV/AIDS prevalence.

“We are all challenged to come up with effective ideas to eliminate the stigma and new HIV infections, as well as ensure an improved quality of life. If we do not collaborate to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, we will continue experiencing unprecedented human suffering and socio-economic hardships,” she said.

(NAMPA)
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(NAMPA)