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APRIL 2020 – APRIL 2021

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PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT

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Table of Contents Page

1.0 Acknowledgements 2

2.0 Executive summary 4

3.0 Programme Overview and outcomes 6

4.0 Challenges in Implementation 12

5.0 Conclusion 16

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1.0 Acknowledgements

The Board, management and volunteers of Development Three Sixty would like to sincerely

thank the following organisations and individuals for their support towards the successful

implementation of programmes activities during our calendar year for the period 30th April

2020 to 30th April 2021.

We would like to thank the following:

1. Livingstone – The local authority was pivotal in opening access for Development Three

Sixty to implement activities in all the communities of Livingstone District.

Furthermore, the Council was instrumental in enabling the organisation undertake an

assessment of Waste management Services and how these services would be improved

by communities, NGO’s communities and other stakeholders.

2. Ministry of Education – The Ministry was key in helping the organization to access the

different schools situated in the district. This collaboration enabled Development Three

Sixty to support 6 schools in Livingstone District. (Details provided under programme

outcomes).

3. Ministry of Sport and Youth

The Ministry was instrumental in enabling the organization access the government

policy position on implementation of different programmes targeted at youth and

sports improvement.

4. Ministry of Health – The Ministry was key in facilitating for the organisation to gain

access to all health facilities dotted across the city and linkages to the community health

support structures such as the neighborhood health committees, HIV treatment

adherence groups, malaria support groups as well as offering recommendations to

access finance

5. Local Participation in Governance (LoPaGo-GIZ) – The organisation was instrumental in

providing finances and technical support top undertake the waste management finances

and technical support that facilitated the holding of a district wide consultation and

formulation of a road map to involve children, youths and adults in improving the

management of waste in the city.

6. The Youth Fund/Restless Development Foundation – The organizations provided the

much needed support to facilitate for a skills training in basic tailoring for young girls,

young men and women, procurement of sewing machines and support towards

distribution of reusable sanitary pads for 300 young girls in 4 schools.

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7. The Gateway Foundation, South Africa – The organisation was instrumental in enabling

the organization to procure the first sewing machine was aimed at strengthening the

organization’s menstrual health management programme and water stations that were

distribute to two health facilities to help strengthen COVID_!( prevention measure in

two health facilities that fall under the catchment area of Development Three Sixty

8. Zambezi FM – The radio station has been an all-weather partner to the organization.

The provision of Radio Airtime and flexible broadcast times for the different sponsored

and non-sponsored programmes that the organization airs targeting different

population groups has enabled the organization disseminate different messages that

have helped shape and position Development Three Sixty as a reliable Development

partner in the districts covered by the station.

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2.0 Executive summary

Development Three Sixty undertook the programme implementation under difficult COVID-19

circumstances. It’s programmes were implemented in line with it its strategic positioning

exercise undertaken during the 2019 to 2023 strategic plan process which aimed at

complimenting government’s efforts in achieving the Seventh National Development Plan and

contributing to the country’s achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The

activities were conducted in 14 communities in Livingstone, 2 communities in Kazungula and 2

other communities in Sesheke districts. The activities were implemented in selected schools,

communities and health facilities in all the three districts..

The report also explores the outcomes of the situation analysis that was implemented

alongside the programme activities to assess the state of children, youth and women’s services

in Livingstone., Kazungula and Sesheke districts with regards provision of different services

that affect social-economic, health, as well as environmental factors and policies which impact

the well-being of the targeted sub populations in their different communities and settings.

The programme activities were conducted with view a view of enabling the organisation

gather programmatic information that would help achieve the following outcomes:

• Identify gaps and opportunities existing in the current set-up of programmes in the

district that serving children, youths and women who make up the organization’s

primary target groups.

• Collect data that would enable the organisation align its six (6) programmatic pillars

and aid the development of sustainable interventions that would be responsive in

addressing the identified gaps and issues affecting the well-being of the target

populations and their communities.

• Identify areas of collaboration with government and non-governmental entities to

support the development of relevant and fundable concepts including other support

mechanisms that would address the identified gaps thereby contributing to the

improved living conditions and welfare of the targeted populations and their

communities.

• Implement programmes that would positively affect the welfare of young people and

women in the areas of their physical well-being through sports promotion,

improvement of their abilities to earn incomes using various entrepreneurial skills and

encouraging them to adhere to healthy lifestyles as well as safeguarding themselves

and their families from COVID-19 and other ailments that could negatively impact their

lives.

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This report highlights the identified gaps and issues affecting different service delivery points

in each of the three districts. It also highlights the activities implemented during the period

under review.

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3.0 Programme overview and outcomes for 2021-2022

3.1 community Engagements with traditional leaders

The meeting was meant to strength the participation of community leaders in

community development programmes. Management representatives were invited to

speak to the different senior headmen for sichiyasa village. The meeting resulted in the

formation of community groups that are now active in supporting development

programmes in helping strengthen participation of women and young girls in

development programmes.

3.2 Community Sports Initiative – Golden Stars

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Golden Stars

The organisation supported the golden stars soccer academy for a period of five months

with basic balls which did not last long due to the poor terrain of their soccer field. The

academy also faces challenges with regards balancing play time for the 3 different

categories that they have at the academy which include, junior boy, junior girls and

senior boys.

It is hoped that support will be sourced to help the academy have enough space to

accommodate the 3 teams. The sensitization programme will continue being

implemented to ensure that the children who live in a rural area are kept safe from

negative vices. Sessions on substance abuse, alcohol abuse, pre-marital sex, gender

roles and topics around goal setting were conducted with the boys and girls who are

members of the sports academy.

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3.3 Strengthening Youth Participation – Libuyu community

The Libuyu and town center meetings conducted in Aril and May 2020 resulted in the

formation of the community youth development committees that are advocating for the

inclusion of youths and young people in all developmental programmes in the 3

districts. The consultation were supported by the Livingstone City Council and funding

from the Youth Fund and Restless Development.

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3.4 Waste Management Consultations – Livingstone City

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The waste management activities enabled Development Three Sixty to strengthen its

programmes around community sensitization aimed at improving waste management in

the city. This programme was supported by the German government and co-

implemented with the Livingstone City Council. Through these engagements, the

organization’s has been tasked to set-up youth and women co-operatives that will

support waste collection in communities at a fee. This will go towards supporting the

objectives of the organization on empowerment, sustainable consumption and climate

change interventions.

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3.5 Law Makers and Council Management’s Meeting

This meeting was the highlight of the activities implemented during the 2020-2021

period. The meeting was attended by the Mayor, All law makers and management of

the council. The discussions bordered on empowerment of youths and women in the

city. Through this meeting, the organization was able to get the support of the council to

begin developing intervention that will bring about empowerment as well as improving

the health status of community members in the different suburbs of the city.

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4.0 Challenges we are working to solve In as much as communities and other stakeholders appreciate the programmes

implemented by the organisation, implementation of these activities comes with its

challenges. Some of the challenges that the organisation has been faced with during

execution of its programmes include the following:

4.1 Improving the sports component to serve as both a career and diversion from

engaging in socially unacceptable behaviours.

The 2019 Situation Analysis conducted by Development Three Sixty in Livingstone,

Kazungula and Sesheke districts found that 80% of respondents who participated the

survey activities which included focus group discussions, one to one interviews and

mystery client visits in health facilities and schools identified the poor state of

community sporting and recreational facilities in the districts as a major contributor to

young people’s engaging in negative vices or socially unacceptable behaviours such as

alcohol abuse, smoking of marijuana and other illegal substance among both young and

adult males and females.

The COVID-19 partial lock down by the government from March 2020 to November

2020 and the lock down that resulted from the third wave of COVID-19 which started in

March 2021 until August 2021 resulted in closure of all learning institutions and other

sectors. The lock downs resulted in a further escalation on the number of young people

who engaged in idling and resorting to unprotected sex, alcohol and substance abuse,

violence, theft and high cases of mental health challenges such as stress and suicidal

tendencies.

This was based on the data collected from health facilities, drop in centers and police

stations in the 3 districts.

The situation with most parents was also similar with many losing their jobs in the

hospitality industry which, is the biggest employer in all the 3 catchment areas. This

resulted in many parents also engaging in high levels of alcohol and substance abuse.

The partial lock down also resulted in a rise of gender based violence cases among

intimate partners and an increase in the number of assault cases which were reported

at the police and at our office.

4.2 High number of unplanned teenage pregnancies.

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During the 2019 situation analysis, Development Three Sixty collected data from

Livingstone and

Kazungula which showed that 86 and 52 cases of teenage pregnancies were recorded

respectively. During the 2020/2021 COVID-19 lock downs, the number of unplanned

teenage pregnancies also raised to 140 for Livingstone and 84 for Kazungula. The

number for sexually transmitted cases also rose.

These figures were attributed to the lack of extra-curricular activities such as sports that

young people could engage in. Furthermore, exposure to HIV among the young people

was viewed to be high by the ministry of health. Number of girls dropping out of school

due to these pregnancies has also gone up.

4.3. Poor Sports infrastructure

The existing infrastructure in all the 3 districts lives much to be desired. All the 3 districts

have rundown infrastructure such as poor tracks, football pitches and in some cases

volley ball courts, basketball courts and halls for karate.

A few schools have some semblance of pitches, with most of these facilities often

regulated by the school administrations and never opened to non –students at the

schools.

This situation results in most young people who don’t have access to such facilities in

their schools or communities having challenges to access such due to the restrictions

and end up abandoning their sports engagements.

4.4. Poor Sports Equipment

In almost all of the schools and communities that the organization has programmes,

requests for sports equipment never cease. The desire by most young people to engage

in sports is often hampered by the challenge of poor or a complete lack of proper sports

equipment. The organisation has made some donations of some sports equipment but

this hasn’t been adequate to meet the huge needs of the other young people in the

different catmint areas.

4.5. Inadequate and poorly furnished training facilities.

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All the 3 catchment areas have either no training facilities or have inadequate and

poorly furnished infrastructure to support the proper development of different sports

disciplines and for training purposes. This however hasn’t discouraged many to still

follow their dreams of becoming accomplished sports men and women in the different

disciplines. Training facilities are critical in helping these young people and women to

improve their different sports disciplines but the state that these training facilities is

makes such dreams and aspirations literally impossible.

Accessing the much needed facilities often comes with a very high cost as they are often

found in private venues.

4.6 Lacking Internet to be up to date with current trends and new developments in

different sporting disciplines.

Most of the sports facilities that are in existence have no internet connectivity,

computers or televisions to enable the young people and women access new

developments about different sports or even to get exposed to how some of their

colleagues in different countries train to excel and become the best Olympians and

champions in different sports disciplines. Most end up accessing such facilities in bars

hence putting themselves at risk to adopting detrimental behaviours.

4.7 Inadequate number of trained sports administrators in the 3 districts.

Most of these community sports groupings don’t have formally trained sports

administrators. Majority of the people working to support the community sports groups

and some of the school based programmes often lead out of interest and sometimes

out of experience but without formal training. There is need to develop a pool of sports

administrators who will sustain the talent development in these areas as most of the

talent is usually left untapped due to this and other challenges.

4.8 Lack of a Co-ordinated District Sports Program (that is not inclined to the school

programme) Most learning institutions have a calendar of sports activities and this is

often done for a short period of time during the school calendar and depends on

availability of resources. The activities get repeated the next year. Such a set-up as we

believe limits the opportunities of many young people to make it as established sports

professional. This leaves many of them with no option other than quitting or venturing

in unacceptable social behaviours or becoming delinquent. Very few programmes are

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established at district level to ensure that talent is continuously harnessed and nurtured

so that the young people and women are given opportunities to continuously improve

their different sporting capabilities.

4.9 Low participation of girls and women in sports and other development

programmes. The organization has also observed the low participation of girls and

women in sports and other development programmes. Based on studies conducted by

other stakeholders such as UNICEF, Population Council and Innovations for Poverty

Action, the low participation of the female gender in these programmes increases their

vulnerability to gender based violence, sexual exploitation and unplanned pregnancies

among teenage girls as well as exposure to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.

This also means that girls and young women are deprived of the opportunity to enjoy

some of their rights. This needs to change by creating equal opportunities for both

genders.

4.10 Weak linkage mechanisms to the national sports structures such as the Olympic

Youth Development Center, the National Sports Council and the Ministry of Youth and

Sport.

The organisation has been working with sports academies such as the Golden Stars,

FAGROSS, and the Livingstone Sports Initiative since 2018. Among the challenges

observed and experienced has been the poor cohesion among the national sporting

bodies in terms of support whether financial or technical towards these local groups.

The situation is different compared to what has been happening in the capital Lusaka

where academies and clubs get all manner of support and have access to state of the art

facilities. There is need to level the playing field so that all the young people have similar

privileges and opportunities to develop as athletes in their respective sporting

disciplines.

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4.0 Conclusion Development Three Sixty believes that the good will it continues to receive and the

partnerships it enjoys in the districts is not enough to enable change the current status

quo with regards sports development in the catchment areas. We believe that receiving

support from other local or international partners to address these challenges will turn

around the attitude of our athletes and help them develop and grow different sports

disciplines thereby averting the risk of them engaging in socially unacceptable

behaviours that would put their lives at risk or prematurely end their lives. We believe

that the spirit, determination and dedication exhibited by most of these athletes under

such difficult conditions will be lifted resulting in the nurturing of champions who will

proudly represent our country at events such as the Olympics and other international

tournaments.

The organisation will also endeavor to strengthen resource mobilization so that it boosts

its ability to support some of the economic empowerment venture that are aimed at

helping households improve their household incomes and reduce their vulnerabilities.

The organization will set-up sports facilities and empowerment projects on the land

acquired under traditional leadership in Mukuni Chiefdom of Livingstone/Kazungula

District and Chief Sekute of Kazungula district