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Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools JFFLS Saskia H sken Food and Agriculture Organisation Zambia Prepared for: Fo

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Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools JFFLS Saskia H sken Food and Agriculture Organisation Zambia Prepared for: Fo

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    1. 1 Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) Saskia Hüsken Food and Agriculture Organisation Zambia Prepared for: Forum “Dual epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity” Lusaka, Zambia 8 – 12 May 2006

    2. 2 JFFLS What is the concept all about? A response to the increased vulnerability of children and young people, especially those orphaned due to AIDS.

    3. 3 JFFLS seeks to: Address skills and knowledge gaps created by premature death of parents; Provide a safe space for these children to play and learn; Re-assure the children that they are valuable members of the community.

    4. 4 JFFLS JFFLS is a process of empowering orphans and other vulnerable children. Through building of skills and providing relevant knowledge as tools to help the children to improve their lives and livelihoods.

    5. 5 Junior Farmer Field and Life School Junior: JFFLS targets children and young people between 12 - 18. Equal number of girls and boys.

    6. 6 Junior Farmer Field and Life School Farmer: JFFLS targets rural youth. Most of them will settle in rural areas and derive their livelihoods from farming.

    7. 7 Junior Farmer Field and Life School Field: A learning field is used as a living laboratory, to provide practical skills to the juniors. Crops and livestock are raised in a small plot of land. Juniors use the plot to learn how to raise healthy plants and/or livestock.

    8. 8 Junior Farmer Field and Life School Life: Focus on the lives and livelihoods of orphans and other vulnerable children. The JFFLS provides the children with life skills; leadership skills, gender equality, human rights, HIV&AIDS awareness, self-esteem, confidence, etc.

    9. 9 Junior Farmer Field and Life School School (without walls): The concept of school is used flexibly: to imply interaction between learners and facilitators in both time and space. to emphasize participatory learning instead of regular, hierarchical ‘instructional’ learning.

    10. 10 JFFLS In this approach school means: Facilitation rather than instruction; Learning by doing rather than by hearing; Active experimentation rather than passive acceptance of facts; Reflection, innovation and flexibility rather than a rush to cover the curriculum.

    11. 11 JFFLS JFFLS is a participatory approach: Active involvement of learners in the learning process. The children are seen as experts with knowledge to share. The children are strengthened in their ability to express their needs.

    12. 12 In JFFLS children learn by doing, investigating, experimenting, making mistakes, observing and drawing conclusions under the guidance of a committed and qualified facilitator. Learning has to be fun, interesting, stimulating and challenging.

    13. 13 Learning of Agricultural Skills: Soil preparation Applying manure Sowing Weeding & pest control Harvesting Storage & Processing Preparing & preservation of food JFFLS

    14. 14 Additional skills: Small livestock production (rabbits, guinea pigs) Entrepreneurial skills Medicinal plants Fish farming JFFLS

    15. 15 Learning of Life Skills: For understanding the environment in which they live, To fight stigma and discrimination, To develop ways to organise their lives in a way that minimises risk and danger. To regain self-esteem and discover their potential to contribute to their community. JFFLS

    16. 16 Multi-sectoral approach in Zambia: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Health Ministry of Education Ministry of Community Development and Social Services With technical support from FAO. And food supply from WFP. JFFLS

    17. 17 JFFLS This multi-sectoral team at district level ensures active involvement of community. The community: selects the JFFLS participants, selects community facilitators, appoints the plot of land for the JFFLS, and advises on which Income Generating Activities the JFFLS will start up.

    18. 18 Zambia: Pilot project in Pemba, Choma District. 30 children: 15 girls and 15 boys. Activities undertaken: - poultry rearing - vegetable garden JFFLS

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    21. 21 Lessons learned from pilot project: Involvement of community. Selection of participants; vulnerability. Integration of life skills. Multi-sectoral approach requires proper coordination. Involvement of Provincial office. Where do the children go from here? JFFLS

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