MAJOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
To achieve its goals and objectives, Village Relief Services has the following activities:
- Health/HIV and AIDS (HIV and AIDS Stigma Awareness Raising among in-and-out of School Youth Project,
- Child labour prevention Project,
- Fruits and High value Tree planting Project for income generation to orphaned families. The project is working with AIDS orphans/ widows to support micro-business as well as foster home placement, organic food and nutritional supplements, school uniforms and supplies, as well as alternative healthcare, Entrepreneurship skill Building)
- Environmental Conservation (Afforestation, Tree Nurseries, Eco-tourism, Wetland Management.)
- Sustainable Agriculture (Organic farming, Farmers Field School, Fruit Trees growing, Horticultural farming, advocacy on extension services and agricultural inputs for smallholders farmers)
- Water and Sanitation (Water Harvesting, Ecological Sanitation, sanitation and hygiene promotion, Menstrual Hygiene Management)
- Lobbying and advocacy in various issues (i.e. women and children rights)