Zambia: restoring land and lives through faith, sustainability and hope
Elyada center
Focus on the health of the land and the mental health of people.
Vision of restoration
In Zambia, psychosocial care is still in its infancy, while the need is great. In Kabwe, a city with over 300,000 inhabitants, many people struggle with trauma, addiction and emotional pain. At the same time, many families face poverty and depleted agricultural land, leaving them with no prospects for the future.
Elyada Centre believes that God wants to bring restoration to both people and the land. That is why we are committed to sustainable change: hope for hearts and restoration of the soil.
Hope and recovery for people
In Zambia, good and affordable psychosocial care is hardly available. Elyada Centre wants to change that, based on the conviction that everyone has the right to professional care, regardless of income.
We train and send Zambian care workers to orphanages, clinics for victims of gender-based violence and other projects that lack sufficient expertise. We also organise networking meetings to strengthen mental health care in Kabwe and facilitate trauma healing retreats, where people can work on healing deep wounds in a safe environment.
In addition, we use experiential forms of therapy, such as equine therapy, art therapy and play therapy. These methods transcend language and culture and help people find trust, processing and recovery on a deep level.
Restoring the land
In addition to providing assistance, Elyada works to restore the soil and promote sustainable food production through Elyada Farm. The farm produces organic vegetables and meat for the local market.
The farm is more than just food production. It is a place where people can work, learn and become involved in a healthy way of treating the earth. Where possible, we choose to work with people rather than machines. In this way, we create employment and strengthen the local community.
The farm also provides an important financial basis for the centre. All profits from Elyada Farm go directly to the work of Elyada Centre, ensuring that assistance can continue to be provided.
Project in Zambia
Agriculture focuses on providing employment: more people than machines
Revenue from Elyada Farm finances Elyada Centre
Proper processing of trauma enables people to take good care of themselves and others.
Food forests
As part of our vision, we are developing several food forests: vibrant, self-sufficient ecosystems in which different plants and trees work together to produce food in relatively small areas.
These food forests serve as model projects for schools, hospitals and other organisations interested in sustainable food production, even when space is limited.
Through these projects, we demonstrate that it is possible to grow food sustainably while restoring the soil. In this way, we contribute to a future in which communities can become more self-sufficient.
Our field workers
in Zambia
Behind Elyada’s work are people with a calling. Our field workers are committed to recovery in Kabwe on a daily basis.
Some work in social services, others on the farm or within the food forest projects. Each contributes according to their talents, convictions and dedication. Their efforts make our vision a reality: hope where there was despair, growth where there was exhaustion, a future where there was no perspective.
Would you like to contribute to the sustainable restoration of land and life in Zambia? We welcome individuals who are interested in providing long-term practical assistance at Elyada Farm or who would like to contribute to the further development and strengthening of the counselling team at Elyada Centre. Please feel free to contact us to explore the possibilities together.
You can also make this work possible financially. With your donation, you directly support professional psychosocial care, the training of local care workers, and the development of sustainable agriculture and food forest projects. Every contribution, large or small, helps to keep care accessible and to continue investing in the restoration of people, soil, and the future.
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