Misisi

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Misisi Compound is a shanty town, which is located in Lusaka, Zambia. Misisi has been identified as one of the five worst slums in Sub Saharan Africa. Due to a lack of resources there has been poor record keeping, but according to best estimates, there are between 80 and 90,000 people living in the area.^[1]

1 Health
2 Language
3 Project Zambia
4 Footnotes
5 External links

[edit] Health

The average life expectancy is around 32 years. HIV and AIDS remains a huge problem in Misisi, as with many areas in Africa. Education into prevention and removal of social stigma is a major aim of the Home Based Care unit. More than 50 percent of children living there have lost at least one parent to the HIV/AIDS.

There is also a prevalence of many other diseases in the area. Cholera remains a huge problem, due to a lack of clean water. Malaria is also a major issue during the warmer seasons of the year. Health problems related to poverty, such as malnutrition create huge problems in the day to day lives of the people.

[edit] Language

While the official language spoken in Zambia is English, the people of Misisi tend to speak a number of local languages, in particular Nyanja and Bemba.

[edit] Project Zambia

Misisi is one of the main places in which Project Zambia works. Much of the work takes place in the adjoining St Lawrence's Centre, which houses a Community School, bakery Agricultural Project for a few examples, but a significant amount also takes place in the compound itself, such as the provision of clean water.