Chicken/Huku/Inkukhu Project
Feeding Hope, One Flock at a Time
Why This Project Matters
Good nutrition is essential for the healthy growth of every child. Our Broiler Chicken Project was started to provide fresh, protein-rich meals for the children at Patricia Jabangwe Children’s Home. Currently, our small-scale setup produces chickens mainly for domestic consumption, ensuring our children enjoy balanced, wholesome meals prepared with love. This project has become more than just a food source it’s a lesson in responsibility, teamwork, and sustainability for the children who help care for the chickens.
Our Current Setup
We rear small batches of broiler chickens in clean, well-maintained pens. The children actively participate in feeding, cleaning, and monitoring the flock’s growth, learning valuable agricultural and life skills in the process. However, our current capacity is not enough to feed the home for the full month, and that’s where we hope to grow with your support and the help of experts.
Our Vision for Growth
With additional funding and expertise, we aim to expand this initiative into a sustainable poultry project that can feed the home and generate income to support other programs. Our plans include:
- Increasing flock size to meet monthly food needs
- Upgrading our housing, feeders, and water systems for efficiency
- Training the children in basic poultry management and record keeping
- Selling surplus chickens to the local community to generate revenue
Partner with Us
Each stage brings us closer to food security, independence, and empowerment.
Phase 1: Expansion (Current)
- Begin selling surplus chickens to local families and markets
- Introduce small-scale training for youth and community members
- Partner with local feed suppliers and veterinary experts
Phase 2: Community Integration (Next 12–18 months)
- Increase the number of chickens per batch
- Improve housing and feeding infrastructure
- Strengthen health management and record-keeping
Phase 3: Sustainability & Impact (Beyond 18 months)
- Establish a self-sustaining poultry unit that fully meets our food needs
- Generate surplus income for reinvestment into other children’s home projects
- Explore egg production and value addition (e.g., packaged chicken portions)
- 🐥 Sponsor a Batch: Help us feed our children year-round.
- 🥚 Share Your Expertise: Empower us with knowledge in poultry management.
- 💚 Partner with Us: Build a sustainable food future for our home.
Call for Poultry Experts & Partners
We’re inviting poultry farmers, veterinarians, and agribusiness mentors to join hands with us.
Your expertise can help us:
- Improve flock health and growth rates
- Optimize feeding schedules and biosecurity.
- Create a sustainable small-scale business model.
- Build training opportunities for our children and caregivers
- By sharing knowledge and experience, you’ll be helping us transform this project from subsistence to sustainability.
Raised So Far
To create a self-sustaining poultry unit that reliably supplies nutritious broiler meat to Patricia Jabangwe Children’s Home, while using surplus production to generate income and training opportunities for children and the local community.