Young Mats ’ekha Against AIDS

Young Mat ’sekha (YM) through Information and Education department (IE) based in Berea Rural area as a non profit-making organization. It has been working on HIV/AIDS issues, education, food security and care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. The organization has trained about 30 community members including young people to disseminate HIV/AIDS related issues and sustainable food security to 12 villages and has reached 782 people.The group has promoted conservation agriculture in different community gatherings and trains. Sustainable agriculture refers to improved food production today and in future. Conservation agriculture should be implemented urgently and protect natural resources for future use by our children. Environment must be protected since it feeds us. Conventional tillage has cost us negatively as well as soil productivity on our households ’ food security. However Conservation agriculture gives us opportunity to positively respond to gender and climate change impacts.The organisation has been promoting conservation agriculture throughout its community gatherings to emphasise the mitigation of climate change impacts as to encourage farmers to adapt to these impacts for the increase production and to improve comprehensive food security in our community as to ensure a sustainable future for women, youth and vulnerable children voluntarily.