The program in Macia started in 2006 with the World Relief Tshembeka program. Volunteers involved in the program were trained on home based care for those affected by HIV/AIDS. The AfricaWorks Animal Husbandry program was introduced to provide a sustainable source of income for the volunteers that were taking care of HIV/AIDS orphan’s & sick. The program started with 21 clients owning 7 chicken houses with the capacity of 200 to 250 chickens per chicken house.

Currently we have 10 chicken houses owned by 23 clients, and have increased the capacity per chicken house in this area to 400 chickens per chicken house and reduced the number of clients per chicken house to an average of 2, in order to maximize their profits. During this same period, one of our clients Anabela Matola was issued a loan to begin a stock feed business providing the feed to all other clients in Macia.