The Diocese of Swaziland
Luyengo Farm Project
Rt Revd Meshack Mabuza
Bishop of Swaziland
Rt Revd Meshack Mabuza
Bishop Meshack has been a
consistent voice against the
status quo in Swaziland. He has
chaired the Swaziland Council of
Churches, the Cordinating
Association of NGOs in
Swaziland, and now of
Constituent Assembly, an
umbrella organisation of
churches, NGOs, trades unions
etc. working for democracy in
Swaziland.
Bishop Meshack Mabuza, on the refusal of police to pass on
the pro-democracy petition of Constituent Assembly:
“The police simply played into our hands. We were expecting
this, and we are grateful that it has happened. The whole
world will see the country in the light it is in that the rights of
the people are not respected, while even the constitution is
trampled upon with impunity. This clearly shows that there is
no democracy in this country.”
The sad thing is that the eyes of the world are not on
Swaziland!
King Mswati III is known
for his taste for luxury and
his practice of polygamy
(although at least two
wives are appointed by
the state), and has been
criticized abroad for
pursuing his personal
interests at the expense
of his country, one of the
poorest in the world
Swaziland:
Population 1 million
 World’s highest HIV infection rate (est
40%)
 75% live on less than €1 per day
 Estimated 300,000 orphans and
vulnerable children
 15% of households headed by a child
 50% of workforce unemployed
 Life expectancy 32 years
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USPG Ireland Mission Partners
Diocese of Swaziland HIV/AIDS programmes
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Neighbourhood Care Points
Home Based Care
Egumeni
Life Skills
Training at all levels: clergy & laity; ordinands; Sunday
School Teachers; Continuing Ministerial Education, The
School Holiday School of Theology; Parish Council Training
and more
25 Anglican Primary Schools
Neighbourhood Care Points
Home Based Care
Egumeni
Life Skills Programme
Culturally relevant training courses for clergy and laity
The HIV/AIDS programmes of the Diocese of Swaziland help whole
communities. The diocese relies on overseas donations to fund these
programmes, and as donations go down, as recently, programmes have
to be cut.
The diocese owns 200 acres of very good land, and wants to set up a
farm to generate income. They plan to grow baby vegetables and raise
pigs, and to apply the income to fund HIV/AIDS programmes for many
years to come.
USPG Ireland is committed to help the Diocese of Swaziland to achieve
self-sufficiency; and as a first step, to get the Luyengo Farm Project up
and running.
Part of the land at Luyengo
Luyengo Farm
Business Plan
available from USPGI