Tiny Tim and Friends

Phridae Sinyangwe- Project Manager

Phridae Sinyangwe is the second born in a family of 8 children. His family is from the Mambwe-speaking people of Northern Zambia.

He has been working with Tiny Tim and Friends for the past year and a half.  His roles with TT&F are many, including managing the clinics, outreach programs and the organic farm. He was born in the Ndola Copperbelt province of Zambia and moved to Lusaka at the age of 12.

During high school, he did some short courses in HIV peer training, peer counseling, and HIV care-giving.

He was a leader of an organization called Safe Club, part of the Forum for African Women Education in Zambia (FAWEZA)which dealt with identifying vulnerable and HIV+ boys & girls, providing them with access to schooling and counseling.  After high school, Phridae studied Electronics and plans to continue his education in Project Management.

He has excellent inter-personal skills and is fluent in English, Bemba, Nyanja, Toga, Kiswahili, Mambwe, and Lungu. Before working with TT&F, he was the project manager for the United Church of Zambia AIDS Project (ZNAN/CHAZ), from 2004 until 2006.  He worked with grant management; training and project implementation for educational and nutritional support for OVC’s and AIDS widows. During that time, Phridae also served as The Awareness and Anti-Stigmatization Coordinator for Church’s Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ.)

“From the first day I began to work with Tiny Tim and Friends, it has changed the way I think and view life.  Difficult and sad cases related to AIDS are a challenge to many of the NGO’s working in Zambia, but Tiny Tim and Friends focuses on the most difficult cases.  This makes our work both more challenging and more rewarding.”

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