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In this video, Tamara Mwale of Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) Zambia shares a story of reintegration. At ACE, whenever possible, the team seeks to reintegrate children with biological family. They create a customized plan to ensure a safe and healthy reintegration process with systemic support to prevent future disruption.
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This regional portrait describes Catholic-sponsored care for children in Eastern Africa using data from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. The first large study of its kind, it focuses on children who are particularly vulnerable—those at risk of or those who have been separated from their families. Many are in institutional care.
This portrait also describes growing efforts, led by women and men religious, to ensure children can grow up in safe, nurturing families or family-like environments rather than institutions. Through national associations of religious, Catholic Care for Children…
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Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) Zambia is a US-funded organization that transitioned from providing residential care in Zambia to pioneering family-based care, including foster care, and supporting other residential care service providers to transition. With important links to the Zambian government, ACE Zambia has been a key actor in supporting the development of policies, programs and guidelines that are now utilized across the country.
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ACE Zambia, formerly known as Christian Alliance for Children in Zambia (CACZ) is a faith-based and…
The ACE Zambia team has built a strong proof of concept for family-based care and restored thousands of children to family since 1998. In this video Chilala Shilimi Nyendwa, Manager of the Family Preservation and Empowerment Program for ACE Zambia, addresses the following questions:
- Social stigma facing reintegrated children
- Ability of families to financially support their children; and how organizations might respond when families cannot
- Child safety outside of institutional care
The ACE Zambia team has built a strong proof of concept for family-based care and restored thousands of children to family since 1998. In this video Daisy Muzukutwa, Executive Director of ACE Zambia, addresses the following questions:
- Financial viability of reintegration
- Future of institutional staff after the transition
- Where to begin when considering a transition
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This virtual study tour aims to provide you with an overview of care reform in Zambia from the comfort of your own home. Care reform relates to the care of children. It refers to efforts to improve the legal and policy frameworks, structures, services, supports and resources that determine and deliver alternative care, prevent family separation and support families to care for children well.
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In 2019, the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) pioneered a three-year multi stakeholder pilot to reintegrate 200 children from Child Care Facilities (CCFs) in Lusaka district to their families and communities. The Children in Families (CIF) collective effort is designed to clarify and refine systematic child reintegration processes formerly addressed in isolation and without clear coordination. The CIF Plus (CIF+) pilot is an opportunity to showcase the collective impact that can be achieved when government provides program direction in collaboration with Non-…
Funded by the GHR Foundation, the CIF+ pilot is a collaborative, locally led, intensive effort with the main aim to reintegrate 200 children from CCFs in Lusaka district, into families over a period of three years (2019-2021). Through strong documentation of the innovative collective approach, the pilot will inform MCDSS efforts to develop a replicable and scalable model for more effective case management and successful reintegration for children living in CCFs. The pilot also responds to GHR’s overall goal to support the development of robust, resilient country-level systems…
Early childhood is deeply influential in a child’s life trajectory. Children need nurturing care to enable them to develop to their full potential. Evidence demonstrates the critical role of parents and the importance of play in holistic child development making playful parenting an important component in children’s early years development. When development is delayed, or at risk, interventions, including those that incorporate play and communication between the primary caregiver and the child are critical. But how well are caregivers equipped to better identify risks and support their…
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Zambia’s HIV prevalence is currently estimated at 11.1% among adults aged 15–49 years and 1.1% among children aged <15 years20. The Zambia National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council estimates that 10% of Zambia’s population (over 1.3 million children under age 18 years) are at high risk of being orphaned or vulnerable due to the impact of the HIV epidemic. Since the epidemic began, an estimated 250,000 children and adolescents have already been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS. The Zambia Family (ZAMFAM) project’s aim is to improve the care and resilience of…