In Zambia’s Eastern Province, many children have no parental care and, as such, face a life of hardships and uncertainty regarding their future.
Our Family Stabilization Program in Chipata keeps struggling families together, offering them care and guidance in a position to allow them to have a secure family life at home. But when no one else can, we serve as a safe haven, offering a supportive environment in which to develop and flourish.
Since opening in 2012, SOS Children’s Villages Chipata has been a haven for underprivileged children, offering them a warm and supportive family and an opportunity for a brighter future.
Dedicated SOS mothers care for, nurture, and mentor, providing a secure and a family environment for each one of them to develop in a secure and a family environment in which to develop in a secure and a family environment in which
Clare Mulenga-Chilambo, Alternative Care Coordinator in Chipata, explains: "The children in our care have gone through a lot of hardships. Some have both parents having died of complications of HIV/AIDS, and yet others have lived in a background in which carers cannot care for them due to mental disabilities or abandonment. In such a background, they have a family, receive care, and an opportunity for a brighter future.