Our partners are living proof that family-based care works in many contexts.
ACE Zambia is our original proof of concept.
ACE Zambia began in 1998 as a partnership between Americans and Zambians responding to the urgent needs of orphaned and abandoned children in the capital city of Lusaka. We opened a crisis nursery called the House of Moses that has since provided temporary shelter to over 1,000 children.
We found that many children had living family who loved them but couldn’t provide for them adequately. We relied on the expertise of local leaders, pastors, and families to identify hunger and social exclusion as root causes of child abandonment.
In response, we expanded our programs prevent disruption and empower communities. Today, ACE Zambia is fully led and run by Zambians who serve more than 3,000 children and their families every year.
The model that became a movement.
Our family-based care model prioritizes child safety and permanency in a secure, loving family. Our recent study shows that family-base care results in more effective operations and better outcomes for the children we serve.
Protect families
in crisis
We preserve a mother or caregiver’s bond with their child through emergency food relief to protect them both from the trauma of disruption.
Restore children
to family
We work to identify a secure, loving, and permanent family for every orphaned and abandoned child through reintegration, fostering, and adoption.
Strengthen communities
We provide education to children and caregivers in order to build self-sustainability and break the cycle of social exclusion.
Zambia
In the 1990s and 2000s, Zambia experienced a crisis of orphaned children during the HIV/AIDs pandemic. The cycle of illness, death, and economic instability devastated millions of families and eroded historically strong tribal kinship care networks. With one million children orphaned during this time, childcare institutions introduced during the colonial era were also overwhelmed.
Zambia
Summary of where they’ve come with the help of ACE TP.
Intro KidsAlive starting point and include information about the number of children they serve, where they operate, which populations are targeted, and where they plan to go from here.
Malawi
Historical context of child welfare in Malawi.
Aquaid
Summary of where they’ve come with the help of ACE TP.
Intro Aquaid starting point and include information about the number of children they serve, which populations are targeted, and where they plan to go from here.
Mozambique
Historical context of child welfare in Mozambique.
IRIS Global
Summary of where they’ve come with the help of ACE TP.
Intro Aquaid starting point and include information about the number of children they serve, which populations are targeted, and where they plan to go from here.
South Africa
Historical context of child welfare in South Africa.
KinCulture
Summary of where they’ve come with the help of ACE TP.
Intro KinCulture starting point and include information about the number of children they serve, which populations are targeted, and where they plan to go from here.
