Children’s village Nakatindi
Crisis center for abandoned children
Outside the town of Livingstone in Zambia is the children's village of Nakatindi. It is a children's village for abandoned and orphaned children. It is run by the local organization ECCT (Ebenezer Child Care Trust). Children can come to the crisis center, while social authorities investigate what happened to them and their network.
The activities in the children's village are divided into different houses according to the age of the children. The children are in the baby home from birth until they are two years old and then they move to the ward, which is in the other part of the house, where they stay until they are four years old. In each home there are housewives who live with the children around the clock and in the baby home there are also assistants as the small children need extra care. Each home cooks its own food and the home is managed like a normal home. The staff has been trained in nutrition, hygiene and first aid. There are also doctors, nurses, teachers, caretakers and cleaners connected to the children's village. A basic idea has been to create a family for these abandoned children. We believe that the most natural thing for a child is to grow up in a family-like environment. The family home idea has been very successful as it promotes the children's individuality and prevents them from being institutionalized. On an ongoing basis, the staff receives training to raise the quality of the work and improve the environment for the children. In the garden there is a large playground and the children play with eachother. The children can also join in planting and help with vegetables and garden chores if they want to.
Child Code Act
During the year, Zambian authorities launched an initiative called the Child Code Act. This involves trying to find relatives and relatives of children who have been separated from their families for some reason. Our partner has always had the focus of reintegrating the children with their relatives and now this is reinforced by the authorities. In cases where no relative can be found, adoption will be possible. This takes place in collaboration with the social authorities in the city.
The Children's village - a rescue station
The Children's village is a rescue station for abandoned children. The youngest child who came to the home was only a few hours old. After the mother gave birth to the child, she disappeared and to this day, no one knows where she is or if she is alive. This is one of many children who have been given a home and a family in the children's village.
Small children were found on the street
Daniel and Vai were three and four years old when they were found alone on the street in Livingstone and they seemed to be very lost. A kind person saw the children and decided to take them to the police station to get them to safety. Social authorities were contacted and children eventually came to Nakatindi Children's Village. Authorities were able to locate the children's mother, but she was unable to care for them. There was no one else in their network who wanted them, but now they have been given a home in the children's village and a new family is longing to take care of them.
Little Mary is another child who came to the baby home in the Children's Village at the end of the year. Mary's mother died during giving birth and they have not managed to find another relative to take care of her. Mary will have a new family but until that process is ready, she will be safe in the Nakatindi Children's Village.
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