Impact:

• School requirements paid for 24 primary and secondary school students (with a goal of 48)
• Training for 20 adults volunteering as home-based care workers
• Health and food assistance for orphans and their caretakers

Ndeke Evangelical Church of Zambia has been caring for 24 orphaned children, by funding their schooling with the help from Forgotten Voices International. The smiling faces within the church remind us that the loving touch of a neighbor helping a neighbor brings joy to the giver and the receiver.  Every day of the week, the church seems to be filled with programming aimed at improving the health of the community – physically & spiritually.  This is the transformative power of a church – to know and understand the unique needs of the people.

Most recently, the church embarked on equipping its members to actively get involved in home based care for the sick. Ndeke ECZ provided training for 20 home based care workers who are now visiting the sick and incapacitated, most of whom are suffering from HIV/AIDS. These volunteers help with household chores and assess their patients’ nutritional needs and other areas of help they may require. This training program has also helped in increasing the distribution of information about prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

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