Zambia: Lilato Four Children's Home

ZAMBIA HOME

LOCATION

The North Park Children’s Home is located in the small town of Mongu, Zambia. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa, just south of Congo and north of Zimbabwe.

HISTORY

The Kids Alive Zambia project began in 1999 with a visit to Zambia by members of the Canadian Board. We were aware of the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis on the children of the country. A Zambian board of directors was formed in 2000. Since then, Kids Alive Zambia has been opening children’s homes, schools and care centers whenever possible in order to rescue children affected and infected by the AIDS crisis.

FACILITIES

David and Judith Nyumbuhe are the house parents of the North Park Children’s Home in Mongu which opened in the spring of 2004.

PROGRAM

The children in this home will grow up in a loving atmosphere that includes a safe place to sleep, good nutritional meals, medical attention, and Christian discipleship.

FUTURE

It is predicted that within the next 10 years, more than 50% of the adult population will die or be dying from AIDS. This means that many children will be left without any parent to care for them. As the AIDS pandemic leaves in its wake children with no one to care for them, more children will be admitted into the Kids Alive® Zambia homes. Those children raised with the love of Christ and the discipline of committed parents or house parents will lead the country in the future.