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AFRICAN SAFARI EXPERIENCE

African Safari Experience is a travel agency located in Livingstone, Zambia. Director Steve Roberts founded this company in order to bring a wider travelling audience to Sub Saharan Africa so that they can encounter the fascinating cultures of the region in addition to engaging in traditional touristic activities. Steve’s love of Zambia and a core part of his ethos is to Give Back to the place that has captured his heart and passion.

With this in mind, Livingstone is an ideal destination resort for African Safari Experience. Clients will have the opportunity to visit Free Haven Community Initiative, where they will be able to interact with vulnerable children in FHCI’s sponsorship program who need sponsors. Through this opportunity, we actively encourage clients to see the benefits that your financial support makes to these children, as well as providing a volunteer opportunity for those who are interested.

BEHIND THE MOON

Located in the Netherlands, Behind the Moon is a jewelry business that also provides impact to projects around the world. We are so lucky to partner with them as their mission and values align perfectly with ours. Proceeds of their jewelry sold go towards our Sponsorship Program. Go check out their beautiful jewelry and shop for a cause!

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD

The Award is intended to help both the young as well as those who are concerned for their welfare. The objective is to provide an introduction to worthwhile leisure activities and voluntary service, as a challenge to the individuals to discover the satisfaction of achievement and as a guide for those people and organizations who like to encourage the development of their young fellow citizens. Programs start in January 2022.

PLAY IT FORWARD

Play it Forward is a charity that provides opportunities through education and health activities for young people in Southern Zambia.

We use a ‘sport for development’ approach as a means to achieving sustainable social change. Play it Forward has 3 objectives that underline all of our their work:

1) Improve school infrastructure, attendance & attainment for young people in Zambia

2) Improve health & well-being for young people in Zambia

3) Improve employment opportunities for young people in Zambia

We are excited to have partnered with Play It Forward to expand our Empowerment Programs with their amazing projects!

ZAMBEZI SUNRISE TRUST

In 2018 Free Haven Community Initiative became partners with Zambezi Sunrise Trust (ZST). ZST is an NGO located in the UK that raises funds to assist people and projects in Livingstone, Zambia. ZST is, “Dedicated to the advancement of education and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in Zambia.” The trust is provides, “On going support to our projects through the provision of buildings, books, student needs, teaching materials, uniforms, sports and musical equipment, hygiene products and nutritional support. Our primary focus is on children but our support extends to women’s groups so that they are better able to support themselves and their children. We are delighted to have support from over a dozen countries, including from schools, and to have facilitated school twinnings between Zambian schools and schools in the United Kingdom.” ZST and FHCI both began their work in Zambia around they same time and both share a passion for providing education, assistance, and care for the vulnerable community in Zambia.

LILATO FOUNDATION

Lilato means "love" in, Lozi, one of the regional languages ​​spoken around Livingstone, Zambia. Love that unfortunately does not come naturally to all children in this world. In 2012, Anne Smudde was given the opportunity to take a few months off from work. She made the choice to do volunteer work in Africa. Some children run away from home and are able to return home, others are orphans and do not know if they still have relatives somewhere. The children who are taken off the street sleep in or near the school, until a good solution is found for the children. After the necessary discussions with the headmistress of this school, the idea arose of a kind of 'transfer house' for these children. That was the beginning of Lilato. Several laters later, Lilato is now used as a Community Center where other NGO’s host workshops and conduct lessons. We are very grateful to have partnered with Lilato, it is the perfect safe space to host our Girl and Boy Impact sessions every Tuesday!

ROOTS

Roots create meaningful internships with nonprofit organizations in Africa. As an intern, you gain valuable work experience, allowing you to grow your roots. We are so excited to partner with Roots as we get to meet interns from around the world with the same passion and desire to support the vulnerable communities of Zambia!

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

FHCI and the Department of Education (DEBS) are partnering to improve literacy levels of students in Livingstone. FHCI is conducting literacy trainings for teachers at the DEBS resources center where DEBS provide knowledge, tools, and materials to ensure quality delivery of lessons to students. DEBS has also agreed to collaborate with FHCI to work on updating educational policies that will greatly benefit not only students in Livingstone, but students all across Zambia.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Welfare (SW) and FHCI have agreed to collaborate efforts to provide social support and protection to vulnerable children and families. FHCI will refer abused and neglected children who need support to One Stop Centre (OSC) as well as to the Central Hospital and Victim Support Unit (VSU) who will then communicate with Social Welfare to offer the following options; institutional care, foster care, adoption care, or kinship care. SW will make visitations to the care homes for children and ensure that the children are safe and doing well. In return SW will refer any vulnerable students who are in need of educational sponsorship, and women who are in need of livelihood empowerment skills, to FHCI. SW will also inform FHCI of any revised government policies or other changes.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Ministry of Health, OSC, and FHCI have agreed to collaborate efforts to ensure vulnerable students and families have access to, and the provision of, Gender Based Violence (GBV) services that include making follow ups on reported cases in the field whenever requested, and providing feedback, GBV sensitization/workshops, mental health counseling, and social welfare referrals of abused children that would need to be admitted into care homes. FHCI will refer any of our students/families who need access to these services to OSC and OSC will refer any vulnerable students who are in need of educational sponsorship to FHCI.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA (PPAZ)

PPAZ and FHCI have agreed to collaborate efforts to ensure vulnerable students and families have access to and the provision of Sexual Reproductive Health services that include contraception, contraception and SRHR sensitization/workshops, mental health counseling, antenatal care, HIV testing services, and other services. FHCI will refer any of our students/families who need access to these services to PPAZ and PPAZ will refer any vulnerable students who are in need of educational sponsorship to FHCI.