Mothers Without Borders

MOTHERS WITHOUT BORDERS OFFERS HOPE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES, EMPOWERING WOMEN & YOUTH, AND CARING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. WE ENVISION A DAY WHERE EVERY COMMUNITY IS SUPPORTED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT PLACE THEIR CHILDREN IN CRISIS. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE LOCALLY LED, LOVE INSPIRED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES. WE VALUE LOCAL WISDOM AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY SEEKING INPUT AND DIRECTION FROM OUR LOCAL STAFF. WE BELIEVE THAT LOVE IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL THAT WE DO AND IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE.

ORPHAN CARE: THE CHILDRENS RESOURCE CENTER IS A TRANSITION CENTER WHERE THE CHILDREN LIVE UNTIL WE CAN FIND THEM A SAFE HOME WITH RELATIVES OR UNTIL THEY TURN 18 YEARS OLD. STARTING AS A SMALL PROGRAM WITH 14 CHILDREN WHO WERE RESCUED OFF THE STREETS, THE CENTER HAS SINCE GROWN TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 319 CHILDREN OVER THE 15 YEARS OF ITS OPERATION WHO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FROM SITUATIONS OF ABUSE, ABANDONMENT, TRAFFICKING, OR THE DEATH OF PARENTS. WHILE IN OUR CARE, WE FOCUS ON PROVIDING HEALTHY FAMILY- CENTERED RELATIONSHIPS AND ENCOURAGE EACH CHILD TO DISCOVER A LOVE FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR HOBBIES AND TALENTS. DURING 2022, WE CARED FOR 64 CHILDREN IN RESIDENCE PROVIDING EDUCATION, FOOD AND ALL HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS; INCLUDING HIV TREATMENT, GRIEF COUNSELING, ACCESS TO CARING ADULTS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND RECREATION THERAPY. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2022 WE BEGAN PARTNERING WITH THE HOPE CARE CENTER ORPHANAGE IN KENYA TO MENTOR AND SUPPORT THEM. WITH THE CHILDRENS RESOURCE CENTER AS OUR GUIDE, WE HAVE HELPED THE HOPE CARE CENTER TO CARE FOR 18 CHILDREN IN-RESIDENCE.

EDUCATION: ON OUR LUSAKA PROPERTY, WE OPERATE A SCHOOLTHE CAROL ZULU PRIMARY SCHOOLFOR 726 CHILDREN FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL IS PROUD TO HAVE A 100% PASS RATE ON THE SEVENTH GRADE NATIONAL EXAM, WHERE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 65%. THIS SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE, AFTER WHICH A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE ON TO OUR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDES HIGHER EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SPONSORSHIPS, AS WELL AS YOUTH MENTORING. IN 2022, 439 YOUTH WERE EMPOWERED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS AND 17 OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS WERE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE HOMES. THESE PROGRAMS AIM TO SUPPORT THE DREAMS OF EACH CHILD AND INSPIRE HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURES AS THEY TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. ADDITIONALLY, WE EMPOWERED 283 WOMEN FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN SEWING AND BUSINESS SKILL TRAINING. WE PROVIDED PART OR FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT TO 81 ZAMBIANS DURING 2022 WHO RUN ALL PROGRAMMING IN ZAMBIA PROVIDING INCOME TO THE FAMILIES OF EACH EMPLOYEE AND ENSURING OUR PROGRAMS ARE LED BY LOCAL WISDOM.

FOOD RELIEF: OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, ZAMBIA HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE INCREASES IN STARVATION AND MALNUTRITION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ONGOING DROUGHT. MUCH OF OUR PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR FOCUSED ON PAIRING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT WITH FOOD RELIEF TO BRIDGE THIS GAP. IN 2022, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 699,901 MEALS IN ZAMBIA. THIS INCLUDED A SUBSTANTIAL FOOD RELIEF PROGRAM TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS 4 COMMUNITY SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 4,260 CHILDREN EACH DAY. THESE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS HAVE LED TO INCREASED ENROLLMENT AT EACH OF THE PARTNER SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR AGRICULTURE PROJECT TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PROGRAMS AMIDST FUTURE CRISES. THIS INCLUDED A GOAT AND DUCK PROJECT, EXPANDED CHICKEN CO-OP PROJECT, EXPANSIONS IN OUR AGRICULTURAL FARMING, AND INCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING FOR THOSE LIVING AT AND NEAR OUR PROPERTY.