Government has launched a USD$10 million program
aimed at tackling various challenges facing vulnerable
children in the country.
The Service Efficiency and Effectiveness for Vulnerable
Children Initiative, funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), with the technical
support of the United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund (UNICEF), will cover 15 districts in
Zambia.
According to a statement released by UNICEF, the initiative,
launched in Kitwe, will address many issues contributing to
the vulnerability of children and adolescents.
The issues include household poverty, violence, family
separation, lack of education, malnutrition, HIV infection,
early pregnancy and child marriage.
"The situation of our children requires urgent attention
and the need for basic care and support services," Emerine
Kabanshi, minister of community development and social
services, said in the statement.
Noala Skinner, a UNICEF representative, said the initiative
gives families a chance to break out of the cycle of poverty
and exclusion and will contribute to preventing and
addressing violence against children.
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