Chiedza Child Care Centre

Promoting the right ton play through fund days for vulnerable children

A young boy dancing to local sungura music during a fund day session at Chiedza.

Chiedza  in its quest to promote and respect the rights of children, hosted a colourfulm and joyous fun day for its children. One hundred and fifity benficiairies attended the events. The children got the chance to relax, mix mingle, dance, play, dine and socialise. This helped the majority of them to release tention since they come from very stressfull poor backgrounds full of problems. These are rale opportunities in the lives of these children. This expalins why Chiedza is committed to the promotion of this right and other rights of children.  Children participated in various funny activities such as lipsinging, dance, eating competition, modelling, jokes etc. Decilious lfood  was also prepared for the children so that they could feel up their bellies on this joyous event.  A hired disco team played music for the children, a move which excited them. It was a full day of funny really, even staff mebers joined the children in the dancehall shaking their bodies as well. Chiildren's social skills are enhanced through these activities. The skills includes, the friednship managment skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills and even self esteem as they participate in front of other children. This is a memorable day for our children in their history. Kudzi, one of the children commented that,"we really had fun. We also enjoyed the delious food, the music and everything. we want more of these in future, becausethey make us feel free, interact and enjoy!"Chiedza will organise more of these events in future so that the children continuously enjoy their rights.

Chiedza gears up economic strengthening for youth to compat youth dependency, poverty and unemployment

Chiedza youth making electric waterr heaters for sale in the winter season

Twenty Chiedza youth are receiving traning from SETA foundation an organisation providing training in electronic products manufacturing (mainly electric water heater buckets,energy saving bulbs and solar convertors) . The training started in February and will come to an end in August 2011. It is hoped that youth who were once unemployed will soon forget their poverty folowing this training.  After selling the electric water heaters, the youth are expected to sale these to earn income. The project besides reducing unemployment among youth, will also reduce youth vulnerability and economic dependency which often expose them to the risk of prostitution, homosexual activities, crime and drug abuse as they try to raise income through these immoral and clandestine as well as riksy income generating activities.