From Lockdown to Enslavement
Although fighting the pandemic is far from over, the conversation within Zoe Empowers has already shifted to questions about the future: What new challenges will the most vulnerable children be facing now and in the future? After implementing a plan to support the children in the empowerment program who have been most impacted by Coronavirus […]
Nowhere to go: Street children cope with isolation orders
To control the spread of the novel Coronavirus, countries around the world have asked its people to stay inside to practice social distancing. Social distancing involves keeping space (6 feet is recommended by the CDC) between yourself and other people outside your home, avoiding large groups, mass gatherings and crowded places. The recommendation to social […]
When “Stay Home” Means Sleeping on a Tree Branch
The concept of staying home is simple—unless you don’t have a home. Then what? As rules and regulations surrounding COVID-19 protection are being issued, children who live in trees, latrines, fields and other public places are being chased away.
Sewing From the Heart
Generosity is the thread that keeps us bound together in times of uncertainty.