Zimbabwe: Zim Moves Away From Orphanages in Major Child Care Reform

Zimbabwe says it is accelerating efforts to move children out of institutional care and into family-based environments as part of sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening child protection systems.

Speaking at the Regional Conference on Family Based Care and Placement in Livingstone, Zambia, Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Mercy Dinha said the government was prioritising family and community care over orphanages and children’s homes.

The reforms come as Zimbabwe…