Families are the center piece of how God created societies to flourish, yet there are so many things that can tear down this fundamental part of God's design. We know that orphanages are spread out throughout the world and we know that those children should be allowed to grow up in families. In today's episode, we have Chantry Mweemba of Alliance for Children Everywhere joining to dive deeper into the effects of urbanization, education access and other factors that are leading children in Zambia to separate from their families. We also get into how the recent USAID closure is negatively affecting the protection of children in Zambia and how organizations like ACE are continuing to step up for children even in the midst of uncertain times.

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Conversation Notes

• Chantry’s background in child rights and care reform
• God’s idea of a global family that transcends the nuclear family
• The resulting isolation of developing urban areas in the Global South
• The paradox of advocacy that led to development that led to growing inequality
• The work that ACE is doing to contribute to the broader picture of promoting family in Africa
• The connection between orphanages and education
• How the closing of USAID affected child protection efforts in Zambia
• An estimated 14 million people will die in the next five years as a result of the USAID closure

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