In many communities in Zambia and across Africa, the Care Workers are also the Primary Caregivers of the children they serve. A Primary Caregiver is the mother, father, grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings or other relatives of the children coming to the Care Point.
• “Many of the Primary Caregivers are women, and though the husbands are around, they are not involved in caring for their children and many struggle with alcohol abuse. Some have even left the family to get remarried. With only one source of income, many Primary Caregivers struggle to put food on the table. They end up doing piecework instead of working in their fields because they are desperate to earn anything so that they can put food on the table. They are hardworking, but they are the poorest of the poor, doing work for other people. We can continue praying that they find peace even in the midst of storms, and when they feel alone, we pray that they would have peace.” (Sylvia, Local Leader, Zambia).