Zimpeto Child Reintegration Program

October 2013 Zimpeto Child Reintegration Program Update

The vision of our program is to maintain contact with existing family members of our children, with a view to one day enabling the family to receive the children back into their family. Some children don’t have family to reintegrate them, so we have to be resourceful in finding alternative solutions. In 2013 we have reintegrated a number of youth and children into different situations.

March 2012 Zimpeto Child Reintegration Program Update

The reintegration team worked hard in 2011, reuniting 67 children/youth with their families and building 17 houses, either to provide for community parents so that their children could stay with them in their homes, or to enable children to reunite with their families.

The team averages between 15 and 20 visits a week, mostly assessing new children for admission, but also making home visits of our current children to assess the home situation.

August 2011 Zimpeto Child Reintegration Program Update

"2011 has seen some significant changes in the reintegration team. We lost one of our team members when she left work, requiring us to find and train a new worker. Our driver of over five years has also recently moved on, and we have yet to appoint a new driver.

"The team works very well in uncovering the truth of the situations the children come from. Often times this requires that they make surprise visits to the house or that they interview neighbours or pastors of the church.

December 2008 Zimpeto Child Reintegration Program Update

By the end of October we finalized approximately 300 home visits for 2008
and had a preliminary list of 23 probable younger children and youth who
could return home to their families.  In the first week of November we
met personally with each of these kids/youth and talked to them about
moving back with their families. We answered any questions and concerns
they had. Some of course were reluctant to return, but after some
encouragement from the team, all left agreeing that this was the best

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