Scripture Union Report July 2025

Scripture Union Chiedza continued with its programs and activities as usual. Farming projects, feeding of children, laundry, life skills education, counselling sessions were done at the contact center and the place of safety.

Project Objectives

·      To reduce the number of children and youths living and working on the streets of Masvingo city.

·       To create healthier and higher qualities of life for children and youths living and working on the streets of Masvingo city.

·       To develop children and young people’s ability to make decisions and plan for a better future.

·       To improve the physical, psychosocial and spiritual well-being of children living and working on the streets of Masvingo city. 

·       To engage children and youths in peer based programs that provide involvement opportunities for livelihood skills development.

Achievements

Activities held at the contact center and the place of safety.

The table below shows psychosocial support activities held either at the contact center and or at the place of safety.

Activity	No. Of children	Comments
Feeding program at the contact centre and the place of safety	19 children	These were children who came to the contact centre for the feeding program, and those who are staying at place of Safety. We thank God for food stuffs that we received from one of our partners as well as local churches, well-wishers and broiler projects.
Bible study lessons	19 children	Such lessons were consistently held at the place of safety and also when the children are at the contact centre. A timetable was made for children to rotate in leading the bible study home lessons. The Matron would be in charge helping children to do these lessons with the right attitude. At the contact centre the Social workers would be in charge.
Life skills	19 children	These were held at the place of safety and contact centre. Issues of bullying, personal hygiene, pornography, drug abuse, self-esteem, life is a journey were handled.
Counselling	7 children	The Field Officer and the Social worker handles counselling issues as per need.
Medical assistance	4 children	Assistance were given to the children at the place of safety.Due to lack of medication in hospitals,we bought prescribed medicines from pharmacies.
Mentorship	1	A child previously living on the streets has been supported with advice to rent a house and secure employment of lifting loads using a cart.
Farming- Poultry	50 broilers	This is a project which is running at the place of safety as a life skill training. By the end of the fourth quarter we anticipate to have 400 broilers brooded

Challenges:

Scripture Union Chiedza is kept going by Volunteer Workers without permanent staff due to lack of resources. This situation hinders project growth.

We do not have enough space for expansion of the farming projects because we are leasing the place of safety. If we would have our own premises, we could do more than what we are doing at the moment. Even the number of children we are caring for are limited because we do not have our own orphanage.

Success Stories:

One boy living in the streets came to our contact Centre for assistance, we assisted him through psychosocial support. Our field officer and social workers mentored him until he managed to rent a house. His story is much encouraging that after being advised he rented a house and now doing piece jobs for self-sustenance.

Conclusion:

We thank Change a Life Foundation which has made a significant impact to Scripture Union Chiedza programs through their support to the needy children. We also give thanks to other partners and supporters who joined hands with us for the betterment of needy children.