About Us
Introduction
Mother of Millions Foundation was established to provide charitable support to various causes throughout Zambia.
The Foundation was started by first focusing on the Prison Ministry by providing education facilities to children and juveniles in prisons in Zambia. The founder has so far received approval from the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide education services to children and juveniles at Lusaka Central and Kamwala Remand Prisons in Lusaka. Lusaka Central Prison currently has children in the age range 2 months to 5 years whilst Kamwala Remand has juveniles in the age ranges 12 years to 15 years. Plans are underway to extend education facilities to juveniles in Kabwe and Mazabuka Prisons in 2015 and thereafter, other prisons across Zambia. So far, a structure which was being used partly as a dining room was offered to the Foundation to set up a school for children. The prison authority at Lusaka Central Prison has also offered the foundation bare land within the prison premises to build a school for children.
The organization, with authorization from the Ministry of Home Affairs, was allowed to demarcate a dining hall at the Chimbokaila Central Prison based in Kabwata township Lusaka to make a classroom for the children and has since employed 2 teachers and operates from Monday to Friday.
Due to lack of education infrastructure within the prison, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has given land to the organization to build 6 classrooms in the prison to be used as a school for the children, juveniles and as a skill center for the women and mothers in prison.
Mother of Millions Foundation was established to provide charitable support to various causes throughout Zambia.
The Foundation was started by first focusing on the Prison Ministry by providing education facilities to children and juveniles in prisons in Zambia. The founder has so far received approval from the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide education services to children and juveniles at Lusaka Central and Kamwala Remand Prisons in Lusaka. Lusaka Central Prison currently has children in the age range 2 months to 5 years whilst Kamwala Remand has juveniles in the age ranges 12 years to 15 years. Plans are underway to extend education facilities to juveniles in Kabwe and Mazabuka Prisons in 2015 and thereafter, other prisons across Zambia. So far, a structure which was being used partly as a dining room was offered to the Foundation to set up a school for children. The prison authority at Lusaka Central Prison has also offered the foundation bare land within the prison premises to build a school for children.
The organization, with authorization from the Ministry of Home Affairs, was allowed to demarcate a dining hall at the Chimbokaila Central Prison based in Kabwata township Lusaka to make a classroom for the children and has since employed 2 teachers and operates from Monday to Friday.
Due to lack of education infrastructure within the prison, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has given land to the organization to build 6 classrooms in the prison to be used as a school for the children, juveniles and as a skill center for the women and mothers in prison.
Background
Mother of Millions Foundation (MoMF) has been operating since 2013, working in prisons in Zambia to protect the rights of incarcerated women as well as their children incarcerated with them.
Within the prisons, children face harsh conditions with no amenities provided to meet even their most basic needs. In response to this situation, MoMF has stepped in to address the specific needs of children and is actively committed to bring a sustainable solution to the identified problems.
Achievements
Over the past 6 years, MoMF has:
Objectives are;
Daily education is now being provided within Lusaka Central prison to over 50 children, while MoMF’s donation programme has gathered and distributed better quality food and non-food items to over 50 children within the same prison.
Overall Objectives
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the physiological and psychological well being of circumstantial children in Zambia by enhancing their access to education, a healthy environment, quality nutrition, and specialized childcare, in line with international standards for Children rights.
In that framework, the project will have specific objectives to;
Supporting Children and Families of Prisoners
Parental incarceration and the disruption of family relationships can produce negative outcomes for children, including poverty, poor academic performance, aggression, depression, delinquency, and substance abuse. Incarcerated mothers and fathers are unable to work on parenting skills that may be necessary for reunification, and separation interferes with the ability of parent and child to form or maintain a strong attachment.
Family-centered services for incarcerated parents, their children, and families focus on parenting programs, family strengthening activities, nurturing of family relationships, community supports for families during incarceration and following release, and gender-specific interventions.
Within the prisons, children face harsh conditions with no amenities provided to meet even their most basic needs. In response to this situation, MoMF has stepped in to address the specific needs of children and is actively committed to bring a sustainable solution to the identified problems.
Achievements
Over the past 6 years, MoMF has:
- Obtained authorization from the Ministry of Home Affairs to build a school and a rehabilitation center within Lusaka Central Prison
- Obtained authorization from the Zambian Prisons Service to complete the unfinished building opposite the female section of the Lusaka central prison to be used specifically as pre-school, nursery school and skills training center for Female prisoners and circumstantial children
- Turned a dining hall into a pre-school classroom within Lusaka Central prison
- Hired 2 teachers to provide with pre-school education to children all through the year within Lusaka Central prison
- Engaged two nutritionists experts to volunteer for nutrition advises within Lusaka Central prison
- Launched a “Buy a Brick” campaign to raise funds for the construction of more schools in other prisons and for the construction of separate sleeping and washing quarters for children and their mothers inside prisons
Objectives are;
- To raise awareness of the human rights that are mostly violated
- To raise funds for the completion of the school and skills centers as well as payment of labor involved
- Raising funds for another block or cell dedicated for the children and their mothers
- To build ablution blocks with 5 toilets and 5 shower rooms
- Provide training for the prison officers/guards the importance of human rights
Daily education is now being provided within Lusaka Central prison to over 50 children, while MoMF’s donation programme has gathered and distributed better quality food and non-food items to over 50 children within the same prison.
Overall Objectives
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the physiological and psychological well being of circumstantial children in Zambia by enhancing their access to education, a healthy environment, quality nutrition, and specialized childcare, in line with international standards for Children rights.
In that framework, the project will have specific objectives to;
- Improve the psychological and physical health of circumstantial children
- Empower circumstantial children with basic education and cognitive and social skills that will facilitate their integration into society
Supporting Children and Families of Prisoners
Parental incarceration and the disruption of family relationships can produce negative outcomes for children, including poverty, poor academic performance, aggression, depression, delinquency, and substance abuse. Incarcerated mothers and fathers are unable to work on parenting skills that may be necessary for reunification, and separation interferes with the ability of parent and child to form or maintain a strong attachment.
Family-centered services for incarcerated parents, their children, and families focus on parenting programs, family strengthening activities, nurturing of family relationships, community supports for families during incarceration and following release, and gender-specific interventions.
MoMF wishes to expand its actions to 2 other women prisons and further improve the environment of circumstantial children through upgrading prison infrastructure and implementing child-focused services. The action will therefore target the following three prisons;
Expected Results
The overall action will result in bridging the gap in child development between children living inside and children living outside of prisons, by focusing prison services and infrastructure towards addressing the health, nutrition, education, and emotional needs of circumstantial children. The proposed activities will directly achieve the following 3 results:
Result 1: Circumstantial children benefit from a nurturing and child-friendly human environment inside prisons
Result 2: Educational and cultural child-oriented services are available for children of female prisoners
Result 3: The family unit is strengthened, ensuring greater care and easier transition into society for circumstantial children
- Lusaka Central Prison (Chimbokaila)
- Kabwe Maximum Prison
- Kamfinsa Prison
Expected Results
The overall action will result in bridging the gap in child development between children living inside and children living outside of prisons, by focusing prison services and infrastructure towards addressing the health, nutrition, education, and emotional needs of circumstantial children. The proposed activities will directly achieve the following 3 results:
Result 1: Circumstantial children benefit from a nurturing and child-friendly human environment inside prisons
Result 2: Educational and cultural child-oriented services are available for children of female prisoners
Result 3: The family unit is strengthened, ensuring greater care and easier transition into society for circumstantial children
Vision and Mission
Vision
To provide hope and transform the lives of the under privileged society across Zambia and beyond
Mission
To be a channel of providing support and impacting lives and the needy in communities around Zambia
To provide hope and transform the lives of the under privileged society across Zambia and beyond
Mission
To be a channel of providing support and impacting lives and the needy in communities around Zambia
Dear Supporters,Kindly visit: www.motherofmillionsfoundation.org and learn more about MoMFThank you
Posted by Mother of Millions Foundation on Monday, May 18, 2015
