Caritas Zambia Sets Up Community Child Protection Committees to Address Rise in Child Defilement Cases

At the beginning of April, the Global Disability Summit focused on the importance of a determined global commitment to inclusion. Caritas international, the charity of the German Caritas Association, underlines in a press release the urgency of concrete measures. Worldwide, over 1.3 billion people with disabilities live – according to estimates about 80% of them in countries of the Global South. "Inclusion must not be lip service. It needs targe…

Caritas Zambia Sets Up Community Child Protection Committees to Address Rise in Child Defilement Cases

Caritas Zambia has established Community Child Protection Committees (CCPCs) in the Southern African nation to curb the rise in cases of defilement and child abuse in the country.  In a Wednesday, April 16 statement published on Facebook, Caritas Zambia says that it is working together with other organizations in the country to enlighten community members on creating a protective environment for children in the country. “Through the support of p…