Zara's Center is a model respite program for AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The PG Family Foundation, located in NYC, provides ongoing administrative and fiscal support for the center.
Zara's provides nourishment, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation, cultural and artistic development to hundreds of children in community-based and home-centered initiatives. The Center opened its doors in 2006 and quickly became a respite for 300 children. Due to economic and political challenges, Zara's moved its programs into community spaces, and shared facilities with a church partner. In 2010, The International Board of Directors set a three-year goal of acquiring land and space in order to grow and refine programs - to meet the needs of children impacted by AIDS, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
In early 2013, the Center moved into a new, permanent, home in Emganwini, Bulawayo. Check out our photos page for pictures from the new center!
Zara's provides nourishment, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation, cultural and artistic development to hundreds of children in community-based and home-centered initiatives. The Center opened its doors in 2006 and quickly became a respite for 300 children. Due to economic and political challenges, Zara's moved its programs into community spaces, and shared facilities with a church partner. In 2010, The International Board of Directors set a three-year goal of acquiring land and space in order to grow and refine programs - to meet the needs of children impacted by AIDS, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
In early 2013, the Center moved into a new, permanent, home in Emganwini, Bulawayo. Check out our photos page for pictures from the new center!
"I once thought to be a orphan was the worst part of life but through Zara's I have learnt that I am a special person through the knowledge and love which has been proved by the members of Zara's Center." -Dumisoni, Age 16
