Refuge: Zimbabwe

Every child has a story to share, Refuge: Zimbabwe was born when Regina's story intertwined with the stories of a special group of Children in Zimbabwe.

Motivated by her initial two week trip to Zimbabwe, Regina decided to relocate to Zimbabwe dedicating herself to assisting local communities in establishing and strengthening their orphan care initiatives.

What began as a modest goal to reunite a handful of children, who were living and working on the street, with their families has evolved into a transformative ministry, empowering local churches and communities to effectively support and uplift those responsible for caring for orphaned or vulnerable children.

Refuge: Zimbabwe creates and implements a diverse array of trauma-informed programs characterized by being short term, high impact, cost effective and locally delivered. These initiatives are tailored to assist children in overcoming trauma, strengthen families, provide healing-centered care for vulnerable children, and advocate for the promotion of foster care and adoption.

Several times each year the Chari's and their team equip a group of 25 trusted adults with Healing Play practices through an intensive training about childhood trauma healing called Jacaranda Communities of Hope. These trainees then participate in a Healing Play Camp with 50 children from their community. Using their new knowledge and skills the adults help the children share their story and experience hope and healing through play. The results are exceptional, both the kids and adults leave camp feeling loved and connected! 

Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable children in Zimbabwe by becoming a part of Refuge: Zimbabwe's support team today. Together, we can bring hope, healing, and lasting change to those who need it most.