Our partnership with Alliance for Children Everywhere

In 2019, Zambia experienced its worst drought in over forty years. Already ranked the fifth hungriest country in the world, Zambia experienced collapsed crops, plummeting wages, and doubled food prices that brought over two million people to the brink of starvation. With the COVID-19 global pandemic deepening this crisis, One Day’s Wages partnered with Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) to protect young children in crisis by economically empowering their mothers. Empowerment efforts began with distribution of food relief to address hunger, but relief alone is a short-term solution. Strengthening mothers frees families from cycles of poverty and preserves families long-term. This partnership supported a vital component of ACE’s Family Preservation and Empowerment Program (FPEP), which aims to prepare Zambian mothers for life and small business ownership after graduation. FPEP gives mothers of young children access to monthly food relief, job skills training, and community savings groups in order to protect lives, preserve families, and strengthen communities.