Outreach & referral
Recognizing that many Zambian children and youth are isolated from social institutions that provide a pathway to healthy and productive lives, specialized LLP staff reach into communities to make marginalized children and youth, members of child-headed households, children with disabilities, and other vulnerable and HIV/AIDS-affected children and youth aware of the opportunities offered by Lubuto libraries. Outreach sessions are held in a full range of locations, including playgrounds, local schools, markets, floodplains (in rural areas), churches, and even homes, where marginalized children can be found. Outreach activities generally consist of a combination of story readings, educational games, children's rights discussions, mentoring, and singing and dancing exercises, but they are dynamic and individually tailored to best resonate with the children and youth encountered on each visit. Lubuto’s approach was derived from the outreach program of a well-known drop-in center for street children in Lusaka, whose founders were trained in this work by the Zambia Red Cross.
