{"id":1288,"date":"2026-07-22T08:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:25:06","slug":"ccz-second-quarter-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/ccz-second-quarter-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"CCZ SECOND QUARTER NEWSLETTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many orphaned and vulnerable children, hope begins with a caring hand, a listening ear, and a compassionate heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across Mulobezi, Zambezi, Batoka, and Kapiri Mposhi districts, ordinary men and women from Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) member churches are making an extraordinary difference. Through CCZ&#8217;s partnership with Kerk in Actie, dedicated caregivers are opening their homes and hearts to provide care, protection, guidance, and hope to children facing difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite their own challenges, these caregivers continue to invest their time, love and even their limited resources to ensure that every child has the opportunity to grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Their selfless service is transforming lives and restoring hope one child at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full inspiring story and discover how these caregivers are changing lives in the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) Second Quarter Newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/REVIEWED-CCZ-QUARTER-2-NEWSLETTER-2026.pdf\">https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/REVIEWED-CCZ-QUARTER-2-NEWSLETTER-2026.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"http:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GENDER-HEALTH-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many orphaned and vulnerable children, hope begins with a caring hand, a listening ear, and a compassionate heart. Across Mulobezi, Zambezi, Batoka, and Kapiri Mposhi districts, ordinary men and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-statements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1290,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions\/1290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}