A Place Called Home
- Ikhaya
A Place Called Home - Ikhaya works across Zambia on awareness, prevention, and response to sexual violence against children: training communities, supporting survivors, and driving policy change.
Survivor Support
Supporting survivors of sexual violence through protection, escort, and advocacy: always with dignity, always as survivors.
Learn moreTraining & Capacity Building
Equipping pastors, teachers, and community leaders with trauma-informed care and response skills.
Learn moreCommunity Action
Donate, endorse our advocacy campaigns, or help create safer communities for children across Zambia.
Learn moreNeed to Report or Get Help?
If a child is at risk, or you know of sexual violence that needs to be reported, confidential support is available, 24 hours a day. Your identity is protected.
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Comprehensive Support for Survivors
Four interconnected pillars designed to meet survivors wherever they are in their journey.
Numbers That Tell a Story of Hope
Preventing violence. Protecting children. Restoring dignity.
Founded by Moomba Thornicroft with over a decade of public health expertise, A Place Called Home was built on the belief that every child in Zambia deserves to live free from sexual violence and silence.
We combine awareness, training, and survivor-centred response because ending sexual violence against children takes a whole community, and we walk every step of it alongside those we serve.
Read Our StoryConfidential & Safe
All services delivered with complete privacy protection
Trauma-Informed
Every interaction guided by compassion and clinical best practice
Community-Led
Programmes co-designed with the communities we serve
Long-Term Support
We stay with survivors through every stage of recovery
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Your support helps survivors of sexual violence find protection, response, and justice.
Every contribution directly strengthens our ability to train pastors and teachers, support survivors, and run prevention programmes for children across Zambia.
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Why Your Support Matters
Children who experience sexual violence often face silence, stigma, and systems that are not equipped to respond. Your donation helps Ikhaya respond with dignity, compassion, and survivor-centred care.
Together, we can protect children, restore hope, and help prevent violence before it happens.
How Your Donation Helps
Training & Capacity Building
Funds trauma-informed care training for pastors, teachers, and community leaders who are often the first responders.
More InfoSurvivor Support & Justice
Helps survivors report cases, escorts them through police and court processes, and holds systems accountable.
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Funds school-based awareness programmes that teach children about safety, consent, and who to trust.
More InfoTransparency & Accountability
Ikhaya is committed to responsible, transparent use of all funds. When you donate, you can choose to be publicly thanked or to give anonymously; either way, donations directly support survivor response, training, and prevention programmes. If you would like more information about how funds are used, please contact us.
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Moomba Thornicroft
Founder & Executive Director
Moomba Mbolongwe Thornicroft is the Founder and Executive Director of A Place Called Home, a woman-led organisation responding to sexual violence against children in Zambia. A trained public health specialist with over 10 years of experience, she has worked extensively with adolescents, communities, and health systems.
Growing up in Zambia, Moomba saw how violence against children thrives in silence. That reality shaped her commitment to building Ikhaya as a place of safety, awareness, and justice for children and survivors. She has been nominated for a humanitarian award in recognition of this work.
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Voices from Our Community
Shared with permission. Identifying details withheld for safety.
“The trauma-informed care training changed how our whole congregation responds. We finally know how to listen, and how to help, without causing more harm.”
“Our learners now know what a bad touch is, and who they can trust to tell. That knowledge alone has already made a difference in our school.”
“I was scared to report what I knew. Ikhaya protected my identity and made sure the child was safe. I would do it again.”
Upcoming Workshops & Awareness Events
Tue, 15 Jul 2026 · Lusaka
Child Safety Awareness Workshop
Sat, 2 Aug 2026 · Copperbelt
Trauma-Informed Care Training for Church Leaders
Fri, 19 Sep 2026 · Lusaka
Safeguarding in Schools: Teacher Training
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Your donation funds awareness, training, and justice
K50 funds a school awareness session. K200 trains a pastor in trauma-informed care. Every kwacha counts.