1.WHEN DID THE MINISTRY START?

Pari volunteers started in 1994 as Northside Community Chruch Pari Volunteers .It started a s a voluntary organisation supporting vunerable children in Parirenyatwa's(Harare's Main government referral and teaching hospital) paediatric wards. In 2005 the organisation evolved into a Private Voluntary Organsiation changing it's name from Pari Volunteers to Kidzcan Children's Cancer Relief.

2. WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR STARTING THE MINISTRY?

Pari volunteers was started in order to provide spiritual , emotional and pyschological support to hospitalised children and their families .This was initially done through the media of play ,whihc in term ended up in us providing 3 playrooms for the children to go to to foget about their pain, illness and prediciament.
in 2005 after realising the unique needs of children with cancer Kidzcan was born out of Pari voluntters to address the needs of children suffering with cancer. A4 Special in Parirneyatwa is presetnly the ONLY ward children suffering with cancer can be treated in the nation of Zimbabwe.

3. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MINISTRY?

a) to ensure that children affected with cancer and life threatening blood disorders have access to a high standard of treatment and support.
b) to give psychosocial support to families and carers of children affected with cancer and blood related disorders.

5. COULD YOU KINDLY EXPLAIN THE STATUS OF THE RECIPIENTS.

THEN: children were being sent home to die because there were no chemotherapy drugs in the Pari pharmacy . Only private chemists kept very small amounts of chemotherapy drugs and these were totally our of the financial reach of rural families. Only wealthy parents could take their children for treatment for cancer in South Africa.

Patients could also not afford to pay for any diagonistic medial procedures such as CTscans, lab tests and the purchasing of blood products. Unavailabity of palliative care drugs
meant that children were dying in pain and with large tumours that led to dicomfit, lack of mobility and stigmatisation.

NOW: Children have access to life saving Chemotherapy drugs totally free of charge. All diagonistic tests, blood tests and any other medial procedures are paid for by Kidzcan so that the poorest of the poor can receive treatment for Cancer. Kidzcan also ensures that children are getting palliative care and pain management at their end of life period. 

7. WHAT EFFORTS WERE UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE THE SISTUATION OF THE RECIPIENTS ?

Fundraising, Advocacy and lobbying the government to facilitate registration. Plannin, engaging the corporate world and interantional cancer children's groups to support with funds.

8. WHAT SIGNIGFICANT CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS/TRANSFORMATIONS CAN WE FOR?

The fact that the mission survived the turmultous economic and political environment in which Zimbabwe was functioning over the last 10 years.The fact that God always provided the funds needed to help the children on a daily basis. That i was surrounded by a dedicated team of Christians who refused to give up .

9. WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU MEET ?

Government departments delaying our application to become registered because of Bureaucracy and politics.

Suspion of the Government due to the unstable and volatile polictical climate
Lack of support from the donor and international communities due to our political policies.
Economic challenges whihc threatened the closure of the organisation almost on a daily basis.
Lack of medical staff, lack of technicians, reagents, medical equipment ,and eventually even food .
Unreliable Volunteers who putting the organisation in a compromising position.

10. HOW WERE THEY RESOLVED?

Engaged the government departments and adhereing to all their requirements which demanded our patience , persistence and diplomacy.

Remaining an a political organsition stressing our christian priciples

Continuing to engage both local and international communities through dialogue .Setting up a local fundraising team.