The aim of Precious Life is to eliminate baby dumping and unsafe abortions (in Zimbabwe abortions are illegal) by providing support and capacity-building to disadvantaged young mothers, expecting mothers or women identified as vulnerable. This enables them to care for their children and to assist in the placing of already abandoned children in family set-ups, all in order to promote normal develop
ment and cohesive community structures in the future. Precious Life provides an alternative for pregnant girls/women from unsafe abortions and young mums from dumping their babies, abusive relationships and s*x work etc. They can have access to support, counseling and assistance with their babies while simultaneously facilitating the gaining of skills and eventually jobs to support themselves. The intention is to nurture the emotional and physical job skills needed by the mothers to bring up their children themselves.
