You can also support the PROJECT ZAMBI Fund, an initiative of the Hasbro Children's Fund which supports children orphaned by AIDS in Africa by clicking here.
The Chikumbuso Women and Orphans Project
The Chikumbuso Women and Orphans Project began in January 2005 with one widow and her seven orphan children. It has grown to include sixty widows, thirty single mothers, and over three hundred school children. The program is based in Ng’ombe township in Lusaka, Zambia and serves widows, orphans and grandmothers whose lives have been changed by the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS.
This community was created to help vulnerable victims of the AIDS epidemic care for one another and become strong together. For more information please visit
Mary Fisher
Mary Fisher, a world-renowned textile artist and special representative of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), contributed her assistance to PROJECT ZAMBI because of her passion for the cause. Mary and her team facilitated an artistic workshop for the Chikumbuso orphans during which they created the original fabric designs and drawings featured on the ears and feet of ZAMBI THE BABY ELEPHANT.
Mary has a long history of AIDS activism and working with women in Zambia to help them earn a living wage through handmade crafts. To learn more please visit
