In episode 178, you’ll hear from Anja Goertzen Gaona of Paraguay Protects Families about collaborating across sectors in Paraguay and Latin America to promote systemic care reform and family based services.
- Anja introduces herself and shares the calling that God gave her to work with orphans and vulnerable children (3:42)
- Answering what it means to “provide a home” for children in Paraguay (9:37)
- The importance of getting equipped for work with orphans and vulnerable children (14:16)
- How Paraguay Protects Families collaboratively works across sectors (18:10)
- What is the context for serving at risk children and youth in Paraguay and Latin America (26:07)
- Why is it important to develop foster care as a system in places like Paraguay? (32:17)
- Coordinating a cross government review and charting a path forward (37:40)
Resources and Links from the Show
- Website : Viva Network
- Website : World Without Orphans
- Website : YWAM – Children at Risk Schools
- PDF : Cross-Government Review Document for Paraguay (English and Spanish)
- Novel : The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
- Study Guide : Created to Connect (English and Spanish)
- TV Series : The Mysterious Benedict Society