Sarah (not her real name), a teenager, was removed from her home by the Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) after she was sexually molested.
But officials did not want her to spend her remaining childhood years in state care, so they made it their mission to reintegrate her with her family. However, they found that apart from the molestation, her physical home environment provided no comfort as it was little more than a shack. Then the officials observed that the family had started the foundation for a new building and approached the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) which provided materials to complete it. With residents of the community providing voluntary assistance, the house was completed and further help from UNICEF saw it being furnished.
The abuser was also removed from the home and Sarah lives there today with her mother and other siblings.