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YEARS OF EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
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Our Work
Our programmes are organised in three distinct but interconnected pillars. Under each programme are various projects of differing magnitude, and reach.
- Health & Wellbeing
- Capacity - building
- Environmental Eco-nomics
Health & Wellbeing
Under this pillar are projects that seek to improve the overall physical, spiritual and mental well-being of children, OVC, families. Main activities include: feeding and fending for them, and the provision of SRHR services for women & girls. Examples of Projects under this umbrella are: (i) Child Protection Society, (ii) SELF, (iii) Helping hands unlimited(feeding)
Capacity - building
The primary objective of projects under this pillar is skills training and professional and personal development. This also includes starting ventures of socioeconomic value. Examples are (i) Helping hands unlimited (sewing /tailoring training), (ii) ISAL (Internal Savings and Lending)
Environmental
Eco - nomics
Under this pillar are projects that are environmentally - including the sustainable use of land, water conservation, farming, gardening, etc. Examples of such Projects are: (i) Rock forward, (ii) Gardening Project
2014 - 2018
32 children were reached through adherence support and HIV management, 60 households received free loaves of bread for a duration of 24 months
2019 - 2021
1000 learners reached in school with SRHR Information, Communication and Education through the SELF curriculum; 20 orphans and vulnerable children received full sponsorship for a year for their education; 30 Households were assisted training and capital to start their small businesses; 50 Adults were trained in horticulture and sustainable farming (over 250 subsequently impacted)
2022 - 2023
54 Women Trained in Sewing skills, 60 OVCs in Glen view provided with a hot meal before school starts
Sewing training
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
A capacity building project in the form of a sewing training course for 54 women from the local community of Murombedzi, Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe. The training room was set up in a new development meant to enhance community women with skills in sewing. This initiative ultimately reduced the impact of domestic violence and increased economic stability for the households represented. Children of Home of Hope orphanage have been beneficiaries of the project - with the school uniforms and clothes sewn during training being donated to them..
ISAL (Internal Savings & Lending)
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
We recognise the great potential of savings and credit cooperatives to alleviate poverty - particularly in low-income communities. Such microlending instruments have been tried, and are better suited for communities like Murombedzi. The earlier version of the initiative was successful in having most of the participants start their income generating projects. 30 households represented assisted training and capital to start their small businesses. Going forward, we will introduce a more structured system that also includes agricultural cooperatives and associations, and subsequently scale to reach more households and individuals.
Community Garden Project
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
The community garden is a green open space which was offered up by the FICA - now shared by community members for agricultural use. The organisation provided the open space for learning about sustainable growing practices, building relationships and developing a sense of belonging to the local community. 50 members of the community were randomly selected from the community to steward the garden. The initiative was also started in a bid to reduce poverty and maladaptive behaviours like criminal offences of theft and drug abuse in youths.
The community garden project makes use of an irrigation system and has been a success in producing enough yield for consumption, and excess produce for resale. A variety of crops which included beans, carrots, butternuts, okra, onions, cucumbers and vegetables have been planted seasonally. In future, with availability of funding - the land can be used for larger-scale, agro-economic and agro-processing projects.
Child Protection Society
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
The aim of this project was to promote drug adherence and continued HIV support to children born with HIV. 17 Volunteer Care Workers were involved in assisting and monitoring drug intake amongst the children, and ensuring healthy feeding throughout the process. 32 children were enrolled into this two-year programme, with the objective of providing enough one-on-one support with the volunteers, without compromising on the quality of the interactions.
Our Commitment to Our Mission
Empowering vulnerable children, youth and women in accessing relevant education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes.
