| We provide food, shelter, and education for Zimbabwean children affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis in southern Africa.
Kutuma Day School House of Stone thanks
the children of Moharimet School in Madbury, NH who in one day collected an
amazing 59,329 pennies for children in Zimbabwe.
These pennies became 448 books (in 7 subjects) that were
recently delivered to the Kutuma Day School. Follow the
link to view a slide show of the presentation
ceremonies.
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Vimbainesu
In the rural area of Zvimba, Zimbabwe, a small orphanage provides a safe home for approximately 40 children. The children remain part of the community, attend a local school, and learn farming skills on the land of the orphanage.
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Zvimba Preschool Project
More than 5,000 orphans and vulnerable children have been identified in the Zvimba District, many of whom are cared for by grandparents or older siblings whose economic productivity or education is limited. Preschool programs provide early childhood education and social integration for such children while reducing the burden of care to their families.
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Farm Orphan Support Trust
Farm Orphan Support Trust was established in 1997 when a commercial farmer
and founding member of FOST became concerned about the number of farm
employees dying and leaving behind unsupported children. Working to help
one particular child-headed family, the farmer became aware of the very real
difficulties faced by orphaned children on commercial farms. He also
noticed a concerning lack of awareness for these problems both at community
level and within the government departments tasked to help these children.
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Shingirirai Women
Shingirirai
Women Mabvuku is a grassroots organization founded by a group of women in
2002 to provide psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children in
their local community. In one proposal they state, “At the recent ICASA
HIV/AIDS conference in Nigeria the deputy head of UNAIDS, M. Sidibe said
that there is a great need for interventions that are ‘more creative, more
hands-on and more in keeping with cultural reality’ to the challenge of AIDS
in Africa. Shingirirai women believe that their projects do indeed respond
to the needs of their community in creative and hand-on ways.”
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