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African Community Center for Social Sustainability
Donate nowAfrican Community Center for Social Sustainability (ACCESS) works alongside their community to provide medical care, education, and economic empowerment opportunities to orphans and to children and their caregivers, with an aim to create long lasting, sustainable change.
ACCESS has established a walk-in healthcare clinic in the community as well as an accredited nurse and midwifery school and community health worker program. They also provide early childhood education and secondary school support and income generating opportunities.
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African Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)
Donate nowThe Africa Self Help Programme (ASAP) is dedicated to empowering communities in Africa by providing various forms of assistance and support to promote self-sufficiency, development, and empowerment. Its activities may include:
Implementing community development projects that focus on improving infrastructure, access to clean water, sanitation, healthcare, education, and other essential services in underserved areas.
Offering training programs, skills development workshops, and capacity-building initiatives to empower community members with practical skills, knowledge, and resources for sustainable livelihoods.
Facilitating income-generating projects, microfinance initiatives, and entrepreneurship support to help individuals and groups create economic opportunities and improve their financial well-being.
Providing humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and support during emergencies or crises affecting communities in Africa, including food assistance, shelter, healthcare, and psychosocial support.
Collaborating with local partners, NGOs, government agencies, and international organizations to leverage resources, expertise, and networks for more significant impact and sustainable development outcomes. -
Chiedza Child Care
Donate nowChiedza is a community-based NGO registered with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Development in 2003, PVO 58/23. It was established in 2001 by concerned professionals and citizens of Zimbabwe in response to the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS on children and families. They were touched by an increasing number of orphans as a result of AIDS-related deaths. With the advent of antiretroviral therapy, the organisation continued to adapt, responding to the impact of HIV and AIDS on children and their families.
i) Education – providing early childhood education services to at least 30 children between the ages of 4 to 6 years annually. Chiedza has a registered ECD center for orphans and vulnerable children in Ardbenie. Chiedza additionally provides catch up lessons for at least 200 children from the ages of 8 to 18 years who are out of school. The children attend lessons at the center and are provided with meals through the support offered by Higherlife Foundation. Chiedza pays pay school fees for children who were once out of school and are reintegrated into formal schools up to tertiary level.
ii) Vocational Training – Supporting young people to undergo vocational training through working with established centers. At least 40 young people are being supported.
iii) Formal Tertiary – Those who successfully go through the out of school program up to tertiary level are supported with tuition. Chiedza has 9 learners in various state universities.
iv) Protection – Chiedza provides counselling, conducts parenting sessions, facilitates birth registration and supports abused children and those at risk of abuse through case management.
v) Health and Nutrition – Chiedza supports children living with HIV with medical support, food packs and facilitate support groups through working with local clinics. They also conduct health assessments for children and provide hot meals for at least 200 children learning at the center 5 days a week, during school terms.
vi) Economic Strengthening – Parents and caregivers are trained in group savings and specific income generating skills. Reaches at least 200 parents annually.
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Chiedza Community Welfare Trust
Donate nowThe Chiedza Community Welfare Trust is dedicated to improving the well-being and quality of life for individuals and families within communities. Its activities may include:
Offering social services such as food aid, clothing, shelter, and basic necessities to vulnerable populations, including the elderly, orphaned children, people with disabilities, and low-income families.
Providing educational support, including school supplies, scholarships, and educational programs, to promote access to education and improve educational outcomes for children and youth.
Conducting healthcare initiatives such as medical clinics, health education programs, immunization drives, and access to basic healthcare services for underserved communities.
Implementing community development projects focused on infrastructure improvements, water and sanitation, livelihood support, agriculture, and income-generating activities.
Facilitating skills training, vocational programs, and entrepreneurship initiatives to empower individuals and promote self-reliance and economic stability. -
Child Future Africa (CFA) Children’s Home
Donate nowChild Future Africa (CFA) is a private voluntary organization founded in 2002 by George Seremwe. George Seremwe has a passion for community empowerment and development. Its establishment came in a bid to address the challenges faced by children especially orphans in Mashonaland Central. Child Future Africa operates in all the 8 districts of the province. Mashonaland Central lies on the northern part of Zimbabwe and it sits on a total area of 28 347 km2 and has an estimated population of 1 152 520 (Census 2012) representing about 8.5 % of the Zimbabwe’s population. Farming and illegal mining are the major economic activities, exposing children (1-18 years) to early marriages, child Labour, drug abuse, school dropping, sexual and physical abuse, forced marriages and orphans being the most affected as they are exposed to poverty, hunger and poor living standards entrapping them to the above-mentioned social evils. Child Future Africa has come up with several tailor-made interventions which seek to address the mentioned challenges and to empower young people especially orphans and vulnerable children to partake in initiatives that contribute to personal and community development for the betterment of their lives. Child Future Africa operates a orphanage shelter in Mt Darwin which houses 20 orphans from different parts of the province. The orphanage shelter is situated on a 10000 m2 fenced premise. The project runs 2 houses with 2 foster mothers. It is set up in a rural model with the shelter being close to a farm that produces grain for consumption and income generation. A school is situated in the vicinity of the shelter to provide education to the young minds and empowering them academically, for education is the only weapon that can prune them from the bondage of poverty. The main thrust and objective of Child Future Africa is to develop the orphanage home into a self-sustainable project that produces great minds and responsible citizens.
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Child Restoration Outreach (CRO)
Donate nowChild Restoration Outreach Uganda has been supporting children living on the streets in Northwestern Uganda and their families since 1992.
They provide education, health, and nutrition support, recreational activities to young people, and reintegration programs to reconnect children with their families.
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Chinyaradzo Children’s home
Donate nowChinyaradzo Children’s Home provides residential care for at least 60 children, ranging from birth to 18 years old. The Home was designed to provide temporary shelter for children while alternative arrangements were being made. This includes reintegration with the extended family members and arrangements for foster care. The home spearheads foster care programs in close liaison with the Department of Social Welfare. However, because of the increasing number of orphans and their needs, coupled with economic hardships, alternative places of committal are no longer easily available. As a result, children have found themselves living at Chinyaradzo Children’s Home for all eighteen years of their lives. Therefore, to respond strategically to the needs of these children, the purpose of the Home was reviewed. Chinyaradzo now exists to provide a permanent Home to children in difficult circumstances from ages 0-18.
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Chipembere Community Development Organization (CCDO)
Donate nowChipembere Community Development Organization (CCDO) is a women & youth-led organization that aims to empower young people, including girls and women in the Thyolo district, to be self-reliant and to make informed decisions about their health and futures.
Their programming includes providing access to health care and education—including early childhood development centres—improving household incomes through youth and women clubs, and conducting various peace building and conflict prevention awareness campaigns.
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Eden Children’s Village
Donate nowEden Children’s Village has been caring for orphaned and vulnerable children since 2000. They have 8 residential care homes housing a maximum of 10 children per home. The village believe in holistic care, so we have pastoral, medical, caregiver, social welfare, counselling, and educational staff within our organization to provide for all of our children’s needs within the organization. Eden has cared for over 300 children since opening and has see many of their children achieve exceptional results in school, going on to become productive members of Zimbabwean society. They currently have 73 children under 18 in their homes. 14 of the children are over 18 but still finishing secondary education, and 8 in young adult transition to adult life. Eden has struggled to find partners in Zimbabwe. However, Higherlife Foundation has proven to be a supportive and resourceful partner for Eden.
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Feed The Babies Fund
Donate nowFeed the Babies facilitates the growth and development of babies during their formative years—birth to six years old—by focusing on their nutritional and educational needs.
They provide nutrition at early childhood development (ECD) centers, train ECD practitioners on best practices and basic management of ECD centers, and offer infrastructure support by renovating existing ECD centers.
Our aim is to create change in the lives of babies and children that are living in poverty and to facilitate the growth and development of babies during their formative years; from birth to six years old; through focusing on their nutritional and educational needs.
The Fund’s objectives include:
- To ensure that babies of all races receive at least one nutritious meal a day during the formativ years, from birth to six years old.
- The promotion and maintenance of good health, hygiene and safety amongst children of all races.
- To provide food security to all children during the formative years of birth to 6 years old.
- To ensure that all pre-school children stand a fair chance of a good education by being in a setting that lays the framework for future learning.
- To give every child a sense of love and caring by providing them with items of comfort.
- The establishment and maintenance of liaison with other organizations, including Government Departments, having aims and objects similar to those of Feed the Babies Fund.
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Forever Angels
Donate nowForever Angels supports orphaned, abandoned, and malnourished babies while focusing on family preservation. Their Family Homes program serves children in Mwanza and provides short-term care in family-style homes until a permanent family is found. They also provide life-saving nutrition to babies in their homes and empower their caregivers to care for their children and to live independently. This program was established as a way to prevent child abandonment and keep orphaned babies at home.
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Forward in Faith Children’s home
Donate nowForward In Faith Children’s Home (FIF) is a faith-based institution that takes care of Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in need of institutional care. The home provides shelter, food, educational support, and psychosocial support to children under its care.
Forward In Faith Children’s Home is a registered welfare organization and was re-registered with the Department of Social Welfare in 2016. Children who reside at the home are placed by the Department of Social Development.
