Zimkids

Zimkids (locally known as Simbarashe Trust) helps vulnerable children and their families in Zimbabwe to break the cycle of poverty & become self-sufficient. We SUPPORT. Our families are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, trauma and death and live in extreme circumstances. We provide very practical, emotional, spiritual and social support to help them through the desperate situations they face daily. We EDUCATE. We provide basic literacy and numeracy on the ground in every community we work in using local women who we train and equip to become township mentors. We also pay a percentage of children's state school fees and provide uniforms and supplies to ensure they can take formal recognised exams as they grow older and move on to higher education if they wish. We TRAIN. We train families in sustainable farming methods and ways to maximise the use of any land they have. We mostly focus on food growing but also facilitate small income-generating projects; chicken rearing, peanut ...