Help Mothers in Zimbabwe Keep Children in School
Grants for single mothers in Africa
Summary
This project provides grants to 150 Mothers Groups in rural Zimbabwe to boost their income-generating activities and use the profits to meet school costs for 3,750 orphans and vulnerable children.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
With the devastating economic and social impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa, traditional community support systems to protect children have eroded. Orphans are often left with challenges and responsibilities far beyond their age. Moved by their plight, local Mothers Groups help support these children. Camfed’s grants to Mothers Groups fund training and supplies to boost their income to pay children's school costs.This project funds groups in the Nkayi, Chikomba and Mt Darwin districts of Zimbabwe.
Activities
With grants, Mothers Groups can earn income by making soap, clothing, shoes, pottery and linens, or by growing vegetables and beekeeping. This income pays for school fees and supplies for orphans and other vulnerable children who cannot afford them.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,494
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,956
Total Funding Goal: $8,450
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Husband Praises His Wife's Mother Support Group (http://us.camfed.org/news/2007/12/20/mr-jaure-i-am-very-proud-of-my-wife/#more-127)
- Camfed & Mothers Groups Help Orphans in Zimbabwe (http://us.camfed.org/news/2007/05/01/providing-hope-through-desperate-times/)
- Camfed's Impact in Zimbabwe (http://us.camfed.org/where/zimbabwe/impact.html)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will enable 150 Mothers Groups to boost their income to help an estimated 3,750 orphans and vulnerable children in rural communities to secure an education, giving them the skills and confidence to transform their lives.
Project Message
Our group empowers the children and gives them...support towards the realisation of the child’s right to education.Our motto is help them help themselves through empowerment, support and education.
- Members of Chapwanya Mothers Group, Chapwanya Mother Support Group, Buhera District
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Brooke Hutchinson
Director
221 Main Street
Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
415-979-1556
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Campaign for Female Education (Camfed)
369 Pine St. Suite 420
San Francisco,
CA
94104
United States
1-866-979-1556
http://www.camfed.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Zimbabwe
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 28, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Zimbabwe: Compassion in a Time of Crisis
By Tanya johnston - Development Assistant, December 17, 2008 05:55 PM
Speaking with one of our Zimbabwean colleagues, I asked her what keeps people going. She said, “What I love about my people is that they are so creative. They don’t stop at the hurdles. They go under or around them. We know this time will pass. Nothing is forever.”
As you read about the acts of compassion that are occurring each day around Zimbabwe, as you read the firsthand accounts from Camfed staff members on the ground, I hope you will agree with me that Zimbabweans need all the support we can provide them. For children in Zimbabwe, school is a lifeline. Without our help, that lifeline is in jeopardy of disappearing.
Ann Cotton
Executive Director, Camfed International
Links:
- Zimbabwe: Report From the Field
- Why Education Matters
- It is the Love for These Children that Pushes Me to Care for The
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