When I said we were planning to bring teams of volunteers from the UK, people started clapping"
Geoff Spiller
Mutare - Fight Back Against HIV/AIDS
Over 1.6 million adults live with HIV in Zimbabwe, almost half of them unable to get the medication they need to treat their condition, despite significant support in this area from the international community. There are over a million orphans, who may be malnourished or miss out on an education. You will be supporting a church-run project in Mutare that is offering a series of HIV/AIDS care and prevention programmes for both adults and children, including many of the orphans. Teams will build a series of simple children’s community centres to spread the HIV prevention message.
Ndiadzo - Planting Seeds for Forgotten People
On the mountainous outskirts, the people of Ndiadzo have been all-but-forgotten, scratching out a living in a mountain valley. Like the rest of Zimbabwe they dream of a better future. You can offer the people of Ndiadzo that hope by building them a school. Join them in the village for a fortnight. Share their hopes and dreams – and work with us to make some of them a reality.
This is a Mission Direct ‘African Experience’ trip. For more details about African Experience. Click here
The door is open, the need is vast
When Zimbabwe declared independence in 1979 it was a nation full of hope. It was known as “the breadbasket of Africa” due to its fertile productive land.
Sadly, as history records, things turned out very differently: civil war, drought, political turmoil and HIV/AIDS have left Zimbabwe’s infrastructure and economy in tatters. The “breadbasket” nation has been relying on overseas aid, with millions close to starvation at times and an adult incidence of HIV at 18%.
However with some measure of cooperation between Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF and the Movement for Democratic Change the country has become significantly safer for visitors. At last there is a chance to lend a hand to the people of Zimbabwe, either to address the terrible mix of HIV/AIDS and desperate poverty, or to bring hope to one of Zimbabwe’s most marginalised communities.
Over the years we have heard so much terrible news about Zimbabwe. These projects are a wonderful opportunity to give back to some of its people.
Contribution: £1,450
Call Jackie Johnston in the Luton office
8am - 5.30pm
Mon - Fri
to apply or find out more.
t: 01582 72 00 56