Category Archives: Zimbabwe

4 lodges, fixed and painted – we are ready for visitors. Before After At the same time we have started a new trial project, mushroom farming. Building a frame from timber and covering with black plastic to keep moisture in … Continue reading →

A month already since we got back to Zimbabwe and our feet haven’t touched the ground (ok so maybe just briefly as we got off the plane). It’s been crazy busy! A week before we left the UK we got … Continue reading →

The charity is delighted that we have been able to raise the £1000 needed to fund a chicken layers income generating project for Neuso Primary School in Sanyati, Zimbabwe.  We first visited them 2 years ago looking to help with … Continue reading →

Bees have come, so exciting! A few days ago Innocent sent us a video and a picture showing our first bee colony taking up residence in one of our hives. This is very exciting and the first, we hope of … Continue reading →

We have been back in the UK for a month now and haven’t really stopped since getting here.  It’s been good to meet up with the trustees to feed back on how things have been going in Zimbabwe and to make plans … Continue reading →

No that’s not the celebration they are having here because we’re leaving! The last couple of weeks have been manic and all hands to the pump trying to get the fowl run finished along with other jobs. As the builders … Continue reading →

Happy Easter, Jesus is alive! We had been hearing an odd roaring noise coming from somewhere near the bee hives. After a bit of investigation we found what’s known as the lion bee. Apparently harmless this big bee makes a … Continue reading →

Wow, we didn’t know that so little could mean so much but we certainly do now! As mentioned in our last couple of blogs, two of the schools we are working with have no text books for the new curriculum. … Continue reading →

It’s raining, it’s pouring – well it hasn’t stopped raining since our last blog.  Every day we seem to have at least one very heavy downpour.  Most days either start bright and sunny and then during the afternoon the thunder … Continue reading →

It seems the rains have finally come, the last few days have felt a bit like being back in the UK. Lots of rumbling thunder and lightning to make things a little exciting and of course much relief to farmers … Continue reading →