About Zimbabwe
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  Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (House of Assembly [150]). Head of state and government: President. Population (1998): 11,044,000. Population projection: (2000) 11,272,000; (2010) 11,953,000. Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1997): 12.6 (world avg. 15.7). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$6,815,000,000 (U.S.$610 per capita). |
Our current areas of Influence
Currently most of the foundation's influence is concentrated in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Our hope is to spread as far out into the rest of the country as possible. At present, most children are from Mutare and Chiredzi
More on Mutare
Mutare is Zimbabwe's fourth largest city. It is located in the Eastern Highlands and is well known for its beautiful scenery and weather. Mutare has a good education system. Schools are either public or private. Most of the schools are day schools whereas a few are boarding schools or both.
In the high density surbubs, students typically walk to school, in some instances students walk long distances to school.
Mutare has a diverse array of high schools feed into a tertiary system of two colleges and one university. There are two teacher-training colleges in Mutare namely Mutare Teachers College and Marymount Teachers College.
More on Chiredzi
Chiredzi is is a located in the south-eastern part of the country. Together with its neighbor, Triangle, the two form the biggest sugar production center in Zimbabwe
Compared to Mutare, Chiredzi has fewer schools, most of which are government schools. Unfortunately, most of the schools in this region still lack resources and in some instances are not easily accessible to students as they have to walk for miles everyday to get to school. The education system is also crippled by the fact that very few schools in this region have boarding facilities for their students.