School Improvement and Green Initiatives

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About the program

With the present mass unemployment in Zimbabwe, accentuated by the Covid pandemic, the rural community has suffered. Additionally, the small town of Dete, bordering the National Park, has been impacted by poachers. While killing wildlife for bushmeat and trading in elephant ivory are illegal in Zimbabwe, the limited means of survival has led to a rise in this activity . By offering alternative solutions we endeavor to create employment opportunities and encourage the general upliftment of locals thereby curtailing the poaching of precious wildlife, and offering a brighter future for all concerned.

All groups will work a variety of projects such as:

• Refurbishment and painting of walls and ceilings of classrooms.
• Planting, protection and watering of new saplings in the school premises.
• Building and maintaining roof water storage.
• Removing alien vegetation.
• Manually sinking a water borehole, subject to water diviner.
• Building a vegetable garden.

Larger groups will also be doing projects such as:

• Building of new classroom in an overcrowded school where the Entrance Foyer is used to house two classrooms which are open to the weather elements. We are unlikely to be able to tackle the entire new build within the time frame, but this will enable at least the level and pouring of the new foundation with volunteers.
• Erection of perimeter fencing.

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Leisure Activities

Game Drives and Game Walks in the National Park available daily with armed Rangers, visit magnificent Victoria Falls – worlds largest waterfall, Water Rafting on River Zambezi, Bungee Jump, Sunset Cruise on River Zambezi