Founder and Director: Margaret Makambira
Mission: To offer quality accommodation to destitute and homeless children, educate and empower them with life skills which will lead them towards self-supporting.
Location: Mutare, Zimbabwe
The program goals of Shinga Development Trust are to provide primary school educations for young children, orphan care, food self-sufficiency, women’s literacy and vocational skills training. Working with Bread and Water for Africa®, Shinga serves hundreds of children and adults, instilling in them hope for a better life.
CURRENT NEEDS
Funding needs to sponsor more students for school fee assistance programs in Dora East and Dora West.
Latest News/Blogs
Turning Drought into Hope: Our Donors Bring Life-Sustaining Water to Lerato Children’s Home
In Zimbabwe, agriculture remains a cornerstone of the country’s economy, contributing about 17 percent to its GDP, and supporting more than 60 percent of its population of more than 16.6 million, which is roughly 9.96 million individuals. However, increasing climate...
When Hope Was Lost, YOU Restored It !
Maria is a 15-year-old girl in Zimbabwe whose life was marked by trauma at a young age. “At just 14,” reported Rumbidzai Chadamoyo, a social worker at the Shinga Development Trust in Mutare, “she was being physically and emotionally abused by her biological mother....
Hope Restored: Supporting the Next Generation in Zimbabwe
For the past several years, thanks to the supporters of Bread and Water for Africa® we have been able to provide grant funding to our partner, the Shinga Development Trust in Mutare, Zimbabwe, to ensure that approximately 80 orphaned and destitute children are able to...