December 8, 2023
Tinashe Pedzai – A Game Changer for Food Security in Zimbabwe
TINASHE PEDZAI, a 37-year-old farmer from Ward 14 of Zaka district Cluster 4 under Chief Nhema, and his wife PRIVILEGE JANGA, were grappling with the deteriorating soil fertility at their […]
December 8, 2023
A Surprise Crop-Discovery Leads The Way to A Four Star Diet
MEMORY CHIGIDI (35), a lead mother for Kubatana, a neighbor women group in Mukwindidza village, Ward 21, Mutare district. A neighbor women group consists of ten to 15 pregnant women, […]
USAID Takunda Takes Center Stage at the 113th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
Zimbabwe Agricultural Society is hosting the 113th Edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show from August 28 to September 02, 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Sustained Growth. Adaptation. Productivity. Linkages.’ USAID […]
June 30, 2023
Passport To Success®: Turning Bether’s struggles towards Positive outcomes
BETHER NDORO (32) is reaping positive results from her life skills training. Before training, she tried to start small income-generating activities several times due to a lack of knowledge. In […]
June 27, 2023
A flourishing cake business in rural Zaka
Three young women are nurturing their community’s sweet tooth by plying them with cakes of all sorts at a fair price. GRACIOUS TABWA (24), CHIPO DINGANI (27), and DADIRAI MAPFIKO […]
May 18, 2023
Nomore Electricity Woes
She looks forward to acquiring more skills during her nine months of industrial attachment and then starting her solar business. USAID Takunda RFSA, through technical and vocational education and training […]
April 11, 2023
Resilience Design: A Key Component To Sustainable Household Food And Income Security.
Cluster E in Ward 13, Chivi district, Masvingo Province, is one of the most drought-prone areas in the eastern region of Zimbabwe. The area is characterized by poor soils, erratic […]
April 10, 2023
Building Resilience amongst youths in Mutare, Zimbabwe – A Case Story from The USAID Takunda Mastercrafts Short Courses
Life-Enhancing & Trendy Sewing by Female Youths in the USAID Takunda Mastercrafts Short Course Written By: RUMBIDZAI MATEMBA-MUTASA Takunda, meaning “we have overcome” in Shona, is a $55M five-year (October […]
April 10, 2023
Improved Quality of Life for Ngonya Village Households Participating in the USAID Takunda VSLAs
Representatives of households who are a part of at least 5 VSLA groups in Ngonya village, Ward 12, Mutare, Manicaland Province, availed themselves (amidst the rains and busy farming season). […]