Help us re-build our country.

At the time of writing, it is estimated that there are over 200,000 orphans in Zimbabwe and this continues to grow year on year. Among these orphans are people who have talents and gifts in diverse fields and are able to contribute immensely to the development of our country, if they are only given the opportunity. Even those without talents, can help make a difference, if they are placed in the right environment. It is their contribution that will rebuild Zimbabwe as a functioning nation.

Zimbabwe Aid Trust (ZAT) believes that all humans are equal and must therefore be accorded all the protection they deserve. We believe that all life of living species is precious and must be treated with great respect. There can be no human life without animals and plants, they are our prime factors and this is also why environmental issues are crucial to modern development.

While we in ZAT are seeking aid to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other killer diseases, we realise that it is the people of Zimbabwe who have a long term solution to their health problems.

Rome was not built in a day, and we aim to help build a infrastructure that will give our people an edge to overcome our health problems. We know our people have faith in us as we were born and bred in this country. We want to take advantage of these factors to bring out real development in our country.

What makes us different?

ZAT is different from many of the well established non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as although we are registered overseas, we are actually run by the indigenous people of Zimbabwe. We know our people have faith in us as we were born and bred in this country and we hope to take advantage of these factors to bring out real development in our country.

We are quite aware that African-led organisations are generally viewed with suspicion, when it comes to the question of financial aid. Doners prefer to deal with already well established foreign NGOs. Unlike the other established NGOs operating in sub-Saharan Africa, which are branches of foreign agencies, we struggle to raise funds from the rich and developed countries due to this lack of trust, held by prospective donors that the funds will not be used beneficially. We have therefore adopted self-reliance as one of our guiding principles towards accomplishing our mission.

We hope to train people to realise that they can produce all their basic needs if they organise themselves into a viable labour force, even with limited amounts of money.