UNICEF is Providing Nhimbe Well Pump

by Project UpdatesWellsYouth Well Being

UNICEF has chosen the Nhimbe for Progress preschool as one of its first sites to install a well pump in the rural Mhondoro area. The reason given was our great track record and stability! This well pump will increase the gallons per minute phenomenally compared to manually bringing a bucket out at a time. This is still a manual operation but empowers those gardening, cooking and cleaning to achieve must easier results. We are very grateful for this recognition from UNICEF as well as for the practical nature of this gift!

Preschool in Zimbabwe gets some renovations!

by Project UpdatesYouth Well Being

We got word that the preschool kitchen hut had collapsed.  This is an open air hut that provides a small room for washing dishes and another small room for cooking over a fire.  Research was underway to find a better way to repair the hut.  Utilizing our local builder’s expertise and metal poles to reinforce the roof we completed the repair for around $250.  The new kitchen hut now is strong and keeps the rain out!

Additionally the J.F.Kapnek Charitable Trust found our village preschool in need of playground repairs.  They are partnering with our residents (primarily parents of preschoolers), the older Girl Guides and Machapro boys, and our staff to upgrade the playground equipment. We supplied paint and nails which cost around $250.  Kapnek and residents are providing most everything else to make the following: Climbing Frame, Brick sand-pit, Log sand-pit, Tire sand-pit, Floating Bridge, Balancing Beams, Brick balancing beam, Single Swing, Double Swing and Monkey bar.  This is all currently under construction and will complement the swings, merry-go-round and slide we built many years ago.