The situation in Zimbabwe is appalling. The majority of the farming communities that benefited from the controversial land reform program are still finding life difficult because of hyper-inflation, which has pushed the price of farming inputs to unsustainable levels. Zimbabwe is dominantly an agrarian economy, and most people live in rural areas where the main economic activity is subsistence farming.  Even though a significant number of Zimbabweans benefited from the fast track land reform program, the Zimbabwean government is financially ill-equipped to help the poor farmers with financial capital to procure farming implements.  Millions of these poor farmers are stranded without any of the seeds or the farming equipment necessary to grow crops. This sad economic situation is coupled by sporadic rainfall patterns and a high level of HIV AIDS. There is still hope in these communities especially if they get help to start growing crops and start  small-scale projects for self-reliance.

-Grasian Mkodzongi

 

The Quaker African Trust is committed to helping the starving people of Zimbabwe build independent farming communities so that they may have a chance for something different, a chance for survival. Our Current projects are to give them an opportunity to have self sustained agriculture and self sustained business. We are attempting to procure farming implements, and seed. We also wish to provide the raw materials and tools necessary to build homes, silos and barns. We have already been promised dozens of acres of arable land upon which to begin these farms. For the industry, we plan to provide the means to produce jewelry and clothing, whcih we will then help market in the United States and Europe.

If you wish to purchase any of the jewelry or clothing, please check back with us in mid April,
which is when we expect to have our first line available.


This some of the Land upon which we plan to build the Farming Communities

If you have any further questions, wish to volunteer or to make a donation, please contact
Cormac Levenson
Director of The Quaker African Trust