Simuka Africa IN Action

 Recognized by the World Bank, Simuka Africa was a founding member of the Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network formed at the Global Youth Leadership Forum. Further, Simuka Africa was elected to represent Zimbabwean youngsters at the Africa Union Pre-Heads of States Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The delegation was involved in drafting the agenda for the AU Heads of States Summit.

We contribute towards the Building Sustainable and Safe Futures for Girls and Young Women Project in Zimbabwe. To date, we have assisted more than 650 vulnerable households with food &  vegetable garden assistance. We also provide monthly supplies of basic food, skills training & starting capital entrepreneurial activities to girls and young women at risk & child marriages. 

Our target UN SDG Action:  "Rescue plan for people and planet through a youth vocational training centre on life skills," is driven by the Simuka Africa Youth Association Board, coordinated by Andrea Romaoli Garcia, OHCHR Special Rapporteur & supported by the Government of Zimbabwe, UNICEF, UN Volunteers and World Bank. 

We established a Youth Resource Centre at Norton Vocational Training Centre equipped with computers, sports equipment, and free internet.  Also, we offer free information and education materials on entrepreneurship, HIV/AIDS and Adolescent & Youth Sexual Reproductive Health at the Norton Library., which empowers girls at risk of child marriage through life skills training.

With the support from UN Volunteers Office in Zimbabwe, VSO, UNICEF and Proudly Zimbabwe Foundation, safe water for all is a Simuka Africa spearhead. Borehole Projects in our region of Zimbabwe have been drilled by UNICEF and other partners alongside  empowering water committees. To date, more than 20,000 people benefited from having clean water access.