Zimele. Rich in Hope captures the life story of Mama Zuma, a leader in the Zimele community making a difference in the lives of Mrs. Sokela – the Daycare teacher, Thanda & Londi – aspiring young business women, Nompilo – the Scholarship student and Ntobe – the Computer Center teacher. We follow her life as [...]

Zimele USA Gala – A Success! Zimele USA’s first ever-annual gala was held last Sunday, April 1 and it was an evening filled with great food, great company, and great testimonies on the impact of Zimele’s work. Attendees of the gala were treated to a night of special events – the premiere of the “Rich [...]

The project received a donation of a camera through Zimele Canada. The women were so overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. They were surprised when they heard that they would have to learn to use it themselves. The Zimele staff reported that the women’s hands shook in fear as they handled the camera, one after the [...]

ZIMELE Fair-trade exists to provide a marketing outlet for the goods produced by the participants. This is the marketing department of ZIMELE. It will be the facilitator between the independent producers (craft/agriculture/other) and the local, national and international market.  ZIMELE Fair-trade was formed in March 2010 and is overseen by a Manager. ZIMELE Fair-trade allows [...]

Orphan and Vulnerable Clild Care Project’s members are working hard in the community of Swayimani for their beneficiaries. One of the beneficiary in the project is the young boy who has ambitions of furthering his studies in the University. Mrs Ndlovu (aka MaZuma) the leader of the OVC project ccompanied Thobani Sithole to the University Of KwaZulu Natal for [...]

Zimele in conjunction with Metro Community Church (www.emetro.org) is pleased to announce the receipt of the 2009 Courageous Leadership Award sponsored by the Willow Creek Association and World Vision. The Courageous Leadership Award was created to inspire all leaders by honoring churches doing exceptional work bringing assistance to the wholistic needs of under-resourced communities affected by AIDS around the world. For more details, please see here.