The St. Luke’s team that went to Rwanda in June returned transformed, blessed and inspired by the ZOE children and the empowerment model.
Click on the image below to watch this video. We hope you get inspired as well!

 

 

 

 

Click on the images below to watch as the Rwanda Missions Team start their journey!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

    

To see the November 2023 update
for the St. Luke’s UMC groups that are currently being supported in Zimbabwe,
click on the link below:

To see the report the ZOE Empowers Alumni Households in Rwanda

Holistic High Status Rwanda FINAL

Now in their third and final year, the families in your Zoe Empowers Zimbabwe group have made great strides to overcome the suffering and challenges of extreme poverty.  While the second year was a time to put into practice all they had learned during the intense trainings of the first year, this final year will be spent expanding their businesses, building savings, and increasing their standard of living so that they are resilient to challenges in the years to come.

As an example of what all the youth have achieved, we have a video report on a family from your group available through this link:  Precious Mushunje

The Zimbabwe staff also provided this general update about your group:

• Precious Group members received a group grant and started buying and selling dry goods such as cooking oil, recharge cards, cooking oil, and flour. With the profits, they started a broiler chicken project. Profits are also used to boost their table bank.
• The group members continued with table banking in their second year by contributing $10 per month. In June, they shared dividends and members used the funds to construct toilets, buy household items and clothes for their siblings, pay school fees, and pay vocational training fees.
• Heads of household are running more than one business, hiring other orphans to assist them, and starting businesses for their siblings. Some members have formed businesses together.
• They bought agricultural inputs using their resources and are now growing different crops such as groundnuts, cowpeas, maize, groundnuts, beans, and sunflowers. The group member’s maize harvest increased from an average of 10 x 50kg to an average of 14 x 50kg of maize.  They are also purchasing livestock which can improve the nutrition of their meals and also serve as a form of savings.

Lifted Up Manzununu -Zimbabwe, 2021-2024

Peace Group – Zimbabwe, 2022-2025

Rudorwashe “The Love of God” Guta Group – Zimbabwe, 2023-2026

Abunzubumwe Kigembe, Rwanda, 2023-2025, first year report

 

Final Report-Abundance Chidazembe, Zimbabwe, 2020-2023