Championing development to the vulnerable communities
Our Mission, Values and Scope
The aim and vision of the organisation is to alleviate poverty and suffering brought about by family disintegrations and climate change in Zimbabwe.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to offer capacity building, educational skills training, and environmental awareness and promote economic empowerment of families through income generating activities.
Sethule Development organisation is of the opinion that it is only through strong communities that Africa can properly uphold human rights, educate, care for, and protect children, live in peace, and promote the economic well-being of rural people, the majority of whom are underprivileged. Hence we place rural communities at the centre of our development efforts.
Who we are
Sethule Development Organisation is a non-profit organisation that aims to assist orphans and vulnerable children, women and men, from disadvantaged rural backgrounds by presenting them with opportunities that enable them to be empowered to find their way out of poverty. The organisation’s goal is to ensure that children, men and women from these rural communities are given a chance to compete in the world on equal terms with privileged communities. The organization operates in the provinces of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe. It was established in 2022 and registered as a PVO, registration number 39/22.
Where we work - Areas of operation
Sethule Development Organisation operates in the provinces of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe, it mainly targets children, women and men and it is not affiliated to any political party. Through its programmes, Sethule Development Organisation offers basic needs support including education, acquiring of identification documentation and psychosocial support
Community Support
Most rural communities are characterised by scarce resources, food insecurity, social exclusion, inadequate drinking water supplies, poor sanitation, amongst other things. All these coupled together leave communities vulnerable and in most cases at a greater risk of having conflicts, as men, women and children compete for all these resources. Sethule Development Organisation established pillars that pay attention to community development, mental wellness and advocate for positive teenage behaviour change.