Lihranzo Children's Village (LCV), Chikombedzi, Zimbabwe

Lihranzo Children's Village is situated in remote south east Zimbabwe. With the closet local village, Chikombedzi, half an hour away, LCV is run with love and care by a group of local Zimbabweans who care for approximately 50 children between the ages of 0 and 21. Providing shelter, clothing, food and schooling LCV thrives with the support of AFADU and our volunteers.

The children of LCV

There are approximately children aged between 0 and 21 that are supported by – Lihranzo Children's Village. Most of the children attend the local primary school and high school in local Chikombedzi with school fees and necessities provided by AFADU's child sponsors each year. The really young ones attend the LCV preschool. These youngsters also have a guardian mother who cares for them ensuring they are bathed and fed everyday.

Batsiranai Sewing Group

Batsiranai Sewing Group is group of young dedicated woman who work to support the local community with school uniforms for the local schools in the district The group was formed out of the AFADU 2005 Field Trip where board member, Trish Cuciti, set up a sewing workgroup – teaching the basics of sewing and patternmaking. From there local teachers have taken on developing the groups skill and the once modest sewing group is fast turning into a reliable provider of local garments and school uniforms for the district. AND income earned supports wages for workers of the group as well as workers and carers at LCV…as well as providing additional support for the Village for general supplies and needs.

The greater community, Chikombedzi.

Chikombedzi is the local area where LCV s situated. The support AFADU provides LCV has a natualr flow on into the community by way of agricultural projects. Generally each AFADU filed trip incorporates basic involvement of the community in projects like soap making. It is very important for AFADU that the community opinions are provided to always ensure community support and involvement

The local schools in Chikombedzi.

AFADU supports all the children of LCV in their schooling by way of child sponsors who cover school fees, uniforms, books & supplies. Our generous supporters also make it possible to support the schools with books and other general, computers & school equipment. ON AFADU field trips, our volunteers work with the teachers with whatever is relevant at the time... Jenny, our resident teacher on our field trips once taught the teachers how to play the recorder!

The local hospital, Chikombedzi

The Mission Hospital in Chikombedzi provides care and medical services for locals near and far. Pam Harrison, a long standing sipporter of AFADU who lives in Darwin, has made it her business to provide the hospital with additional and much needed supplies year on year. She sources support from local Australian companies and ensures our bi-annual container shipment of goods to LCV contains a good portion for the hospital. The hospital also has a "wing" (huts on the premises) where expectant mothers wait out the last few weeks of their pregnancy so when the time comes they are near by. Some walk for days in the last months of their pregnancy!