Track our live work in healing, prevention, and community empowerment.

Project objective

Restore dignity and improve mental health outcomes through integrated rehabilitation and strengthened community systems.

Background

Zimbabwe is facing a growing mental health crisis characterised by limited access to care, high levels of stigma, fragmented referral systems, and increasing numbers of people living with untreated mental illness in street situations.

Key activities

• Rescue and rehabilitation through mapping, outreach, registration, assessment, immediate support, and linkage to treatment.
• Reintegration and empowerment through family tracing, mediation, individualized plans, skills development, starter kits, and structured follow-up.
• Stakeholder capacity building on mental health law, human rights, and referral coordination for health workers, judiciary actors, and community leaders.

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Expanded rehabilitation support for people living with untreated mental illness.
• Improved stabilisation and safer exits from street situations.
• Stronger reintegration outcomes for families and community settings.
• Improved stakeholder knowledge and response capacity after training.

Project objective

Increase awareness, reduce stigma, and improve early referral for drug and substance abuse risks.

Background

Schools and communities are seeing more drug-related risk among young people, but many caregivers still lack prevention tools and referral guidance.

Key activities

• School awareness sessions and teacher orientation
• Community dialogues for parents, youth leaders, and churches
• Referral mapping with counsellors and health workers

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Better community awareness of early warning signs
• Improved referral pathways from schools and neighbourhood forums
• Stronger prevention messaging for youth and caregivers

Project objective

Strengthen family systems so recovery is supported by safer communication, counselling access, and home readiness plans.

Background

Recovery outcomes weaken when families are overwhelmed or isolated. This programme creates a guided space for healing and practical support.

Key activities

• Facilitated counselling circles for caregivers
• Home readiness and relapse prevention planning
• Psychoeducation on addiction, mental health, and boundaries

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Families better prepared to support recovery
• Reduced household conflict and confusion
• Stronger linkage between homes and professional services

Project objective

Provide comprehensive physical and psychological care and treatment to people with mental illness living in the streets of Gweru and Kwekwe.

Background

The proposal responds to visible street homelessness among people living with mental illness in urban Zimbabwe and builds on existing government frameworks for protection, treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration.

Key activities

• Identification, recruitment, and stabilisation of people living with mental illness in street situations.
• Screening for mental health conditions and related health needs, alongside food, bathing, clothing, and grooming support.
• Referral for inpatient care where needed, life-skills training, rehabilitation, and family reunion and reintegration support.

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Reduced numbers of people with mental illness on the streets.
• Increased community knowledge and awareness of mental health and related services.
• Greater self-reliance and reintegration readiness through skills support and rehabilitation.

Project objective

Improve long-term recovery outcomes through livelihood skills, mentoring, and life planning.

Background

Many young people leave treatment healthier but still lack structure, income pathways, and community support for sustained recovery.

Key activities

• Vocational exposure in gardening, carpentry, and enterprise basics
• Life-skills coaching on routine, budgeting, and goal setting
• Mentorship and placement support for reintegration pathways

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Improved confidence and routine for recovering youth
• Better readiness for work or self-employment
• Reduced relapse risk through practical reintegration support

Project objective

Create safe, community-based spaces for psychosocial healing, referral support, and resilience-building.

Background

Women affected by trauma and violence often struggle to access integrated support that is local, safe, and recovery-oriented.

Key activities

• Trauma-informed support groups and counselling sessions
• Referral coordination with health, legal, and protection services
• Psychoeducation on safety, resilience, and recovery

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• More women and girls accessing confidential psychosocial support
• Stronger referral coordination for high-risk cases
• Improved resilience and safety planning

Project objective

Help workplaces build safer environments and faster referral pathways for staff at risk.

Background

Workplaces often see early warning signs before families or health services do, yet many lack supportive response systems.

Key activities

• Employer consultations and risk mapping
• Staff awareness workshops and supervisor orientation
• Referral protocol development and follow-up coaching

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Improved early response capacity in workplaces
• Reduced stigma around mental health and addiction support
• Better coordination between employers and community services

Project objective

Build a stronger frontline network of trained peers who can offer early encouragement and referral support.

Background

Communities often trust peers before formal systems, so peer support training increases the reach and credibility of early help.

Key activities

• Structured peer supporter training sessions
• Basic counselling and referral orientation
• Linking trained peers into community follow-up systems

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• Peer supporters trained and linked into referral networks
• Improved community-based early support systems
• Greater recovery visibility and encouragement

Project objective

Use productive gardening and reintegration practice to strengthen confidence, routine, and practical recovery habits.

Background

Therapeutic routine and practical work can play a major role in recovery maintenance. The garden created a structured environment that supported both wellbeing and responsibility.

Key activities

• Therapeutic gardening and crop management
• Routine-building and teamwork activities for residents
• Basic reintegration coaching linked to productivity and confidence

Outcomes / expected outcomes

• A functioning recovery garden supporting therapeutic routine
• Improved confidence and structure for residents in recovery
• Practical learning linked to reintegration readiness