International charity

Prophet Angel buys Mercedes Benz for rapper Mudiwa Mutandwa

February 1, 2013
Prophet Uebert Angel has bought a Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor for his spiritual son, musician Mudiwa Mutandwa. The gift is in recognition of Mudiwa’s impressive musical year that saw him bagging three awards and ministering the Word of God through song. The surprise gift came barely two weeks after Mudiwa donated ...

Canadian Salvation Army doctor stays in Zimbabwe, attracts international funds

January 31, 2013
This month, Canadian bush doctor Dr. Paul Thistle joined the surgical team at Karanda Hospital, a few hours’ drive from the troubled Howard Hospital. And with him come international funds. After having to put money raised for Howard Hospital on hold after turmoil there, Canadian Langley Rotary clubs in British Columbia are ready to ...

Sanyati Baptist Hospital makeover to make sure facility can function for next 60 years

January 17, 2013
The Sanyati Baptist Hospital makeover continues to bring hope to people in north-central Zimbabwe. In spite of the advances, much work remains. With electricity outages occurring on a regular basis and the high cost of diesel fuel prohibiting generator use, nurses often deliver late night babies by candlelight.  This Baptist-run 110-bed facility opened ...

Makumbi Mission orphans visited by Father Christmas. First time ever

December 31, 2012
Nearly 100 orphans at Makumbi Mission Orphanage in Domboshawa were recently treated to an early Christmas party by Hyundai Zimbabwe. The South Korean motoring company donated hampers and hosted an end-of-year Christmas party at the orphanage. Addressing the beneficiaries at the ceremony, Rotary Club of Harare Dawn president Tafadzwa Katemauswa ...

Video: Canadian Christian, “Trip to Zimbabwe changed the way I teach”

December 27, 2012
“I saw God there. More than I had seen God ever in my life. It’s changed the way I shop, it’s changed the way I buy food, the way that I eat in general. It’s changed the way I teach,” says one of The Meeting House of Canada volunteers to Zimbabwe. ...

Video: Child choir at Mother of Peace Community in Mutoko

December 19, 2012
Set up in 2004, Mother of Peace Community UK provides funding for the MOPC orphanage in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province. The orphanage was founded in 1994 in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zimbabwe. A central part of life in the community is the Roman Catholic Church, although people from any ...

Canadian donors consider responsible action for Chiweshe community

December 6, 2012
After a decade of raising money, awareness and facilitating the travel of dozens of volunteers from Peterborough, Ontario (Canada) to Howard Hospital in Mashonaland Central Province, a grassroots group of Canadian supporters is at a crossroads. Having raised close to $240,000 for the Salvation Army facility and its surrounding community, the group ...

Salvation Army avoids outside independent audit, turns back on long-time friend photographer

November 28, 2012
Today I was denied permission to photograph at the Howard Hospital. They were skeptical of me. Despite the fact I photographed there in 2001, 2006, 2008 and 2010; despite the facts my photos raised thousands of dollars and inspired many doctors to volunteer; despite the fact the Salvation Army has published ...

Salvation Army links orphanage with international donor

November 22, 2012
When visitors from Germany heard about the work Letty Mhizha was doing, they bought a five-bedroom house for her to take more children in. Mhizha, who was speaking at the official opening of the house, said she started looking after orphaned children in 1999 when a church couple died and ...

Video: Canadians visit Mennonite Central Committee partners in Bulawayo

November 20, 2012
Every year a small team from The Meeting House, a church in Canada, travels to Africa. Last year, they came to Bulawayo to spend time learning about Mennonite Central Committee partnering organizations there. Photographer Paul Bettings who travels the world working on projects with the likes of World Vision, provided ...