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What We Are Doing

Our vision is a generation of development oriented youth capable of positive socio-political, cultural, economic and environmental impact. We do this through promoting the youth and women's sustainable socio-political, cultural, economic and environmental development through synergy effort and capacity building.

Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Financial literacy training targeting youth and vulnerable women and people from rural backgrounds.

Human Rights and Democracy

Entrepreneurial and digital skills development to capacitate budding enterprises.

Environment, Tourism and Climate Change

Assisting in acquiring masks, hand sanitizer, toiletries and food and other basic essentials for the rural homes.

Ensuring Optimum Utilization of Technology

We leverage Tech in the implementation of our Programmes, be it advicacy, capacity building workshops etc.

Gender Equity

Providing a safe place for our members to interrogate systemic gender inequalities in our society

Together We Can Achieve More

We work with the vulnerable and the youth in communities and assist them to stand on their own

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The COVID-19 outbreak, has left these rural communities exposed to corona virus and abject poverty. This poses a greater risk to everyone. With the depletion of their sources of income, the communities have no means to protect themselves through sanitization and staying at home as they have no food and other basics.

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Eradicating systemic inequalities and the consequent achievement of gender equality needs all stakeholders to join hands. There is need to create a culture of partnerships and collaboration which will not only foster male-female collaboration but also youth-adult collaboration for sustainable development.

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Equal access and enjoyment of the right to education by both girls and boys was highlighted to be basic in achieving gender equality. Equal and quality education not only empowers but also assures both males and females that they can pursue anything they want and achieve all their dreams.

Our Projects

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Financial Inclusion Awareness Campaigns

  • Location Matabeleland Region

Between 2019 and 2020, YI has been advancing women and youth’s economic rights in Matabeleland Region through advocating for the financial inclusion of over 1 000 women and youth in Zimbabwe’s financial sector. The project benefitted women and youth from Bulawayo, Bulilima, Plumtree, Lupane and Hwange.

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Promoting Civil Society Engagement in Local Government Policies and Decision Making Processes in Matabeleland Region

  • Location Bulawayo

As part of a five-member consortium, YI has trained and established community-based Gender Champions in Bulawayo who are championing gender equality at household level. Furthermore, the Champions are advocating for gender responsive service delivery through citizen journalism and the use of digital media for information sharing. The project is supported and coordinated by Diakonia and is supported by the European Union.

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COVID-19 Relief for marginalized communities in Hwange Rural District

  • Location Hwange Rural District

In efforts to safeguard youth and women’s ECOSOC rights which continue to be threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, Youth Invest is leveraging digital media platforms such as GoFundMe and Facebook to raise funds to support marginalized communities of Chidobe and Sizinda located in Hwange Rural Council. Youth Invest has purchased hygiene kits and food hampers for 30 households with an average of 8 members each. Among the 240 beneficiaries are People With Disabilities (PWDs).

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Amplifying Women’s Voices in the COVID-19 Response in Hwange Rural District

  • Location Hwange Rural District

Amplifying Women’s Voices in COVID-19 Response is an ongoing project which seeks to cascade values of democratic systems to communities at grassroots level. Through its thrust on evidence-based advocacy, credible research and use of mainstream and new media, the project tackles the issues of diminishing human rights, increase in gender-based violence and constitutional reversals in Zimbabwe in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic.

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Financial literacy lessons for rural entrepreneurs

  • Location Victoria Falls

Youth Invest, holds regular training workshops for villagers including traditional leaders from Chidobe, Sizinda and Ndlovu at Emfundweni Primary School outside Victoria Falls. The villagers, most of whom are active players in the tourism industry and also sell curios and basketry, are trained on marketing strategies including digital marketing, financial literacy, craft storytelling and how to effectively run the market centre where they sell their wares.

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Capacitating rural communities to benefit from tourism

  • Location Victoria Falls

We are championing a programme called Siyazenzela Arts, Crafts and Village Tours Hub to capacitate Chidobe and Kachechete wards outside Victoria Falls to link with tourists and sell products directly to them without having to rely on middlemen. A club called Siyazenzela with about 100 members, mostly women and youth has been formed and members trained on digital marketing, financial literacy and storytelling to be able to directly link with tourists and benefit as a community.

Our Events

11/04/2020

Financial literacy lessons for rural entrepreneurs

  • Emfundweni Primary School
  • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Youth Invest, funded by the US Embassy, held a three-day training workshop for about 100 villagers including traditional leaders from Chidobe, Sizinda and Ndlovu at Emfundweni Primary School outside Victoria Falls.

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Meet our Team

We depend on the dedication and hard work of our Team.

Programs Associate

Nkosilathi Nyathi

Programs Associate

Programs Officer

Jonathan Sibanda

Programs Officer

Programs Associate

Charlotte Mhlanga

Programs Associate

Communications Director

Leslie Phiri

Communications Director

Programmes Director

Mgcini Moyo

Programmes Director

Managing Director

Nomqhele Siziba

Managing Director

Recent Insights

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April 10, 2021

Save Victoria Falls homes from COVID-19

Victoria Falls is one of the most iconic tourism destinations on planet Earth. It harbors the mighty Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders”, which is one of the natural Seven Wonders of the World. The people of Victoria Falls are the drivers and the caretakers of the majestic falls. 90% of these people depend on the vibrant tourism sector for their livelihoods.

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