We are very excited to send you the first of our Vimba newsletters. These will be sent out once a quarter and aim to give you a brief overview on Vimba’s current work, upcoming events as well as the work be done on the ground.

Vimba’s key focus is on the children of Zimbabwe and alleviating their suffering. Vimba’s goal is to create a number of self-sufficient and sustainable child feeding centres throughout Zimbabwe with the aim of phasing out donor dependency. We strive to engage with  the community to not only encourage individuals to become involved with the initiative but to also help by building sustainability within society as a whole.

1^st Contact chose Vimba
as their charity to support for the year. A big thank you to everyone at 1st Contact.

We have registered with Justgiving which means that you are able to get sponsorship online for Vimba ! Whether you decide to do a sponsored run, walk or spinathon all the proceeds will go to Vimba. For more info please go to www.justgiving.com/vimba

And a huge thank you goes out to ASIG, our first corporate donation. An astonishing £5000 was donated to Vimba to start up new feeding centre!

Date: 19^th June
Venue: Surrey National Golf Course
Cost: £65 per ticket

• 18 holes
• Bacon rolls and coffee on arrival
• Golf carts for all players
• 2 course dinner afterwards (with option of non-golfers to join the dinner)
• Fantastic prizes including free fourballs, golf accessories, bottles of CANE etc!

For more information please click here or send enquiries to info@vimba.co.uk

Vimba Masquerade Summer Ball - 31st July 2010
 
We are ecstatic to announce that tickets are now available for our annual ball on Saturday the 31st of July at the Grange Hotel in London. 



Tickets are only £60 and can be purchased here. The price includes:

 CHRISTMAS GIFTS REPORT

On the 23^rd December last year, the Zimbabwe Vimba team went to the Montgomery Child Feeding Centre where the children were thrown a Christmas Party. Titanic thanks must go out to all the Vimba supporters for buying the ‘Gifts that Keep on Giving’ for the children, you made it possible to host this fantastic day. Please click here for full report and pics.

FEEDING CENTRE UPDATE

Mapere and Montgomery: These projects are running well and on average we are feeding and providing for 75 children per centre everyday.  This month Mapere has been sent windows, paint and cement in order to improve the current facility. We are also identifying courses for the women who are acting as carers at the feeding centers.  We have bought a mill for both the centers which has allowed us to both make food for the community and sell the excess. This means that the feeding centers have an income, this is just one of the ways we are trying to make the center sustainable.  The uniforms for Montgomery have been made, however more material is needed for Montgomery and Mapere.  We have purchased material for school benches and we will get a local community member involved in carpentry to mend the existing benches. 

Macheke: In the village there are 73 children who are struggling to  cope  with the lack of food.  The area is in need of food as the maize has not set due to the lack of rain.   We have discussed the possibilities of feeding the children at the school; however with 23 of the children being under the age of 6 we have realised that there needs to be a crèche in the village.  We will be costing the possibility of putting a double Woodrow house at the village which will be used as a feeding centre.  The school going children under 16 may then go to the crèche for breakfast before they walk the 3 kilometres to school.