ZIMBABWE AIDS ORPHANS SOCIETY - Zimbabwen Aids-Orvot ry

CONTAINER 2011The fifth container to be sent to Dzikwa with the Society’ssupport arrived safely in August. Sending a containerfrom Finland calls for a major effort and is onlyjustified if the value of the contents is so high that Dzikwacan then cut down on other expenses. The most valuablegoods sent out in 2011 were 60 second-hand PCsin prime condition donated by the Bank of Finland. Largeamounts of other useful goods were also donated. Morethan 400 children and 80 families living near the ActivityCentre received something from the container. TwoFinnish volunteers, Helka and Heikki, expertly organisedand supervised the distribution. In addition, computersor other supplies were given to schools, including twoschools for the disabled, Rujeko Street health centre, StGiles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Sports Day helpers,and tertiary students.REFORESTATION AND ENVIRONMENTALEDUCATIONDzikwa’s key environmental project made progress in2011. A cooperation agreement with Bindura Universityof Science Education was signed on 9 November andthe university has sent three students of forestry and environmentalscience to do a period of practical trainingwith Dzikwa. The plans for two students from the Universityof Helsinki’s Viikki Tropical Resources Institute(VITRI) to do their study-related placements with Dzikwain 2012 were finalised. An agreement to rent 60 hectaresfrom Harare City Council proceeded to the finalisationstage and was signed at the beginning of 2012. It is foreseeablethat the land area allocated to the project willincrease to 90 hectares. increase to 90 hectares.The container couldn’t have been packed withoutTimo, Cesare and TapioDZ people get through a lot of firewoodEvery child received an armful of useful thingsOur reforestation mentor, Mr Mhakayakora,and some Dzikwa friends23