Women’s Empowerment Farm Project Meet the incredible women of the Farm Project. We honored them on International Women’s Day and continue to celebrate their resilience through our mission. @ZimFarm_Project is working to #Breakthebias by ensuring food security for their households and communities. Watch this video to learn more and how
Ayanna Nahmias, Social Entrepreneur and Founder Thanks for tuning in! We founded the Zimbabwe Farm Project using social entrepreneurship to create solutions for food scarcity through sustainable organic farming, clean water initiatives, training, and employment. Our mission is women’s empowerment and self-sufficiency and our objective is to positively sow into
Before installing the solar power system, the women of the Zimbabwe Farm Project were often forced to hand-water the fields because power was out. Since the irrigation system is powered by a submersible pump, when there is no electricity, the pump doesn’t work. Now that the project has solar power,
Counting Chicks – Poultry Farming One chick, two chicks, three chicks, more… We purchased 100 chicks for the poultry farm operation. Our poultry manager, Keresenzia Maponga, is charged with training other women how to care for the chicks, harvesting the eggs which are sold locally, and ensuring the health of
Ox Drawn Plow Creating Ridges to Plant Potatoes After the fields have been plowed and disced the next planting of crops can begin. To plant potatoes, ridging needs to be done. Also called “earthing up” it mounds the soil. It can be done with a tractor attachment; however, it is