Seke Rural • Zimbabwe

Grow food.
Restore land.
Strengthen communities.

A five-hectare learning and production hub where water security, regenerative agriculture and local livelihoods grow together.

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PlaceSeke Rural District

Current phaseBuild + demonstrate

Thriving vegetables in ZimConserve's protected nutrition garden — Field evidence•Plant systems01

Solar-powered borehole and water tank — Field evidence•Plant systems01

RegistrationPVO 31/12

EstablishedFounded 2012

Field site5-hectare hub

Our mission

ZimConserve is a Zimbabwe-based charity dedicated to conserving Zimbabwe's biodiversity, wildlife, and natural resources, while promoting sustainable agricultural practices to alleviate poverty. As our name reflects, ZimConserve has championed — and in many respects pioneered — the holistic conservation of water, trees, fish, wildlife, and edible mushroom species, among other vital resources.

Built from the ground up

Water changed what was possible.

The Resource Centre began with a practical question: what if a community could see, test and teach the systems that make land productive for the long term?

With a solar-powered borehole serving the site, gardens, fish ponds and mushroom production have moved from plans into daily practice. Each system is both a working livelihood and a place to learn.

The next chapter is a physical learning centre with classrooms, storage, sanitation and administration space—ready to welcome more farmers, women and young people.

Community members participating in ZimConserve training — Learning in practiceSeke Rural, Zimbabwe

The site is already working

Four systems. One living classroom.

Real infrastructure now produces water, food, training opportunities and practical evidence of regenerative local development.

Operational

01 / WATER

Solar-powered water

A borehole and elevated storage system provide reliable water across the five-hectare site.

Growing

02 / FOOD

Nutrition gardens & agroforestry

Protected growing spaces demonstrate practical, water-wise food production for local households. Alongside nutrition gardens, ZimConserve develops tree planting and agroforestry, connecting food production with the conservation of trees and land.

Active

03 / LIVELIHOODS

Mushroom farming

Low-space cultivation turns local materials into nutritious food and a pathway to income.

Operational

04 / AQUACULTURE

Fish ponds

Aquaculture connects protein production, water stewardship and small-enterprise skills.

How the work travels

Programs built around practice.

Food production, conservation and livelihoods are treated as connected systems—not isolated activities.

Program focus / 01

Permaculture training

Learning designed for use, not display.

Hands-on sessions connect soil care, water conservation, diverse crops and locally workable farm design. The goal is practical knowledge that can travel from the Resource Centre into household and community plots.

Regenerative growing↗
Water-wise systems↗
Farmer-to-farmer learning↗

The next layer

A home for knowledge to travel.

Now / operating

Working field systems

Water, gardens, mushrooms and fish ponds already demonstrate production in practice.

Next / priority

Secure + build

Property fencing, sanitation, storage, administration space and three classrooms.

Then / expand

Welcome more learners

A dedicated sports field and a stronger training calendar for communities and schools.

Every contribution helps turn functioning field systems into a permanent place for practical learning.

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Young people taking part in purposeful play

Community evidence / Young people

Who the centre is for

Built locally.
Useful widely.

The surrounding community includes thousands of people whose livelihoods are closely tied to land, water and local opportunity. ZimConserve prioritizes access for women, young people and farmers.

5,100+people in the surrounding project area

64%women-led households among participants

4field systems already operating

Choose your pathway

Put the next piece in place.

Support the approved Resource Centre project through HPG, or use ZimConserve's verified Zimbabwe payment page.

HPG-supported giving

Donate through Humanity Pathways Global

Donations are received and administered by HPG in support of ZimConserve's approved charitable project.

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Zimbabwe payment option

Give through ZimConserve Paynow

Use ZimConserve's verified merchant page for a direct online payment in Zimbabwe.

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Fiscal sponsorship

Local leadership.
Global support.

Humanity Pathways Global provides fiscal sponsorship and fundraising support for the approved Permaculture Resource Centre project. ZimConserve remains the local leader, program operator and primary identity of the work in Zimbabwe.

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Grow food.Restore land.Strengthen communities.