Building Youth Businesses in Epworth & Chitungwiza

Through the Skills for Youth Resilience programme, SERVE and Young Africa Zimbabwe have established Youth Entrepreneurship Hubs in Epworth and Chitungwiza. These spaces provide young graduates with start-up kits, mentorship, and a platform to grow their businesses. One standout success is dressmaking graduate Blessing Muwango, who has built a thriving tailoring and embroidery enterprise, mentors students, and employs fellow graduates.

Cinderella’s resilience growth and Transformation

At 23, Cinderella Mazwi from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo is proving that Down syndrome is not a limitation. Once rejected and forced out of school, she is now thriving as a cosmetology trainee at Young Africa, building skills, confidence, and a dream of owning her own salon.