Our small charity urgently needs you. We are working with partners in Zimbabwe to improve the social conditions which shape children’s access to education and their attainment whilst in education, as well as helping to improve the material conditions within Zimbabwean schools. Click the button below find out more about us and how we operate. About Us
The power of education
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One off donations are fab and monthly donations are the life force of most charities. Our costs are low, our impact is high and there’s nothing quite so effective in helping us to get the job done. Donate today and we’ll use it where people need it.
Donors of all faiths and none. Whether you are a Muslim wanting to give your Zakat, a Christian imagining the eye of a needle or something else, we promise to spend your money with integrity.
Donate Online: You can make regular monthly or one-off to ZET online through PayPal: Regular gifts by direct debit give us a predictable income so we can commit to doing more project work. Plus, direct debits mean we pay less in processing fees than for credit card gifts.
Alternatively, you can set up a standing order by downloading, completing, and returning the following form:
Click HERE to Download Form
Please return the signed form via email, to: contact@zimbabweeducationaltrust.org.uk or
Post it to the address below where you can also
Donate Via Cheque Made payable to ‘Zimbabwe Educational Trust’ – to: Zimbabwe Educational Trust, HEART Centre, Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN.
Gift Aid
Gift Aid is a scheme run by HMRC. For every £1 you donate we’re able to claim back 25p from the government. Whether donating online or via post/email, please Gift Aid your donation so that we can make your money go further!
By checking the Gift Aid box, you are confirming you are a UK tax payer and understand that if you pay less income tax than the value of your Gift Aid it is your responsibility to pay the difference.
There’s a surprising number of ways to support our work. If you’d like to go it alone or work together on something (we hope) we’ve got the opportunity for you! Your contribution could be changing lives for the better.
Internship – flexible in time, duration and duties. Our interns shape their own workload contributing to some of the most vital parts of our operations. Any age, level or experience is welcome.
We also offer internships. One of our volunteers, Izzy, chose to do an internship (she enjoyed her volunteering experience that much) – tailored to meet the three weeks she had available. Click the button to find out what she got up to.
Testimonial – Izzy’s Internship
Testimonial – Anna’s Internship
Volunteer
In order for this expansion to be successful, it is vital that ZET effectively publicizes and promotes its work through social media and implements an ongoing sustainable fundraising strategy.
We are looking for highly motivated volunteers with a passion to empower children and young people trapped in poverty living in Zimbabwe. We are a local Yorkshire based charity with an office in central Leeds.
Can you volunteer a minimum of 1 day per week for a month to help grow ZET’s work with its partners in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe Educational Trust greatly benefits from the time, effort and dedication of its volunteers. Whatever your interest or area of specialty (if you have one) there will be a role for you within our organisation. Here are some of the areas that our volunteers currently work in:
· Social Media (Upkeep of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook; providing up-to-date content and news, using social media platforms to promote our organisation and expand our audience, and using platforms to gain donations, recruit volunteers and more)
· Fundraising (Conducting research into various funding bodies and assessing how suitable they are for a funding application from ZET; Contributing to the development of funding proposals; Sending off funding proposals; Development and upkeep of current and new fundraising platforms, such as Global-Giving and Givey, to raise funds and awareness for ZET’s activities; Putting on events, street fundraising, corporate partnerships and more)
· Communications and Marketing (including website content)
· Monitoring and Evaluation (Assisting in defining the frameworks through which we judge our projects; Analysing data (qualitative and quantitative) to show project effectiveness)
· Event Planning and Management
· Accounting and Finance
· Volunteer Recruitment
· IT
And more!
Why Volunteer with ZET?
At ZET, we offer a great deal of flexibility to our volunteers. You don’t have to stick to just one role; some overlap, and you are free to change role if you fancy doing something different. Furthermore, if your area of specialty/interest is not covered in these more specific roles, there is the scope to discuss with the Operations Manager a role that is more suitable to you. We want to make sure that you enjoy your experience and get something out of it, so don’t hesitate to get in touch and find out how else you can get involved.
We are a small charity, and this makes our volunteers’ experience unique; their work has a big impact and volunteers are given genuine responsibilities. For this reason, volunteering at ZET is a great way to enhance your CV and boost your career prospects (if you happen to be at that stage in your career); such hands-on experience will help you develop a range of skills in your area of interest. Not only this, but volunteers work closely with ZET’s Operations Manager, gaining a broad and deep insight into the work of an international development, non-profit organisation. This makes volunteering for ZET particularly suitable for those with an interest in International Development/International Affairs and a career in the third sector, or someone who wants to gain first-hand experience in the operations of a non-profit organisation.
Not to mention that whilst benefitting from this, you will simultaneously be working for a great cause (see our website for more on the vital work we do and the impact we make)! Where and when? Volunteer meetings take place every second Wednesday from 3pm-5pm in the local Leeds area. If this is not convenient for you, working from home is also possible. Email: contact@zimbabweeducationaltrust.org.uk
The lives of vulnerable people in Zimbabwe have been made harder by COVID-19, the Ukrainian war, Zimbabwe’s unstable economy and other intersecting domestic and global factors. We need your support. Our ability to help is under severe threat
“I love to give to ZET as I was inspired to help young women create their own opportunities”
PLEASE DONATE NOW – thank you
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If you want to find out more about us, please do not hesitate to contact our UK based Operations Manager, Andrew Jackson andrew@zimbabweeducationaltrust.org.uk or call/WhatsApp on 07458 304 443
We are Zimbabwe Educational Trust and have been helping the most vulnerable citizens in Zimbabwe for 30 years. We are currently running much needed projects which support Education, Women’s Empowerment, Birth Registration, Sustainable Farming, Food Security, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education, Vocational Training, Counselling and more. By working with the best grassroots Zimbabwean partners, spending wisely and working hard, we really deliver all of this. We are good at what we do and were rated ‘A’ by FCDO/DFID on our last major project which supported Birth registration.
Help vulnerable Children and families in zimbabwe through the power of education
ACTION: our small charity urgently needs you
who are we? We are Zimbabwe Educational Trust and have been helping the most vulnerable citizens in Zimbabwe for 30 years.
We are currently running much needed projects which support Education, Women’s Empowerment, Birth Registration, Sustainable Farming, Food Security, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education, Vocational Training, Counselling and more.
By working with the best grassroots Zimbabwean partners, spending wisely and working hard, we really deliver all of this.
We are good at what we do and were rated ‘A’ by FCDO/DFID on our last major project which supported Birth registration.
examples of how your money helps
- £5 a month allows us to teach 2 vulnerable young women computer skills.
- £10 a month helps us establish 2 demonstration plots for maize, soya, tomatoes and other crops in a primary school of 400 children.
- £20 a month helps us run walk-in clinics for children who need birth certificates and home visits for those who need us to come to them.
£5 a month allows us to teach 2 vulnerable young women computer skills. £10 a month helps us establish 2 demonstration plots for maize, soya, tomatoes and other crops in a primary school of 400 children. £20 a month helps us run walk-in clinics for children who need birth certificates and home visits for those who need us to come to them.
“My children are now fully registered and have birth certificates, it took commitment and courage to stand up and seek help. I am very grateful.” “I am now proud of myself and believe in myself” “I gained the skills to do small jobs to earn money and also the life skills sharpened my skillset”
a word from one of our donors “I love to give to ZET as I was inspired to help young women create their own opportunities”
BENEFICIARIES describe how ZET has helped “My children are now fully registered and have birth certificates, it took commitment and courage to stand up and seek help. I am very grateful.”
“I am now proud of myself and believe in myself”
“I gained the skills to do small jobs to earn money and also the life skills sharpened my skillset”
Fundraise – the list is limitless: climb a mountain, do a bake sale, run a quiz, do something we’ve never heard of – get some money and help the people we support. If you want a little inspiration then call or email and we’ll be happy to help.
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Percent – this one’s simple. Sign-up with Percent. Register your bank card (it’s safe!) and if you happen to shop or eat at one of their many places and you pay with that card, then a small donation comes to us – at no extra cost to you!
Amazon Smile – Already shipping with Amazon? Buy the same things at the same price on their Amazon Smile website and a little bit of money comes to us.
Give As You Live – Shopping online can be a bit of faff but if you can take this extra step then thousand on big (and small) name shops will give us a little donation at no cost to you. https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/zimbabwe-educational-trust
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Why support ZET?
ZET is a small diaspora-led organisation; our overheads are low and our links to the communities where we work are strong. This means we really can maximise the value of your donations. Over the last year, The UK’s Department for International Development awarded ZET A+ grade for our work with Trinity Project – praising our impact, our value for money, and our ability to reach the most vulnerable in society.
As well as fundraising, we provide our partners with essential support in financial and project management. Your monthly donations are central to this support: regular donations enable ZET and our partners to plan ahead and budget with more confidence. This planning is central to achieving sustainable impact.
As a monthly donor, you would be central to the work of ZET in supporting our partners. 80% of the funding ZET receives will go directly to our partners, forging a lifeline to vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe. The final 20% supports ZET’s modest running costs to maintain high levels of project management and monitoring, enabling our partners to not only continue their important work, but reach out and help far more people to lift themselves out of poverty.