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Blog posts about Zimbabwe

A young girl and her brother are looking for a new home

Working together to bring hope to families in Mozambique

A selection of images from professional photographer, Mário Macilau, and VSO volunteers show how communities in Mozambique are beginning to rebuild their lives following the devastation of Cyclone Idai.
A family outside their destroyed home in Beira, Mozambique

Humans of Idai: Beira struggles on

Award-winning photographer Mário Macilau’s powerful images capture how people in the cyclone-stricken city are fighting for survival.
VSO peer educator JK in Zimbabwe

Life in prison inspired me to give back as a volunteer

Struggling with bereavement, addiction and a family dispute, JK finally found himself at rock bottom when he was sent to prison. Inside, he found a fresh sense of purpose and perspective as a VSO volunteer peer educator.
Female inmates with their children

Are prisons the missing link to ending the spread of HIV?

Across Southern Africa rates of HIV and tuberculosis are on average twice as high - and in some cases up to 50 times as high -  in prisons, as in the general population.