It’s the simple rule of grassroots. It’s an act of love as small as a mustard seed infecting an entire nation. It’s the story of one person entering into the suffering of a specific community and ending up with a nation-wide movement. This is the story of Tore, a social entrepreneur in Zimbabwe the Elias Fund is [...]
Much is known about Elias’ two eldest sons, Manuel and Honest, but how many of you knew the gardener had a third son? At ten years of age, Obey is the youngest of Sithole family, but by no means the least. He loves to play football (not of the American variation), and has become quite [...]
11.2 million percent. That’s Zimbabwe’s latest count on its hyper-inflation. It is astronomical, nearly comical because of its absurdity. But the reality of this economic collapse is terrifying. The latest numbers from the World Food Program (WFP) estimates 83% of Zimbabwe’s population are living off of less than two US dollars a day. Imagine trying to feed yourself, [...]
Zimbabwe’s western neighbor, Botswana, has boycotted the current gathering of the Southern Africa Development Community in Johannesburg on the principles of democracy [. . .]
Elias’ middle child, and original Elias Fund scholarship recipient, has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) [...]
Sad news reached us recently about the passing of a good friend in Zimbabwe [...]
On 6 Dec., ‘07 Manuel was stabbed over a packet of sugar, here’s an update on his most recent progress:
A snippet from an email from friends in Zim - Elias and his family are doing fine – Manuel is making progress and we intend when we go to Harare next week, to get in touch [...]
