About Zimbabwe Works

A registered local Private Voluntary Organisation established to equip marginalised youth and caregivers with structural pathways for vocational growth, entrepreneurship, and resilience.

Origins & Grassroots Vision

Established in 2021, Zimbabwe Works was created to resolve a structural gap in youth-focused development. We recognize that sustainable resilience requires a systemic lifecycle approach—strengthening the individual young person while fortifying their household and connecting them to active economic networks.

With 75% of our staff composed of energetic young professionals, we reflect the communities we serve. We bridge the gap between technical vocations and stable markets, enabling single mothers, adolescent girls, and youth with physical disabilities to build self-reliance.

Zimbabwe Works staff and community representatives during stakeholder planning dialogue

Vision, Mission & Values

Our work is guided by a clear purpose, practical mission, and values that shape how we serve young people and communities.

To catalyse young Zimbabweans to transform their future to healthy, productive, successful lives.

Our mission is to change the lives of young Zimbabweans, especially the marginalised and excluded, by providing them with the necessary skills, knowledge and investment to overcome challenges in health, education and livelihood development.

  • Integrity – We are guided by honesty and strong moral principles.
  • Inclusion – We value and promote inclusion in every aspect of the organisation.
  • Innovation – Innovation is important to the success of our program interventions and is an integral part of our service delivery.
  • Teamwork – We value the combined action of a group to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.

What Guides Our Work

We maintain an institutional culture focused on absolute accountability, gender inclusion, and community-led execution.

Youth Agency

Fostering positive leadership by placing young professionals at the centre of programme management, design, and direct district coordination.

Absolute Fiduciary Integrity

Committed to transparent budgeting, rigorous administrative policies, third-party audits, and direct resource deployment to our active field sites.

Radical Gender Inclusion

Advancing active pathways for adolescent girls, single mothers, and youth with disabilities who have been historically marginalised from trade training.

Our Leadership & Governance

Guided by institutional capacity, local district expertise, and senior corporate management standards.

Pamela Chiromo, Founder and Country Director of Zimbabwe Works

Pamela Chiromo

Founder & Leading Development Professional

Pamela Chiromo is an accomplished senior executive with over 35 years of leadership experience across economic development, youth empowerment, agriculture, health, financial services, and the private sector. Currently serving as the Executive Director for Zimbabwe Works. She has successfully led multi-million-dollar programs aimed at advancing youth employability, entrepreneurship, access to finance, and public health.

Fiduciary Board of Directors

Zimbabwe Works is structured under a highly qualified, multi-disciplinary advisory board. Our board members bring together decades of executive records across private financial services, international trade law, human resource management, public health, and NGO administration—ensuring absolute regulatory compliance and strategic security.

The People Behind The Work

Zimbabwe Works is supported by experienced programme, finance, field, monitoring, administration, and front-office professionals who help turn strategy into community impact.

Sindisiwe Ncube, Programs Coordinator at Zimbabwe Works

Sindisiwe Ncube

Programs Coordinator

An experienced public health, livelihoods and programme management professional with over 11 years of progressive experience in designing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating donor-funded programmes in the NGO sector.

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Kudzanai Tandi

Accountant

Kudzanai Tandi is an experienced finance, grants and operations professional with strong expertise in donor financial management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, audit coordination, compliance, internal controls, procurement, asset management and proposal budgeting.

Shamiso Matava, Field Officer at Zimbabwe Works

Shamiso Matava

Field Officer

Life Skills Master trainer and coach, Financial Literacy certified trainer, ILO certified Entrepreneurship trainer, Youth practitioner experienced in facilitating training, coaching and mentorship.

Lynette Chipendo, Field Officer at Zimbabwe Works

Lynette Chipendo

Field Officer

Experienced in youth empowerment and gender mainstreaming, with strong expertise in designing and implementing economic strengthening interventions, including entrepreneurship development, career guidance, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programming.

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Blessing Magwaza

MERL Officer

Over 11 years of progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Research and Learning across multi-million-dollar donor-funded public health, livelihoods, investment, and social services programmes.

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Talent Makona

Program & Admin Assistant

Office administration, school administration, program support, records management, procurement coordination, scheduling and logistics, stakeholder communication, report preparation, data entry and analysis, filing systems, and team support.

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Yvonne Mudayeka

Receptionist

Professional and hardworking receptionist with good communication and organizational skills. Key skills include front desk management, customer service, telephone handling, office administration, and communication.

Stand with Zimbabwe Works.

We welcome individuals from all walks of life who are passionate about expanding opportunities for young people and strengthening communities across Zimbabwe.

“Your support helps young people learn, earn, lead, and thrive.”