Frequently
Asked Questions
Meals Provided
Children Clothed
Food Packs Provided
School Fees Paid
GENERAL QUESTIONS
We protect the most vulnerable children in our community and give them a chance at a bright future through guiding, caring, and providing them with opportunities to reach their full potential.
We are based in Zimbabwe. We work wherever there are underprivileged or at-risk children in Zimbabwe. Our projects to date have been in Harare and rural Masvingo.
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
Friendlies get funding from businesses and individuals.
Everyone has the right to know and feel secure that their funding was spent for the greater good. Our pictures and success stories will be updated regularly. Friendlies have a very transparent structure and any donation means a lot to our organisation. We therefore would be happy to get in touch with the donor and show where the funds have been spent. We ask that individuals specify if they would like to donate to a specific cause.
Every cost is accounted for in our organisation, from a bag of sugar to a pair of socks.
We have set up a go fund me page for overseas donations.
Both are extremely important to us. Volunteers give us time that is critical to helping people, while funding allows the organisation to run smoothly.
You may donate any supplies.
Yes, this of course would be possible but only on approval by the board as we need to take great measures to ensure that the donors' money is secure.
Anyone and Everyone.
ABOUT OUR WORK
We, as a board, have to identify the children that are in the most desperate situations and prioritise them. For example, a child that is in urgent need of medical care vs a child who needs school fees to be paid. It is always a big task to choose but we hope we can stretch our donations to meet the needs of the children.
We have chosen to focus on children for the time being and gradually extend this to other people in our community that are in need.
We would like to provide a service that specialises in nurturing, guiding, and educating children. This will include financial funding, mental health, medical care, and overall support. We have currently been assisting children and stories that need food, education, and financial support.
At Friendlies, we want to create a better life for each child, therefore we would like companies, brands, and organisations to pair up with us. This could be for assisting in donations or giving the children a chance after schooling in training, a job or career in the industry, thus creating a functional program to ensure they create a better life for themselves. We must all play our part in uplifting, educating, and creating productive children and young adults.
Currently, we do not have a company address.
PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT QUESTIONS
There are many ways through which you can work with us. You can work with us as a volunteer (individuals), a donor (Individuals, organisations, corporates), a partner (organisations, corporates), a fundraiser (Individuals, corporates and organisations) or a paid staff member (Individuals).
You can volunteer or fundraise for us
You can donate, fundraise, partner with us, or apply to join us as paid staff.
You can visit our website (www.thefriendlies.org), our social media platforms, pay us a visit at our office or work site, or you can call us
