News

March 2021

FARMING GOD’S WAY

HCOC, Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care, is committed to improving the welfare of orphans and vulnerable children. Programs were arranged during the year to improve the welfare and food security of the children. A group of [...]

February 2021

Christmas Party HCOC

The children were taken to a game park in Harare to see some of the wild animals that live in their country. More importantly, they were fed a special meal. This is just a [...]

January 2021

Meet Petronella Guvamombe

One of our first students to receive financial support to further her education is Petronella Guvamombe. Her journey began in 2010. She was sponsored by donors to HCOC (Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care) for her [...]

October 2020

Nyahunzvi Groundbreaking Ceremony

HCOC (Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care) team is coordinating the construction of a house for 19 vulnerable children who are currently residing in a single hut. Management has engaged the community in this project. This effort [...]

August 2020

Please Consider Helping

The living conditions for some of our orphans are in a dilapidated condition. This became very apparent with frequent visits made to the orphans’ homes during the COVID crisis. Repairs are presently taking place. [...]

February 2020

Meet Be G.

Meet Be G. We’d like to introduce you to Be, a former orphan succeeding through the hands of Heather Chimoga Orphan Care not only once, but twice. Here is her story as told through a [...]

January 2020

Giving Hope To Orphaned Children In Zimbabwe Through Poultry Farming

According to UNICEF, "of the 13 million people in Zimbabwe, 48% are children. More than one-quarter of children below the age of 18 are not living with either parent. Among these children, the majority have [...]

The sad, sweet tale of Murewa’s philanthropist

BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA UPON arrival at Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care (HCOC) centre deep in rural Murewa North, one is greeted by modern and state-of-the-art infrastructure at the institution. Sandwiched by Goromonzi and Shamva districts, the centre [...]

September 2018

September 16, 2018

Journal 21 September 16, 2018 Greetings from Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa has conducted three days of training. I believe she has picked out the ones that she wants to work on a regular basis. She plans to [...]

September 9, 2018

Journal 20 September 9, 2018 Greetings from Zimbabwe, The winds are lessening and the temperatures are rising. Summer is definitely approaching. Winter and Spring were brief. My time is drawing to a close and I [...]

August 28, 2018

Journal 19 August 28, 2018 Greetings from Zimbabwe, Yesterday, I spent much of the day with Tafadzwa at the Moringa Building. She is going to be a perfect fit. Much of her training in Japan [...]

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Journal 18 August 23, 2018 Greetings from Zimbabwe, The weather has made a drastic change. We now have summer for sure. The nights are still cool but the days are warm and sometimes really hot. [...]

August 15, 2018

Journal 17 August 15, 2018 Greetings in Zimbabwe, While I was in SA, the cold left and we now have summer. So far the weather has been mostly pleasant, except for the wind. This is August [...]

August 9, 2018

Journal 16 August 9, 2018 Greetings from Zimbabwe, I returned to Zimbabwe on Tuesday evening. I didn’t get back out to HCOC until late afternoon on Wednesday. There are always many things to do when [...]

August 3, 2018

Journal 15 August 3, 2018 Greetings from South Africa, Yes, I am still in SA. Albert called me yesterday afternoon and told me not to come back. I have rebooked for next Tuesday, the 7th. [...]