In Pumula North, where money is too tight for families to buy toys for their children, the kids create their own dolls and wire toys instead. At Zimkids, they make extras as thank you gifts to our donors, competing for most creative and developing a clear sense of being part of the Center’s survival. Each doll or wire toy is accompanied by a photo of the child who made it and a brief biography.
Every Zimkid learns the basics of working on computers, of carpentry, welding and human biology. And when they finish school, we send many of them to external training programs – to become electricians, skilled construction workers, welders, auto mechanics, animators, pharmacists and veterinarians.