The Hide Community Trust

Period poverty is one of the major challenges faced by girls in rural communities that we support. The inability to access female hygiene products is particularly enhanced as they often come from resource-poor households where menstruation is still considered a taboo. This has resulted in girls who are left unprepared...

We have established an indigenous tree nursery at the camp which is currently holding over 1000 trees. The nursery is used to supply us with indigenous trees for our reforestation projects both in the communal areas and on our private concession. In the next few years, we are aiming to...

Sports has the potential to empower women in developing countries and bring about significant social, economic and environmental change particularly in areas with severe poverty and gender inequality. The Hide Community Trust supports the Young Sables Soccer Academy which is a community soccer club promoting female participation in the community...

The Hide Community Trust has formed a strong partnership with Chezhou Primary School which is located in the rural areas on the border of Hwange National Park and educates children ages 4 to 14. The socio-economic situation is creating severe educational challenges as the majority of the children cannot afford...

The Hide Community Trust supports a variety of community groups who practise sustainable living by providing them with weekly workshops to teach them business, personal development, craft and sewing skills. Investment in human capital development is vital for improving income generation and empowerment of people living in rural communities. We...

The human-elephant and human-predator conflict poses major threats to both humans and wildlife and is especially prevalent for the communities who live along the borders of the Hwange National Park. Crop raiding by elephants can cause significant property damage, affect household food security and economic well-being and result in death...

The Hide Community Trust has trained community members in Conservation Agriculture in order to generate higher crop yields, improve food and nutrition security and to ensure long-term conservation and protection of the natural resource base. The principles of Conservation Agriculture encourage farmers to grow crops using minimum tillage, planting basins...