Simukai, a registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) in Manicaland, Zimbabwe, has been dedicated to child and youth development programs since its establishment in 2013. Through its Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative, Simukai focuses on empowering vulnerable groups, including youth and persons with disabilities, by providing access to affordable skills training.

To further its mission of youth empowerment and sustainable development, Simukai has partnered with African and European collaborators to implement an intensive environmental monitoring VET training program under the Sustain-IT initiative.

As key partner to the Sustain-IT project, Simukai team’s responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing training models.
• Providing one-on-one support to help students overcome challenges and build confidence through life skills training.
• Offering career guidance and insights to participants.
• Promoting knowledge exchange through training sessions, workshops, and collaborative platforms.
  
  

Meet the Simukai Team

Evans Magumise
Executive Director

With over 15 years of dedicated service, Evans has led Simukai since 2015. A visionary leader passionate about youth empowerment, particularly for girls, he has been instrumental in advancing innovative training programs and fostering inclusive, sustainable development.

Farirai Mudiwa
Project Coordinator

Farirai is an enthusiastic and seasoned development professional with over 16 years of experience designing and implementing impactful programs. Specialising in Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, and Climate Change, she has a proven track record of creating scalable training initiatives and fostering interactive learning environments.

Milton Marowero
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Milton has served as Simukai’s M&E Manager since 2016, focusing on empowering youth through innovative training programs in Information Technology and climate change. His work ensures that training initiatives meet high standards of quality and effectiveness while promoting sustainable development and resilience among young women.

The team emphasised that; the Sustain IT project is significant for facilitating the exchange of ideas and solutions among partners. It aims to empower disadvantaged youth, particularly girls and promotes the use of IT to address climate change challenges. This resonates well with Simukai’s Strategic focus Areas (SFA) on Anticipatory Action and Education and Training. These two SFAs aim to exploit full utilisation of technology within the education and training spaces in order to address the ever-changing needs of the environment. Simukai also targets the less privileged in communities such as adolescent girls and young women to be at the centre of the development process.