Building Zimbabwe’s next generation of changemakersPartner with us
ZimbabweInternational Youth FoundationIYF Zimbabwe · Est. 2008
A future made by us.
We equip young Zimbabweans with the skills, confidence and connections to shape the communities they call home.
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1,200+ young people
are already growing with us.
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07° 09′ SHarareWhere possibility lives
People · Purpose · Possibility
Our work is rooted in belonging
powered by possibility
and led by young people.
01Why IYF
Young people are not a problem to solve. We are the possibility.
Zimbabwe has no shortage of brilliant young minds. What is often missing is access: to mentors, tools, safe spaces and the opportunity to be heard.
IYF Zimbabwe exists to close that gap — with programs that meet young people where they are and help them move with purpose.
18Years of
local impact
local impact
10Provinces
reached
reached
87%Feel more
ready to lead
ready to lead
“Start where you are.
Use what you have.”
Free Weekend Academy · Season 4Learn something.
Learn something.
Become something.
Practical, welcoming training for young people ready to build confidence, craft and opportunity. Choose one or two courses when you apply.
Available courses
Build your path with one or two choices.
LanguagesKoreanChineseSign LanguageEnglish
ComputerComputer PackagesAdobe Creative SuiteWeb DevelopmentGraphics & Designing
LeadershipTheologyPublic Speaking
CosmetologyBeauty Therapy
TalentFashion & DesignClassical MusicTaekwondoArt
VocationalBakingElectricalAutomotive MechanicsFirst Aid
InstrumentsKey Board
02How we show up
Make your mark.
Different paths. One shared belief: your voice can move a community forward.
Youth leadership
Grow the confidence, voice and practical skills to lead change in your community.
Explore pathSkills for work
Connect young people to mentorship, digital skills and pathways into opportunity.
Explore pathCommunity action
Turn bold ideas into locally-led projects that make Zimbabwe stronger.
Explore path03From the field
What’s moving.
See all updatesOpportunity
Applications are open for the 2026 Youth Changemakers cohort
Aug 08, 2026
Community
Harare chapter launches a new girls in tech circle
Jul 22, 2026
Stories
How Tadiwanashe turned a school idea into a food garden
Jul 10, 2026
04In their words
Nothing about us
without us.
Listen to the people making the work real, every single day.
“IYF gave me more than a certificate. It gave me the courage to speak, start and keep going.”
NMNyasha M.Youth Changemaker · Harare
“Our community project now feeds 40 families. We learned that young people are not waiting for the future — we are building it.”
TKTadiwanashe K.Community Fellow · Masvingo
A place to belongThere is room
There is room
for your voice.
Ask a question, share an idea or tell us what you are building. Our community is listening.
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Rudo C.
How can schools partner with the next cohort?
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Your next chapter starts hereReady to make
Ready to make
something happen?
Applications for our next cohort are open. Bring your curiosity, your questions and the thing you want to change.
Tatenda P.
Proud to see a platform that puts young Zimbabweans first.