Marko Phiri

Sr. Delnise Silva belongs to the Our Lady of Sorrows congregation, which runs a school and an orphanage for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in two impoverished rural communities in Zimbabwe.

The Precious Blood Care Centre comes at a critical time when authorities have raised concerns about widespread substance abuse which critics say is being driven by economic hardships.

From their sprawling provincialate in one of Bulawayo's quiet eastern neighbourhoods, the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood have turned to solar energy to run a thriving horticulture project.

The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood in Zimbabwe have opened the Franciscan Center at Mater Dei Hospital, offering psychological counseling and other social services. 

Servants of Mary the Queen sisters are engaging young learners in public campaigns to raise environmental awareness and end illegal exploitation of Zimbabwe's natural resources. 

A congregation of Indigenous nuns in Zimbabwe runs early childhood education schools in Lupane, filling a gap in a poor rural district long left behind in the country's development agenda. 

Despite grabbing global attention for its own crises, Zimbabwe hosts refugees from across Africa. At the Tongogara Refugee Camp, Carmelite Sr. Mildness Chinake is a project director with the Jesuit Refugee Service.

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Mater Dei Hospital, established by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood in 1953, has mobilized resources to boost its ability to admit COVID-19 patients.