Meet our 2026 Mutsidzira Grant Recipients

The Mutsidzira initiative is proud to highlight three inspiring grant recipients whose projects reflect creativity, entrepreneurship, and a deep commitment to community transformation. Introducing this year’s Mutsidzira grant recipients, LynMary, Ruvimbo & Marshall.

Marshall: Motivating Youth Through Purposeful Merchandise

Marshall enjoys reading inspiring books and watching true-story films, currently reading Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela.

He applied for the Mutsidzira grant to support a fundraising initiative for the Youth in Action Association, aiming to build a sustainable income stream to support its charity work.

His project focuses on producing motivational merchandise such as T-shirts designed to inspire young people while also raising funds for community programmes.

Through this work, Marshall hopes to inspire youth to pursue their goals while ensuring long-term financial sustainability for community initiatives that support young people.

Lynmary: Expanding Poultry Farming for Growth and Opportunity

Lynmary enjoys exercising, sports, socialising, learning new skills, and exploring business ideas. She also practices karate and is passionate about personal growth.

She applied for the Mutsidzira grant to expand her existing broiler chicken project, which initially started with 25 chickens.

Her project focuses on scaling poultry production from 25 to 100 broilers, improving her business skills while meeting local demand for chicken products. Lynmary supports a local canteen and school in her community through her business.

Through careful management of feeding, care, and sales, she has built a growing income-generation that supports her family and studies.

Lynmary hopes to grow the business into a stable and profitable operation that not only supports her financially but also creates future employment opportunities for other young people in her community.

Ruvimbo: Empowering Youth Through Digital Skills and AI Education

Ruvimbo enjoys helping others, teaching skills, crocheting, beadwork, and continuously learning new ideas for personal development.

She applied for the Mutsidzira grant driven by a strong desire to empower young people, especially girls through challenges such as early marriage, school dropouts, and substance abuse.

Her project focuses on teaching Artificial Intelligence and digital skills, including the responsible use of tools like ChatGPT for learning, creativity, and problem-solving.

She aims to reach students, especially in underserved and rural communities, helping them build confidence, digital literacy, and awareness of future opportunities.

Her broader goal is to inspire learners to stay in school, think bigger, and gain practical skills that improve both academic and life outcomes.

While their projects may look very different, they share something important in common: each began with an idea and the courage to take the first step.

From motivational apparel to poultry farming and digital skills education, Lynmary, Ruvimbo, and Marshall are demonstrating that meaningful change can start wherever young people are willing to create and serve others.

We are excited to follow their journeys throughout the year and see how these ideas continue to grow and impact their communities.