About Us

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OUR MISSION

To assist in alleviating the plight of the underprivileged children in the Zimbabwean community through enthusiastic service.

OUR VISION

To become a youth organisation recognised both nationally and internationally, as one which puts the basic needs of children first, and one which has a positive impact in ably assisting children realise their goals through its active and innovative participation.

OUR OBJECTIVES

• To aid in transforming communities by inspiring people throughout Zimbabwe to open their hearts, accept and include disadvantaged children and thereby any child who is perceived as different.
• Raise funds to assist underprivileged children in accessing basic amenities, nutrition, and support them to access appropriate education.
• As an organisation, to visit children in institutions, such as orphanages, based in local communities on a regular basis and spend time with them and help them feel cared for and loved. -Raise awareness through mediums such as social platforms to highlight the current living conditions of children in child care institutions in the Zimbabwean community.

PURPOSE & GOALS

The Do it for the Kids Organisation shall exist to both educate and garner support from the Zimbabwean community and the world at large on issues and needs relating to the condition of underprivileged children around the country, and specifically relating these issues to the work of raising the brand of philanthropy and more importantly service for the glory of God.

IS DIFTK A REAL ORGANISATION?

Yes, DIFTK is a real non-profit organisation that is registered as a Provincial Youth Association in the Advocacy, Education and Training with the Zimbabwe Youth Council as of 1 July 2016.

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THE TEAM

Meet the team and find out why they do it for the kids!

• Terry Nesu Kandiado
• Co-founder, President. “Currently doing articles with an accounting firm, I still cannot fathom why it is that I have been so blessed as I have been thus far, for it is definitely through no deed of my own. Consequently, I do it for the kids not because I’m a good person, but because it’s the very least I could do to support my less fortunate brothers and sisters who did not choose to be in the challenging circumstances they find themselves entangled in.”

• Joseph M. Moyo
• Co-founder, PRO. “I believe one of the greatest glories of being human is the ability to more than just feel, but show love and compassion for your fellow man. I do it for the kids because it has become a part of my life’s work.”

• Kundai AJ Zvomuya
• Co-founder, Secretary. “Despite the negative portrayal of my beloved Zimbabwe in main-stream media, I remain a proud citizen. Both driven and goal oriented, I am currently a medical student pursuing my conviction to be of service wherever the Lord may place me in life so I may be a blessing to someone. Hence, I do it for the kids because I do my utmost best to seize the opportunities where I may be of service to others.”

• Dominic Mazvimavi
• Co-founder, Vice-President. “I’ve been extremely privileged because I grew up in a free and conducive environment, where I could aspire to become anything imaginable. One of my greatest desires is to give my less fortunate brothers and sisters hope, to believe they can achieve whatever they dream of, and become whoever they yearn to be because we have alleviated some of the problems they face which are preventing them from doing so.”

• Rutendo Patsika
• Volunteer coordinator. The cause that is dear to my heart is working with the underprivileged children not just in orphanages, but in homes and streets as well e.g. homeless children. I find that our generation obsesses about fickle things and we tend to be very materialistic and judgemental. I believe it is our duty to build each other up in all aspects of life no matter the saying. ” OUR GREATEST FEAR IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE .OUR GREATEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE”. So my theme would be “Together we stand strong..divided we fall”.

• Ralph Madimure
• Treasurer. “I do it for the kids because I think it’s God’s will and if you have the opportunity to make someone’s life better why not do so.”

• Matikomborera Nyamadzi
• Committee member. “I do it for the kids because I remember being a child once too, and I too had things I could not do for myself, and at times I too just wanted someone older’s attention. So it’s as simple as that, if it would pain me as a child, I should be able to do something about it as an adult.

And this is why you, should do it for the kids, because before you got older you were a child too. :)”

• Iyanai Pfukwa
• Committee member. I do it for the kids to help them discover their potential and creativity as they grow. In building and nurturing their skills, they become ready for the world helping them build their future today.

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DIFTK Masvingo

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In the media

Snippets of the moments where the media has both acknowledged and supported the work of Do It For The Kids!

DIFTK Interview at Center for Innovation and Technology (CITES)

DIFTK co-founders Terry Nesu, Joseph and Dominc had the opportunity to talk about DIFTK at the Centre of Innovation and Technology. Key points were discussed, such as sources of funding, volunteer opportunities and the challenges we face. Click here to see the full interview with Lungile Ngwenya.

DIFTK on Khulumani fm (Get the link to this)

We were invited to promote the 2018 edition of The Amazing Race on Khulumani fm. Click here to watch an excerpt from the interview.

DIFTK on Zbc Prime Time News

Dominic and Kundai had the awesome privilege of travelling to Nyahombe Primary School in Chivi to donate shoes to the pupils, some of which had to walk 10km to school barefoot! The national broadcaster, Zbc was there to capture the moment, and we were featured on Zbc Prime time (8pm) news. Click here to watch the story.

DIFTK on Good Morning Zimbabwe

DIFTK vice president, Dominic Mazvimavi, had the privilege of sharing with the country on Zimbabwe’s national broadcaster, ZBC, in an interview with popular presenter Arthur C. Evans about DIFTK and the charitable work that it aims to do.

Teens fund-raise for orphans

Viola Mzungwanana Visting childen’s homes countless times has given one Joseph Moyo and his friends an idea on how to start fundraising for children’s homes.

“We usually visit orphanages with my friends and what moved us was what we encountered recently. It was a really cold day and most of the kids there were barefooted. The sight was painful,” said Moyo. Moyo and his teen friends call their new organisation, “Do It For The Kids”, and the passionate teens are holding a colour festival on Friday at Hartsfield Rugby grounds as a way of fundraising for the orphanage. The teens who will be fundraising for children aged between 1 and 14 years old said that at the entrance, children or elders who are willing can pay whatever they can afford to offer. “At the entrance, we are appealing for donations,it can be cash whichever amount an individual can afford. It can be clothes or anything that might be helpful to the children,” said Moyo.

The event which will mainly involve paint fights, sport events and a variety of other activities like jumping castles might be a family affair for the weekend. The teens will be selling refreshments. “We are really hoping to get people who will make it possible for us to paint smiles on those poor kids. We also got funding from our friend who is in Australia so we organise our set-up at Hartsfield,” added Moyo. The 19-year-old said they met as a team, went online and searched for ideas on how to fundraise.

The paint colouring festival appealed to them. “We were undecided on how we would fundraise for the kids, so we went online and we all agreed on the paint colouring idea, and I can guarantee that it be fun,” added Moyo.

Credit to B-metro

Amazing Race Comes To Byo (Bulawayo)

Nkosilesisa Ncube, Sunday Life Reporter

A BULAWAYO version of the American reality competition The Amazing Race is set to take place on 20 August.

Hosted by local non-profit organisation, Do It For The Kids, the Bulawayo Amazing Race will be a fundraiser for various charity projects throughout the country.

“Our main focus for this event is to raise funds to buy bicycles for underprivileged children who have to walk long distances to get to school. The rest of the proceeds will go to Queen Elizabeth Children’s Home,” said Do It For The Kids public relations officer Joseph Moyo.

The race will be conducted much like its American namesake.

“There will be challenges and tasks to be completed at different venues around the city. The teams will have to complete one task before getting a clue for the next task,” Moyo said.

Venues for the race include Bulawayo Public Library, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe and Bradfield Shopping Centre. Moyo discouraged the use of personal cars for the race.

“We encourage our contestants to hitch hike and we will give each of our teams a sum of $5 to get to and from the different venues,” he said.

Teams will be made up of three to five members and are to pay a $15 participation fee. Winning teams will be awarded prizes ranging from shopping vouchers to electronic gadgets. Registration for the race is open on registration stands at Zonk’Izizwe Shopping Mall and on the Do It For The Kids Facebook page.

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Credit to The Sunday News.