13/05/2026
40 Mbire Girls Receive Wheels to School 🚲
40 girls in Mbire District are cycling past one of the biggest barriers to their education—long, unsafe journeys to school.
Many of these secondary school learners walk more than 25 km daily just to get to class. For girls in Ward 6, of Mbire and beyond, that distance meant missed lessons, exhaustion, and heightened risk of gender-based violence on the road. Some were dropping out entirely.
That’s changing now. ActionAid Zimbabwe, under the Girl Supporter Project has purchased 40 bicycles for distribution. 20 have already reached Mahuwe and Kadzi Secondary Schools, and the remaining 20 will be handed over soon. Each bicycle is going to a girl identified by her school based on need—one bike, one student.
The impact is immediate. Travel time is cut, attendance is rising, and girls are arriving safer and more ready to learn. More importantly, these young leaders are reclaiming their time, their safety, and their right to stay in school and lead.
This is what removing barriers looks like. When girls can get to school safely and consistently, they don’t just keep learning—they start shaping the future of their communities.
Thanks to ActionAid Sweden for standing with us to make this possible. Because when girls lead, everyone moves forward.
