Mangwende Orphan Care Trust

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The Mangwende Orphan Care Trust is a grass root initiative aiming to support vulnerable members of its community while promoting care for the environment in rural Zimbabwe

Banana 🍌trees
29/04/2026

Banana 🍌trees

The tree nursery with mullberry cuttings (2)
25/04/2026

The tree nursery with mullberry cuttings (2)

The tree nursery with mullberry cuttings (1)
22/04/2026

The tree nursery with mullberry cuttings (1)

In the kitchen garden, the cabbages grow nicely,planted by the girls participating in the Zunde program. They used Frenc...
18/04/2026

In the kitchen garden, the cabbages grow nicely,planted by the girls participating in the Zunde program. They used French marigolds for attracting beneicial insects and to add colour.

Growing beans 🫘 along the tree 🌳 lines.
11/04/2026

Growing beans 🫘 along the tree 🌳 lines.

In the vegetable bed dedicated for the 3 sisters method we grow maize 🌽 (structure) , watermelon 🍉 (ground cover) and co...
04/04/2026

In the vegetable bed dedicated for the 3 sisters method we grow maize 🌽 (structure) , watermelon 🍉 (ground cover) and cowpeas (nitrogen fixing).

Paprika 🫑 is planted under Bananas 🍌 and papaya trees.Trees provide some shelter for them🥵, while paprika protects the s...
14/03/2026

Paprika 🫑 is planted under Bananas 🍌 and papaya trees.
Trees provide some shelter for them🥵, while paprika protects the soil from drying out.

👉We use sweet pepper for food, but we also grow chilli pepper 🌶️ to keep pests away.

These are our agroforestry tree lines with different types of trees: Mandarins🍊, Apple🍎, Prickly Pear, Casta and Eucaly...
07/03/2026

These are our agroforestry tree lines with different types of trees: Mandarins🍊, Apple🍎, Prickly Pear, Casta and Eucalyptus

👉Prickly pear used as feed for goats 🐐 and cows 🐂mostly during dry season.
👉Eucalyptus will be used as poles for fence and as fuel to cook.

Fruit trees 1 year peach 🍑tree is pictured in the front, beans left, kale right. We keep some of the beans for replicati...
28/02/2026

Fruit trees 1 year peach 🍑tree is pictured in the front, beans left, kale right.

We keep some of the beans for replication. We grow kale to sell to neighbouring community members.

At MOCT we are using two main grasses napier (taller) and vetriver grasses for animal fodder and mulching. They aslo hav...
22/02/2026

At MOCT we are using two main grasses napier (taller) and vetriver grasses for animal fodder and mulching. They aslo have very long vertical root systems that helps to bring water up nearer to the surface, which is beneficial for other plants nearby.

For some interesting info about the grasses read below:

👉Vetiver grass:
• Root can pe*****te up to 7 m deep
• Extremely resilient to drought and flood
• Non-invasive
• We use them for mulch and animal fodder

💡Did you know that the roots of vetiver grass are used for perfume and the leaves for mats, thatch and handcrafts?

👉Napier grass (also known as elephant grass)
• Fast growing and can reach 7-8 m in height
• Roots are deep, but less vertical and more spreading than vetiver
• Less tolerating for heat and waterlogging
• Used as animal fodder – more nutritious than mature vetiver
• Erosion control and field boundary protection
• Can became invasive

✨Our Newsletter is out!💫A brief summary of the past months and plans for the coming ones, with some great pictures from ...
12/02/2026

✨Our Newsletter is out!
💫A brief summary of the past months and plans for the coming ones, with some great pictures from the projet!

👉You can read our newsletters on our website: https://mangwendeorphancaretrust.org/feature/news/ -41

Enjoy! 🙏

Lemon 🍋seedlings to be grafted with oranges 🍊and Naartjies
10/02/2026

Lemon 🍋seedlings to be grafted with oranges 🍊and Naartjies

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3780
Marondera

Telephone

+263772954545

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