Imagine a school where for days at a time, you don’t know what classes you can take. A sewing workshop where machines stand idle; an admin office where computer screens remain blank as paperwork piles up.
That’s the all-too-frequent reality for staff and pupils at the Shingirirai Trust and other community initiatives in the poor townships around Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. Cuts can last up to two weeks at a time, with intermittent power available only at night.
















