In a land where the sun scorches and the rains seldom fall, hope can feel like a distant dream. Yet, in the heart of Zimbabwe’s Region 5—where drought and hunger are constant companions—hope has found a home. On behalf of Fountain of Hope, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to Bright Hope World for being a beacon of light in these dry places. Your unwavering support has not only sustained lives but has ignited dreams, restored dignity, and reminded entire communities that they are not forgotten.
Fountain of Hope operates across four provinces of Zimbabwe, all situated in the most drought-prone region of the country. Year after year, families face the harsh reality of hunger and starvation. But through your partnership, Bright Hope World has helped us turn despair into possibility.
• Food Security Restored: Community gardens now flourish across the arid landscape, bringing green life to dusty soils and smiles to hungry faces.
• Livelihoods Transformed: Livestock distributed in Matabeleland are more than animals—they are engines of hope, providing food, income, and a renewed sense of purpose.
• Children Empowered: Orphans and vulnerable children at the Peniel Centre are receiving psycho-social support, shelter, and educational opportunities. This safe haven has become a place of healing and growth, where young lives are nurtured and given the chance to dream again.
• Youth Mobilized: Young people are finding pathways out of unemployment through skills training and income-generating projects, becoming leaders of change in their communities.
Your support has been the difference between despair and determination, between survival and thriving. It has allowed us to dream bigger: to envision communities where hunger is replaced by harvest, where poverty is replaced by productivity, and where hopelessness is replaced by faith in a better future.
As we celebrate this Christmas season, we pause to honor Bright Hope World for walking alongside us in this journey of transformation. You have brought joy to weary hearts, strength to struggling families, and hope to entire communities. From the gardens that bloom in the dry land to the children at Peniel Centre who now dare to dream, your impact is written across lives and landscapes.
With deep gratitude, Fountain of Hope wishes you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2026. May the same hope you have sown in Zimbabwe return to you in abundance, filling your year with fruitfulness, joy, and peace.
Please find attached some of our project highlights.
Blessings
Gideon, Jennifer, and FOH staff members
In the driest and most difficult parts of Zimbabwe—Region 5—where rainfall is scarce and the land often refuses to yield, hope has long felt distant. Families have struggled year after year, watching their children grow up in the shadow of hunger and despair. Yet today, through the partnership of Bright Hope World, we can testify that hope is rising where despair once reigned. The Foundations for Farming initiative is breathing new life into these communities, teaching them that even in the hardest soil, God’s provision can flourish.
The aim of this program is simple yet profound: to improve food security for communal families who live in infertile lands and rarely receive adequate rainfall. With your support, Bright Hope World, we have seen transformation begin to take root.
• Training Impact: This season, our team set a target to train 500 households. By God’s grace, we achieved this goal—500 people were trained in sustainable farming methods that restore dignity and hope.
• Inputs Distribution: Our target was to provide farming inputs to 300 families. Despite rising prices, we managed to support 210 families with maize and sorghum seed. These inputs are more than seed—they are seeds of hope, promising harvests where once there was only dust.
• Community Reach:
In Makamure, 200 people were trained.
In Chikofa community, 200 were trained, and 40 received farming inputs.
In Matabeleland provinces, our trainers reached 200 farmers in Majiji and Heany communal lands, with 100 receiving inputs.
The excitement in these communities is palpable. Families who once doubted whether their land could ever produce are now filled with anticipation. Parents speak with joy, believing that their children will finally eat food grown from their own soil. Slowly but surely, the cycle of poverty is being broken.
Bright Hope World, your support is ringing loudly in these villages. You have given more than resources—you have given hope, dignity, and the possibility of a future where children no longer go to bed hungry. As we pray for good rains this season, we believe that the maize and sorghum seed planted will yield fruit, and families will rejoice in the harvest.
On behalf of Fountain of Hope and the communities of Region 5, we say thank you. Thank you for standing with us in the hardest places, thank you for believing that transformation is possible, and thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ in Zimbabwe.
As we close this year, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May the Lord bless you richly, and may the seeds you have sown in Zimbabwe continue to bear fruit for generations to come.