Animal Welfare
Animal health, husbandry education, veterinary outreach and community engagement.
Learn moreabout Animal Health & WelfareDete • Hwange • Matabeleland North • Zimbabwe
Empowering Communities.Protecting Animals.Building Coexistence.
Tikobane Trust works with communities in and around Dete, Zimbabwe, to improve livelihoods, promote animal welfare, empower young people and create sustainable solutions for human-wildlife coexistence.
A registered Zimbabwean trust · Reg No. 239/2018 · Established 2018
Our impact
Measured by what continues after we leave
We report on reach, but we judge ourselves on durability — the savings group still meeting, the household still treating its animals early, the graduate still trading.
15+
Communities reached
500+
Young people supported
1,000+
Animal welfare cases
25+
Community projects
50+
Volunteers & partners
Figures are indicative placeholders pending verification by Tikobane Trust.
What we do
Six connected areas of work
Livelihoods, animal welfare, young people and coexistence are not separate problems in Dete. Our programmes are designed to reinforce one another.
Community Development
Sustainable livelihoods, entrepreneurship and community-led development.
Learn moreabout Sustainable Community Development
Youth & Children
Boys & Girls Clubs, mentorship, life skills and educational support.
Learn moreabout Youth & Children's Development
Skills & Training
Skills development, mentorship and opportunities for young people.
Learn moreabout Youth Skills & Training
Coexistence
Helping communities living alongside wildlife develop safer, sustainable solutions.
Learn moreabout Human-Wildlife Coexistence
Social Responsibility
Building stronger communities and encouraging environmental responsibility.
Learn moreabout Environmental & Social Responsibility
Featured community story
How our youth mentorship programme is changing lives in Dete
· Community Stories
Mentorship does not end when a training course does. Here is how pairing young people with committed mentors changed what happened after the certificate.
Read the storyDete • Hwange • Matabeleland North • Zimbabwe
Where we work
Tikobane Trust is based in Dete, in Hwange district, Matabeleland North — immediately adjacent to Hwange National Park. That location shapes everything we do: our communities live with wildlife every day, not at a distance.
- DeteOur base, including 253 Soweto Township — programme office and community hub.
- Surrounding communitiesVillages, wards and farming households across the Dete area.
- Hwange National Park boundaryHouseholds living directly alongside wildlife.
- Matabeleland NorthWider district-level partnerships and coordination.
Dete, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, ZimbabweOpen larger map
Get involved
Ways to get involved
There is more than one way to be useful. Choose the one that fits what you have to give.
- DonateSupport community and animal welfare programmes.Find out how
- VolunteerGive your skills, time and expertise.Find out how
- Partner With UsFor NGOs, businesses and institutions.Find out how
- Sponsor a ProjectFund a specific programme end to end.Find out how
- Become a MentorShare your knowledge with young people.Find out how
In their words
What participants tell us
Quotes are published only with the consent of the people who gave them.
“The training helped us develop skills that we can use to support our families.”
Community programme participantSkills & Training “Tikobane's mentorship programme gave me confidence to speak up and to plan for my own future.”
Youth club memberYouth & Children's Programmes “Since we strengthened the kraal, we have not lost livestock in the way we used to.”
Household near Hwange National ParkHuman-Wildlife Coexistence
Stories & news
Latest from Dete
Project Updates
Protecting livestock from human-wildlife conflict
On the boundary of Hwange National Park, a lost animal is a lost year of savings. Strengthening enclosures is one of the most direct interventions we make.
Read more: Protecting livestock from human-wildlife conflict
Project Updates
Community animal health outreach programme
Veterinary care is often too far away to reach in time. Our outreach days bring treatment, training and follow-up into the community itself.
Read more: Community animal health outreach programme
Community Stories
Meet the young people behind our community projects
Much of Tikobane's delivery is led by young people from Dete itself — facilitating clubs, recording data and running community sessions.
Read more: Meet the young people behind our community projects
Our partners
We believe sustainable change happens through collaboration
Tikobane works with conservation organisations, veterinary professionals, NGOs, government institutions, businesses and community groups.
Conservation
Conservation organisations
Organisations working on wildlife protection and coexistence around Hwange National Park.
Animal welfare
Veterinary & animal welfare bodies
Veterinary professionals and welfare organisations supporting our community outreach.
Development
NGOs & development partners
Development organisations working on livelihoods, youth and community resilience.
Government
Government institutions
District and national institutions we coordinate with on programme delivery.
Private sector
Local businesses
Businesses providing funding, materials, training or employment pathways.
Community
Community organisations
Schools, committees, churches and community groups who deliver alongside us.
Partner names and logos are published only where a partnership is confirmed and permission has been given. More about our partnerships
Community-led change needs people behind it
Whether you give, volunteer, mentor or partner with us, you make the next season of work possible for households in and around Dete.