Chiedza Child Care Centre was founded in Harare, Zimbabwe in August 2001 by a group of concerned professionals, academics and business people in response to the escalating need to practical help for disadvantaged children in our society. Situated in Ardbennie, on the outskirts of the city of Harare, the Centre aims to provide a caring home for vulnerable children and to assist the carers of children in dire circumstances in the community with immediate needs while empowering them through income generating projects. The name Chiedza derives from the Shona name meaning light, appropriately underlining the positive philosophy and objectives which drive this project in the face of the daunting challenges of HIV/AIDS and poverty caused by deteriorated economic circumstances in Zimbabwe in the past few year.