Background
Over the years (2002-2017), FOBIZ has worked tirelessly to help humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe. Initially founded to help Baptists in Zimbabwe (including providing scholarships to seminary students, assisting with dues payments at the All Africa Baptist Fellowship and the Baptist World Alliance for Zimbabwe Baptist national associations and conventions, helping widows and orphans), FOBIZ gradually evolved to be concerned with activities with broad-based national impact. FOBIZ provided significant support to Sanyati Baptist Secondary School, knowing that the institution was and is a national asset. Support for education led, in collaboration with World Computer Exchange, to the establishment of FOBIZ-funded Computer Laboratories not only at Sanyati, but at several other rural schools with regional impact.
Realizing that the FOBIZ mission was no longer denominational, FOBIZ leadership led in the founding of the Zimbabwe Global Connection (ZGC). The Zimbabwe Global Connection provides all Zimbabweans in the Diaspora worldwide an opportunity to rally and support this computerization initiative as a way to enhance education systems in Zimbabwe. We believe that the children of Zimbabwe must acquire information and technological skills as part of their primary and secondary education.
Mission
ZGC Mission is to connect underserved communities in Zimbabwe (rural communities, disabled persons, orphans, etc) to the rest of the world through access to information technology and education.
Vision
Our Vision is a well-connected, healthy, educated, and technologically advanced Zimbabwe
Values
Our Values are God, integrity, loyalty, innovation, curiosity and life-long learning, family, and healthy work life balance.
Call To Action
You are invited to offer your input and participation. As we identify areas we can effectively serve our community, ZGC will allow all Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and the international community to rally and support this work.
We thank you for all the support you gave to FOBIZ in the past and we now look forward to your involvement with and support of the Zimbabwe Global Connection (ZGC).