Zimbabwe

Agriculture Sector

Our team first launched the SolarSPELL Agriculture Library in Zimbabwe with Foundations for Farming. We led a train-the-trainer workshop for thirteen of their Harare-based training staff in March 2023. This training also included a new session on information literacy for agriculture, during which participants got to practice using the library to try to answer a question they anticipated receiving in the field.

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Total number of SolarSPELL libraries deployed
13
Total number of people trained
2,000
Estimated number of people reached

Working With

  • Foundations for Farming

Dates

  • March 2023

Photos from the Field

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A SolarSPELL library platform sits in a a cornfield, resting against one of the stalks.

Testimonials

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“This tool will go a long way in improving agriculture and equipping farmers with the right information.”

Survey respondentFoundations for Farming
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“It helps to equip farmers with knowledge. It helps you as a trainer be more confident when you are teaching. And it helps farmers learn together.”

Survey respondentFoundations for Farming
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“It was great to use the tool & discuss what may be missing. The interactive and reciprocal approach is effective.”

Survey respondentFoundations for Farming

Blog

A SolarSPELL library platform sits in a a cornfield, resting against one of the stalks.AgricultureZimbabwe
March 20, 2023

SolarSPELL launches Agriculture Library with Foundations for Farming

We are thrilled to announce that the pilot of the SolarSPELL Agriculture…
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Colby Howell helping their community with a vegetable nurseryAfricaAgriculturePeace CorpsRwandaStudent EngagementZimbabwe
March 17, 2023

Sowing the seeds of a digital agriculture library

Over the years, we’ve implemented hundreds of SolarSPELL libraries in primary and…
Abby Johnson
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