Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Chido Govera: Cultivating Hope
Sep 5, 2023
Chido Govera, a farmer and activist, shares her inspiring journey of transforming lives through mushroom cultivation out of waste. She discusses her own upbringing, the success of her mushroom harvest, and establishing The Future of Hope Foundation to teach sustainable farming practices in Zimbabwe.
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- Chido Govera discovered her passion for mushrooms through a program that taught her how to cultivate and sell them, which eventually provided enough food for her family and enabled her to send her brother to school.
- Chido's dedication to mushroom farming led her to establish the Future of Hope Foundation, where she teaches vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe how to cultivate mushrooms and start small vegetable gardens.
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Chido's introduction to mushroom cultivation
Chido, a young girl from Zimbabwe, discovered her passion for mushrooms when she attended a five-day mushroom cultivation program initiated by the Zari Foundation. The program taught participants how to grow mushrooms using easily accessible supplies and how to sell them for a steady income. Chido and her friends successfully cultivated edible mushrooms and started selling them, which eventually provided enough food for her family and allowed her to send her brother to school.
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