Nestled in the Southeast corner of Zimbabwe, amidst the Chirinda Rain Forest on the edge of a mountain, Mt. Selinda encompasses a village, Primary & Secondary Schools, Daisy Dube Children's Home, a church and a hospital. Missionaries arrived from America and England as early as the 1830's. In 1893 the first school opened, followed by the hospital in 1912. Diaries from that time talk of Big Trees which are mahogany trees.”. Some are still standing majestically.

Hospital

Approximately 100 beds are divided into wards: male, female, pediatrics, maternity, out-patient department and pharmacy.

Clinics for Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission are offered.

The "Waiting Moms" area is where Mothers-to-be are encouraged to live for the last month of their pregnancy. The goal is reduction of maternal and fetal deaths encountered in remote villages.

Nursing School - Begun in 1930, it continues today. Many of the current staff are graduates of this program.

Rural clinics have developed as the need has arisen for health care in remote areas.

Staff resides near the hospital in very limited housing which presents a challenge for both recruitment & retention.

Drying maize

DAISY DUBE CHILDREN'S HOME

The orphanage is over 50 years old. They have 40 to 50 children ranging from infants to 18 years. Several local women work as "Moms" at the Home, feeding, bathing and nurturing the children. The older children care for the babies and toddlers as if they were siblings. In addition, they assist with chores such as laundry, cooking, gardening and tending the goats and chickens.

Waiting Mom's

A healthy orphan