How it began
MAANYI started in 2024 when our founder saw families in Zirobwe working hard on tired soil, with few chances to learn new skills close to home.
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Grow it. Make it. Pass it on.
At MAANYI we teach farming, natural crafts and village traditions to children, women, young people and visitors, so skills and culture stay alive and families can earn from what the land gives them.
Watch: a message of appreciation
Our story
Rooted here. Growing together.
What we do today
We run a working farm, grow seedlings for school gardens, teach hands-on skills, and bring women and young people together to make useful, beautiful things.
Where we are heading
A farm, workshop and home-stay where any small farmer, maker or curious visitor can learn, stay and take knowledge home.
Circular living
Nothing wasted. Everything connected.
What the land gives us feeds our homes, our animals, our craft and the next season's soil.
One living loop
Grow
Harvest
Make
Reuse
Grow again
Our growing impact
Every number is a person, a family, a new skill.
- Schools
- 2
- Farmers
- 60
- Women
- 28
- Youth
- 32
The Seedling Bank
Seeds for those who have land but nothing to plant.
New member farmers receive seeds and seedlings from our nursery, alongside practical support to help them grow.
Join as a member farmer
Life at MAANYI, in pictures.
Follow our latest moments from the farm, workshop and village.
