Mission, Values & Scope

Our Vision

Dabane is a lead Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to assisting communities to develop water and food security systems in semi-arid areas.

Our Mission Statement

Dabane works with willing individuals and groups in resource-poor communities in the semi-arid southern and western areas of Zimbabwe to alleviate poverty and hunger and improve health and hygiene through sustainable land use and appropriate water management and sanitation systems.

Our Scope

  • Work with vulnerable groups of people who have a willingness, understanding and ability to improve their situation.
  • Work with the resource-poor communities to uplift their standard of living.
  • Work through a series of appropriate community-based support strategies and suitable low technology solutions.

Our Values

The values guide us in the way we deal with every situation, by providing boundaries and defining how we work.

  • Dabane values honesty, integrity and transparency in all its dealings.  This includes wise and prudent handling of all resources entrusted to the organization.
  • Dabane strives for excellence in all it does to provide quality programmes through planning, leadership, assessment and feedback.
  • Dabane will strive to be transparent and accountable to its funders and supporters, to all stakeholders and to communities, local and national government.
  • Dabane is dedicated to serving communities in line with Sphere Humanitarian Standards and Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP).
  • Dabane strives to respect the dignity of all people regardless of their age, religion, political affiliation, race, gender, ethnicity, disability, culture and customs.
  • Dabane strives to develop sustainable programmes based on indigenous knowledge systems, vulnerabilities and capacities.
  • Dabane seeks to work together with communities, donors, Government departments and agencies, local authorities and partner organizations and other like-minded NGOs that have a willingness, understanding and ability to improve the situation of communities to maximum effectiveness. 
  • Apolitical- Dabane is an apolitical organisation. It has no connection with any political party ideology. Employees have a right to political freedom as long as it does not affect their work.