About
Soberlife Mentorship Society Trust is a nonprofit organization founded in 2021 and works across the Harare Metropolitan Province in Zimbabwe. It exists to break the interlocking cycles of Youth mortality and morbidity, drug and substance use, gender-based violence, economic exclusion, and institutional neglect that shape daily life for women and girls in the settlement, and it operates a six-pillar program covering health and wellbeing, economic empowerment, climate & environment, education, food security & nutrition, and community systems change.
Mission. Soberlife’s mission is to restore dignity, resilience, and opportunity for vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe by tackling the intertwined challenges of substance abuse, psychosocial distress, and economic exclusion. At its core, Soberlife works to empower children, youth, and families affected by addiction and poverty through mentorship, rehabilitation, and integrated development pathways. We believe that recovery is not only about overcoming substance abuse but also about creating sustainable livelihoods, strengthening mental health, and building inclusive, supportive communities. The change Soberlife is working to create is multi-layered: • Health and psychosocial wellbeing: Providing mentorship, counseling, and rehabilitation services that help individuals and families heal. • Livelihoods and resilience: Linking recovery with economic empowerment, skills training, and climate-smart community projects. • Governance and advocacy: Promoting youth-led, gender balanced leadership and pushing for policy shifts from punitive drug laws toward public health approaches. • Community transformation: Building safer, stronger neighborhoods where vulnerable groups, especially women and young people, can thrive with dignity and hope.
Focus areas
- Health
- Education
- Climate and environment
- Livelihoods and employment
- Disability inclusion
- Gender equality
- Humanitarian response
Activities and approach
Approaches
- Training and capacity strengthening
- Advocacy and campaigning
- Community mobilisation
- Direct service delivery
- Policy influencing
- Systems strengthening
- Social enterprise
- Emergency response
- Convening and networking
Capabilities
- Local implementation
- Consortium membership
- Community access and relationships
- Technical expertise
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Training and capacity strengthening
- In-kind or professional support
- Grant management
- Policy and advocacy
Populations served
- Adolescents and young people
- Women and girls
- People with disabilities
- Health workers
- Entrepreneurs and small businesses
- Smallholder farmers
- Faith communities
Support sought
- Flexible or core funding
- Project or programme funding
- Consortium opportunities
- Contracts
- Investment
- Delivery partners
- Advocacy partners
- Technical assistance
- Capacity strengthening
- Introductions and network access
- Research partners
- Funding opportunities
- Pro bono expertise