Zvishavane is a small mining town in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Formerly called Shabani. It's name is derived from shavani, a Ndebele word meaning "finger millet," or "trading together." Surrounded by low hills, it is on direct rail links to Harare and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and to Maputo in Mozambique.
A notable feature is the asbestos mine close to the town.
Lavender Mbika, 14, is the treasurer, and a close friend and supporter, for the children orphaned by AIDS who work in the nutrition garden, in Zvishavane in Zimbabwe's Midlands.
ZVISHAVANE, Zimbabwe, October 2004 Of the 16 children who tend a small nutrition garden in Zvishavane in Zimbabwes Midlands, 14-year-old Lavender is one of the few who still has a mother.
The aim is to reach 30,000 children with projects like the nutrition garden in Zvishavane where orphans learn to cultivate and sell produce.
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