The people behind ABDO

ABDO has a board which comprising of 7 members and the founder Talent Nyathi is one of them. The organization has 9 employees. Albert Mazula is the executive coordinator and has worked with ABDO since 2003. Placsedes Ranga and Anthony Sungisayi are project officers. Ranga started 1999 and Sungisayi in 2004 although he had worked as an ABDO Area Team Leader since 1999 in one of the districts. Further ABDO has an administrative assistant, a finance officer, a driver, two security guards and a general hand. For the time being we also have two interns at the office who are learning more about the work we are doing in Zimbabwe.

ABDO have hundreds of volunteers out in the field. These are people who work in the libraries and the study circles. These people are picked by the community and do everything from their homes. In all there are 405 volunteers in the field. To them all, we are very grateful for their hard work.

As ABDO’s staff we look at ourselves as one family and the feelings between us, besides being professional, is very warm and caring. This family feeling is something that goes through the entire work ABDO does and is also reflected in the field. When ABDO staff goes out in the field we are always welcomed with tender hospitality.

In the future ABDO sees the organization growing both in the numbers of people working with ABDO and also the individuals who are accessing our services.