Prodairy CSR
Strategic Approach
Building a healthier, stronger, and more prosperous dairy landscape for all Zimbabweans.
Prodairy provides nutritious dairy and dairy-based beverages and products to millions of Zimbabweans, in an environmentally sustainable way.
Prodairy dedicates itself to supporting the most vulnerable, and believes that every individual deserves access to wholesome nourishment, regardless of circumstances.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Feeding to nourish young minds
The Prodairy LIFE Feeding Programme provides meals to children in nutrition-deficient communities, enabling these children access to additional meals and nutrition.
The LIFE Feeding Programme served over 190 000 meals to children in Mabvuku, Tafara, Ruwa, Hatcliffe, Goromonzi, Mbare and Epworth.
The LIFE Feeding Programme’s goal is to serve more than 500 000 meals per year while expanding its reach to include more areas in and around Harare.
LIFE Feeding Programme - Chiremba Primary School
LIFE Feeding Programme - Mwanza Primary School
Revive Schools Programme
Sustainable improvement in the access to education
The Prodairy Revive School’s Programme is an initiative that aims to transform seemingly ordinary shipping crates into functional and durable school furniture. This addresses the critical shortage of classroom benches, desks and chairs in impoverished communities, enabling more children to access quality education.
The Revive School's programme has had a profound impact on the schools and communities it has reached. By converting shipping containers into desks and benches, it has created conducive learning environments for pupils at the two pilot schools in Ruwa, namely Chiremba Primary School and Timire Primary School. The desks and benches have a direct impact on over 3 000 children.
Previously, the schools operated on a student class rotational basis due to limited classroom equipment. The initiative allows the schools to now accommodate more students simultaneously and to enroll more students, expanding access to education for children who were previously unable to attend school regularly.
Prodairy’s commitment to sustainability is evident in this initiative and is in line with its commitment to creating a circular economy. The reuse of shipping containers enables Prodairy to implement the principles of reducing of waste and maximisation of resource use. The Revive Schools Programme not only provides furniture, but it also promotes community empowerment and ensures the provision of sustainable solutions.
First row seated: Chiedza Makomva & Mr Kashiri School Development Committee Chairman & standing Tina Shonhiwa
Second row from left to right: Patience Chivandire, Mrs Manyawu ( Senior Teacher Timire Primary School), Anesu Mutadza, Mr Mushoriwa School Headmaster, Ishmael Mtema, Tonderai Mudhiriza, Wilson Sithole, Mr Mupopa Deputy Headmaster, Audelly Nhevera, Joyce Makasi, Gift Makora
Mbuya Nehanda Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Unit Refurbishment
Prodairy partnered with the Parirenyatwa Hospital Children’s Trust in January 2024 to assist in the rehabilitation of the Mbuya Nehanda immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Unit (iKMC).
The investment into some of the equipment and general maintenance needs of the Neo-natal unit, afforded the opportunity for the care of pre-term newborns, and optimisation of their potential for future growth and development.
Due to various challenges, mortality rates of pre-term babies at Mbuya Nehanda Neonatal Unit are unacceptably high and getting worse, compared to those babies born at Harare’s private clinics. The immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC), involves nursing a preterm baby directly on the mother’s chest instead of in an incubator, and aims to lower the mortality rate of pre-term babies. iKMC initiated within 2 hours of birth is effective as it helps to keep the baby warm, transferring the mother’s ‘good microbiome’ to the baby, and reducing stress for both the mother and baby by not separating them.
The Mbuya Nehanda iKMC unit has the potential to become a flagship project for the Ministry of Health, developing one of the best neo-natal units in Africa through sustainable innovation, aimed at reducing newborn mortality by half in five years.
Prodairy Management Team members at the official opening of the Mbuya Nehanda i-KMC Unit
Our People
Prodairy is committed to creating inclusive employment opportunities. The company remains committed to closing the gender gap in the manufacturing sector by developing a gender-balanced workforce.
The Company also seeks to empower its female employees through various opportunities that expose and build their skill sets, and is currently operating with 556 employees, of which 20% of the total workforce is women, as depicted in the table below.
Furthermore, the company has made strides in recruiting people from the Ruwa community over the past few years.
The company observed Cancer Awareness Week in 2023, and provided women with the opportunity to attend workshops focused on cancer awareness during the week.
The company also participated in International Women Day and Men’ Forum events in 2024, which were organised by Providence Human Capital.
Additionally, as part of a health and safety initiative that aligns with the company’s HIV/AIDS policy.
Rujeko Nyikayaramba
Revive products at a Norton Store