This department’s core activity is to promote community economic strengthening by reducing vulnerability, promoting resilience and enhancing the community of Chimanimani’s capacity to cope with shocks. The department aims to ‘wean’ small subsistence farmers from solely relying on donations. Community Economic Strengthening has covered farmer produce value chains; household & group processing units; marketing linkages for smallholder produce (including organic & fair-trade products Focusing on a ‘do it yourself’ (DIY) mentality the department provides farmers with solutions on how best to increase their income as households thus improving their quality of life and nutrition.