Events & Programs

Family Interactional Day

Queen of Peace intends to pilot an interactional day where caregivers share experiences, views and support each other toward rehabilitating our residential service users. This is a unique opportunity for families to connect, learn, and grow together.

Youth Outreach Program

The program aims to reach younger populations as they navigate decision-making, identity development, and peer pressure challenges. We provide education, mentorship, and support to empower youth to make healthy choices.

World Mental Health Day

Join us for a day of awareness, education, and community support. We'll host workshops, panel discussions, and activities focused on mental health awareness and breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness.

International Day Against Drug Abuse

A community-wide event featuring educational sessions, testimonials from recovered individuals, and resources for families affected by substance abuse. Let's stand together against drug abuse and support recovery.

Mental Health Awareness Campaigns & Trainings

A series of outreach activities aimed at improving understanding of mental health, reducing stigma, and strengthening community response.

• Formation of a Restore Mental Wellbeing Provincial Taskforce Team
• Awareness through media — 98.4 FM Midlands interviews and ZBC
• Sponsored Walks to raise awareness and mobilise community support

Amani Festival Launch

On 22 October 2022, Queen of Peace Institute for Community Mental Health Innovations launched the Amani Festival, a yearly October event aligned with World Mental Health Day.

Amani Festival was created to influence communities to fight stigma and discrimination against people with psychosocial and physical disabilities, while amplifying the fight against drug and substance abuse.

Key guests included:

• Senator Anna Shiri — Board Chairperson, Queen of Peace Institute
• Midlands Provincial Medical Director, Dr. Mary Muchekeza

Workplace & Faith-Based Mental Health Awareness

Targeted interventions to bring mental health awareness into workplaces and churches, promoting wellness where people live, work, and worship.

• 12 October 2023: Employee Wellness Day at REA (Rural Electrification Agency) — awareness on drug addiction rehabilitation
• Mental Health Week at Zima Lloyds (9th – 13th October 2023) — mental health wellness in the workplace
• Awareness on mental health issues affecting women at Women of Hope Church

National Disability Exhibition & Media Engagements

Queen of Peace actively participates in national platforms to amplify the voices and needs of people with disabilities and those affected by substance use.

• Queen of Peace stand at the National Disability Exhibition Expo in Gwanda
• 98.4 FM interviews on success stories in drug and substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation
• ZBC interviews with in-patients at the rehabilitation centre

Anti-Drug Abuse Clean-Up Campaign

Anti-Drug Abuse clean-up campaign at Gweru Civic Centre with youths from the United Methodist Church under the theme: “Illicit drugs kill, stop drug abuse.”

The campaign combined environmental clean-up with education, testimonies, and youth engagement to send a strong message against drug and substance abuse.