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ABOUT US
JB Dondolo, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded by Lumbie Mlambo in 2016. The organization is named after the late father, JB Dondolo, an orphan, farmer, and humanitarian advocate whose values and principles on giving continue to inspire his children, friends, and families across the world. JB Dondolo played a critical role in the fight against poverty in his community and Lumbie saw the need to form this organization in honor of their father so his legacy of good deeds continues.
We remove barriers of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in underserved and impoverished communities to reduce poverty, provide economic opportunities and room for development and promote gender equity. We focus on women and girls who are the most vulnerable people in these low-income communities to get them out of the cycle of poverty with collection of water. We see a world where clean water is not an obstacle to pursuing a better and more equitable life.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
To make it easy for underserved communities to access natural resources essential for life.
Our Vision
By 2030:
To become a global leader in reducing extreme poverty and infant mortality by 90% in rural communities through the creation of innovative solutions.
To see a world where clean water is not an obstacle to pursuing a better and more equitable life.
By 2040:
To invest in a future that benefits everyone with skills.
To create 10 million job opportunities driven by technology innovations.
Our Values
Customer first
Our customers are the heartbeat and the reason of our existence. Because without them we can’t achieve long-term benefits that we set out to provide as our mission.
Commitment to Excellence
We pledge to understand our customers’ needs, develop solutions, put best practices into reality, and provide round-the-clock best support.
Collaboration
We don’t have all the answers to the problem. But we can challenge ourselves to always listen, and learn, because to make a huge impact means we have to collaborate with others.
Optimism
We are motivated to confront wicked problems because we understand that when we enrich lives people will become creative and build a better future.
Inclusion and Diversity
To achieve a future that is more equitable and inclusive for all, we aspire to create an inclusive, diverse workplace that is welcoming to people of all backgrounds, regardless of color or race.
Innovation
We believe in solving problems through creative, innovative solutions. We challenge ourselves to be great thinkers who continously think “improvement” and “innovation” through the power of technology and science.
Positive Attitude
We are upbeat and training our minds to seek out and recognize the best in every circumstance.
His vision for the community was bigger than we could imagine. Our hope is to keep his legacy alive.”
– JB Dondolo’s children
OUR APPROACH
At JB Dondolo, we finish what has been started but left incomplete due to hardships (death, illness, no means to fund). We work on the critical needs first and use an active listening approach to addressing needs by working with expert partners to make informed decisions and implement programs and innovations effectively, sustainably, and to scale. Our interest is in those projects that promote community growth and a better future for everyone.
Our current countries of focus are Zimbabwe and the United States. The truth is that regardless of whether a nation is industrialized or not, people in need are everywhere. Private and public agencies are there but possess limited resources and cannot provide for every community in need of assistance or basic necessities. This leaves a large segment of the low-income population with unmet needs that we are here to help with
OUR GOALS
SDG 1: NO POVERTY | Target 1.4
By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.
We believe that water is a human right and as a natural resource, we want to ensure its access as a basic service to all.
SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY | Target 5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
We recognize that to provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for all requires a gender lens focusing on women and girls as primary water collectors.
SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION | Target 6.1, 6.2, and 6.a
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
Water, sanitation, and hygiene is at the core of who we are and helping one another through international cooperation is how we have helped make a difference in the lives of many already.