The same gap, seen from every side
Treatment ends. Life continues. Without work, a home and people who stay in touch, recovery is hard to hold. BICA is built for the long middle and the long after.
Families
You are told the programme is over and the person is "better". You know they have nowhere to go and nothing to do. BICA offers a 12 to 24 month stay, a trade and a place to return to.
Register someoneRehabilitation centres and clinics
Your clients relapse because the world they return to has not changed. BICA is the next stage of your pathway, with step-down care and aftercare.
The partnership modelHospitals, courts and social services
You need somewhere to refer people for long-term, structured care that is more than a bed. BICA accepts referrals from every province.
Refer a personChurches and community leaders
You carry the burden of members who are struggling and elders who live alone. BICA gives you a place to send them and a partner to work with.
Register as a partnerEmployers and buyers
You need trained artisans and reliable suppliers. Our graduates come with certificates you can verify, and RootWorks businesses supply produce and services.
See RootWorksRelatives in the diaspora
You worry about a parent living alone. Companion visits, reports and a family dashboard show you what is happening.
About CompanionWhy a campus in Binga serves the whole country
Land, water and space are in Binga. People are everywhere. So the campus is the hub, and everything else is built to reach out: online registration and referral, regional referral points, remote aftercare by phone and video, Companion for elders in their own homes, and RootWorks satellites in other towns.
Evidence we build on
- Relapse rates for drug dependence are comparable to other chronic illnesses (McLellan et al., JAMA, 2000).
- UNDP-supported training in Binga reached 207 young people in trades and 136 more in business skills (UNDP Zimbabwe, March 2026).
- Conservation agriculture is a validated climate strategy, with adoption barriers for vulnerable groups that BICA is designed to lower (Chazovachii et al., 2025).
Three ways to take part
Partner
Rehabilitation centres, clinics, schools, businesses and agencies are invited to register.
Register as a partnerVolunteer
Give skills or time on the land, in the workshops or in care, with supervision.
Apply to volunteer