Zimele is a South African organisation whose mission is to empower women with the skills, resources, and support networks to start businesses and social service projects to sustain themselves, their families and their communities.
Zimele means "people stand on their own feet" in Zulu. It is a non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, that has spearheaded social development and women's empowerment projects in remote, impoverished areas of KwaZulu-Natal since its inception in early 2007.