Volunteer scholarship in Zimbabwe tends to focus on volunteer motivations, volunteers’ role in community development and, to a lesser extent, volunteers’ challenges. In this study, we captured the lived experiences of volunteers in the current milieu of socio-economic challenges. We discovered that the major challenges affecting community volunteers in the Chegutu District are poverty and vulnerability, burnout, too much work, lack of community appreciation of volunteerism and lack of adequate volunteer paraphernalia. We move beyond other studies to explore how volunteers are coping with the challenges. Volunteers are reliant on spiritual support and encouragement by some community members. The study adopts a qualitative approach with data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussion. The findings are presented and discussed thematically.

津巴布韦的志愿者奖学金倾向于关注志愿者的动机、志愿者在社区发展中的作用，以及在较小程度上关注志愿者的挑战。在这项研究中，我们捕捉了志愿者在当前社会经济挑战环境中的生活经历。我们发现，影响 Chegutu 区社区志愿者的主要挑战是贫困和脆弱、倦怠、工作过多、社区缺乏对志愿服务的理解以及缺乏足够的志愿者用具。我们超越其他研究，探索志愿者如何应对挑战。志愿者依赖于一些社区成员的精神支持和鼓励。该研究采用定性方法，通过深入访谈和焦点小组讨论收集数据。