Caroline Chiimba

Caroline Chiimba is a communications strategist who is passionate about storytelling and development communication. She believes that communication is pivotal in scaling up nutrition and influencing positive nutritional behavior change in communities.

Building resilience through sustainable land management in Kariba Siakobvu

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For generations, communities in rural Kariba have battled the harsh realities of poverty, relentless drought, and land degradation. Erratic rainfall and prolonged dry spells, exacerbated by a changing climate, often led to failed harvests, widespread hunger, and a cycle of deforestation as desperate farmers cleared new land for subsistence. Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) and its …

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Green farming: Sianjalika works with nature

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Lazarus Sianjalika is a farmer who has worked the land for more than three decades in Neganda Kariba rural. He has always had a deep respect for mother earth but limited knowledge about alternative pollinators and their role in food security. The coming in of the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia funded ‘Community …

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The living soil: Thermal composting poised to promote food security in rural Kariba

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In the sun-baked landscapes of rural Kariba in Chilimba, more than 100 farmers recently participated in a thermal composting practical training meant to equip them with soil health knowledge under the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) funded Farming with alternative pollinators project. Implemented by Nutrition Action Zimbabwe and partners, the project seeks …

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Breaking down barriers: Supporting breastfeeding mothers everywhere

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By Caroline Chiimba Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival, providing infants with essential nutrients, antibodies, and promoting cognitive development; yet many mothers face significant barriers, including lack of adequate support, societal pressures, and insufficient workplace policies, which hinder their ability to sustain breastfeeding practices. This World Breastfeeding …

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Sowing Seeds of Change: Talent Muronza’s Eco-Friendly Farming Journey

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Talent Muronza is a 25-year-old mother of 2 daughters, who lives in Gokwe North. Growing up she had a strong passion for farming, particularly horticultural products. She carried that passion to her matrimonial home where she established a garden. In that garden, she managed to acquire experience in growing crops like tomatoes, sugar beans, okra, …

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Nourishing the Future: ECHO project saves children from malnutrition

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By Caroline Chiimba Reduce Madokero’s eyes light up with a mix of relief and gratitude as she cradles her young child, Tafadzwa, in her arms. Just a few weeks ago, Tafadzwa’s fragile body was struggling to survive, wasted by the effects of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). Reduce, a young mother from Mangwara village rural Kariba …

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Selling her only donkey: Grandma’s desperate measure before food assistance

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By Caroline Chiimba Margaret Madhakiwe, a 60-year-old grandmother of four found herself at the mercy of fate in a drought prone region of Gokwe North. With hunger looming over her family, she made an agonizing decision to sell her only donkey, a great tool that had been her lifeline. The donkey represents more than just …

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Happiness in Gokwe North as food distribution alleviates hunger in households

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Scores of people in Gokwe North are beaming with happiness as they receive their food vouchers , comprising of 10kgs mealie meal, 1.5kgs beans and 750ml of cooking oil per individual. The El Nino effect, adversely impacted agriculture, the backbone of many communities in Zimbabwe. Crop yields diminished due to prolonged dry spells and insufficient …

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From humble harvest to renewed hope: First Siyampeya’s pollinator revolution in Kariba rural

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By Caroline Chiimba and Mumford Chinzou The sun beat down on the parched earth of Kariba Rural, reflecting the harsh realities of life for First Siyampeya, a 37 year old father from Negande village. For years, his a 0.5ha piece of land yielded only a meager harvest, earning him approximately US$150.00 per cropping cycle. “It …

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Twenty years of toil, then a buzz of hope: The magic of pollinators

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By Caroline Chiimba Anneth Shambamaropa, a 48-year-old mother from Chilimba village in Kariba has been involved in gardening for 20 years. Gardening has been the backbone of her family’s livelihood despite low yields. When an initiative to set up a community garden in Chilimba under the Reversing Environmental degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) funded …

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