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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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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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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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 …
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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By Caroline Chiimba In a world where hunger and food insecurity continue to be major challenges for millions of people, it is heartening to see initiatives like the recent food distributions in Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, making a tangible difference in the lives of 39 383 individuals across nine district wards. Nutrition Action Zimbabwe in partnership with …
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By Caroline Chiimba 108 farmers in Kariba district who received fencing material and seed input to set up nutrition gardens last year under the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) funded Community-led Adaptation of Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) project have started harvesting their first cycle crops. This comes after 158 farmers from …
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By Caroline Chiimba The aftermath of EI-Nino phenomenon left communities in dire need of basic commodities like food and water. Crops wilted and rivers and dams are drying up. With more than 60 percent of Zimbabwe’s 15 million people residing in rural areas, growing the food they eat, and selling surplus to cover household expenses, …
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By Caroline Chiimba Game changing technologies in the food and agriculture sector are being availed to vulnerable communities with farmers being encouraged to adopt smart agribusiness practices that form a critical part in building resilience in communities. Through the ‘Strengthening Community Resilience’ project being implemented in Gokwe North and Kariba districts, ACF Zimbabwe and its …
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By Caroline Chiimba The El-Nino induced drought has exacerbated malnutrition among children in Zimbabwe, especially in vulnerable communities. In Matabeleland South, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe and UNICEF Zimbabwe in partnership with Ministry of Health and Child Care conducted training of health workers from Gwanda, Bulilima and Mangwe districts on Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) under …
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