Tracing back to my days of motherhood we gave our children food such as porridge before they were 6 months old and we did not bother mixing variety of foods. I did not know that children should be taken to the hospital for check-up in terms of weight loss or weight gain and getting medication. …
My name is Tracy Jeke, I live in Magadzire village Mwenezi. I lost my husband a few years ago. With no one to turn to for support I decided to join other women in the nutrition care group. The group taught us how to eat healthy foods. I did this as a way of helping …
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Indoctrinated by religious beliefs to the extent of losing three children through sickness, Nyasha Masawa (30) thought it was natural. “I lost three children to an unknown sickness at a tender age,l watched my children die helpless because our church disapproves the use of modern treatment.”said Masawa. She flew away from the cuffs of religion …
My name is Sibongile Chauke and I live in the border town of Beitbridge in Swereki (ward 9). I have a child Lihone who was born with cleft lip. I have suffered stigmatization from the community and some relatives because I gave birth to a disabled child. My story is a mirror of tales of …
My name is Mbuya Marange. I got married in 1996, being pregnant for the first time was a torrid time. I stayed with my mother in law whilst my husband worked in Harare. Due to financial constraints my mother in law was against the idea of going to hospital. Despite labour pains that started in …
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For Headman Eliamon Muzamani (55) and his subjects, open defecation has been a routine when answering to nature’s call. Disease outbreaks like cholera, diarrhoea and even death were considered as something normal in their daily life. Until the intervention of Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ), villagers under Headman Muzamani in Gululiji, Chiredzi have found a new …
My name is Mariah Jakarasi, l am 30 years old and I live in Jawanda village, Mwenezi. As a health worker living in this village I never valued the importance of toilets in a community. With the help of Nutrition Action Zimbabwe I joined hands with other women from the community. We started to build …
NAZ supported the Mutasa Ward 11 preparations of exhibitions for the national review.
Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) is a partner along with FINTRAC and Another Option LLC in a Chemonics International led five-year USAID funded activity entitled Feed the Future Zimbabwe Fostering Agribusiness for Resilient Markets (FTFZ-FARM). FARM commenced on 1 July 2020 and will run until 30 June 2025. The goal of the FARM Activity is to …
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