Reports

Irwin Chifera 30.06.2015 20:11 WASHINGTON DC— United States, Britain and Sweden today provided 8 million dollars for the second phase of the Zimbabwe Works project which will be used for providing technical, vocational and entrepreneurships skills to 22,500…

Climate change has seen Zimbabwe experiencing prolonged droughts, extended dry seasons, extreme hot summers and cold winters. These sporadic changes in weather have had an effect on the strategies adopted by women in communal farming and how…

Parirenyatwa commended the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland for taking an initiative in building the health facility, in an area facing a shortage of clinics. Sithandekile Mhlanga WASHINGTON— Health Minister David Parirenyatwa officially opened a clinic in Lutshe,…

Tatenda Gumbo 23.06.2015 20:43 WASHINGTON DC— A survey released Monday by the International Republican Institute reveals that a majority of Zimbabweans are committed to participating in community discussions and decision-making forums, but are struggling to participate in these forums. Speaking…

METHODOLOGY This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside. ZPP deploys a total of 420 community-based…

by Clayton Masekesa Sofia Viriri (33) was in primary school when she lost both parents to AIDS-related illness. Alone with her three siblings and no income, the family sank into abject poverty. A few years passed, but…

Previously these vulnerable women had to endure travelling long distances to deliver their babies. In 2011 a new programme was introduced to reduce maternal mortality and to educate mothers on how best to care for their…

Marko Phiri BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, June 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For many years, Miriam Hlabangana, a farmer in Gwanda, about 150 kilometres south of Bulawayo, planted and harvested enough maize to not only feed her family but…

A. REGIONAL UPDATE Regional crop production, especially for cereal is expected to decrease as a result of the uncharacteristic and erratic 2014/15 rainfall season that reduced the productive capacity of affected populations. While in some countries crop…

Hilda Kusena has silenced critics with the success of her co-operative by forming a partnership with International Development Enterprise (IDE Zimbabwe). Her aim is to empower female farmers to maximise their profits. As a widow with four…