Reports

STORY HIGHLIGHTS A partnership between the Government of Zimbabwe and a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, has been working to decontaminate drinking water, improve the water treatment and delivery infrastructure, and stop the spread…

This Emergency Appeal seeks 832,900 Swiss francs to support the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) to reach 10,830 people with a focus on interventions on the sectors of water, health hygiene promotion, food security, nutrition, and…

By Reshmi Majumdar Latest evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) recognizes that stunting is not only linked to nutrition, but also to other essential services such as water and sanitation, education, gender equality and social…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster From December 2014, Zimbabwe experienced continuous heavy rainfall, which led to widespread flooding across the country, with the worst affected provinces including: Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West…

This case study contains a series of mini-reports on the renewable energy access work undertaken by Oxfam and Practical Action in the Ruti and Himalaya communal areas of Zimbabwe. The project, entitled Rural Sustainable Energy Development…

WASHINGTON DC— Zimbabwe’s Masvingo town has been hit by a water crisis, forcing more than 36,000 residents to fetch the precious liquid from a polluted local river. According to Prosper Tiringindi of Masvingo Residents Trust, told Studio…

By Elizabeth Mupfumira The town of Bindura has become a shining example of the positive impact of improved access to safe water and sanitation services through the Urban Water and Sanitation Programmes. With the assistance of funding from…

By Richard Nyamanhindi ZAKA, MASVINGO, 07 July 2015 – Until recently, Tanatswa Chimondo of Zaka in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe was like most children in the village of Maregere when it came to relieving himself. “I used to…

Marvellous Mhlanga-Nyahuye WASHINGTON — The Ministry of Health says diarrheal cases are going up in Zimbabwe with the weekly surveillance report showing that 12 people have died of the disease in the past few weeks with Mashonaland…

While mining and farming activities have been hailed for creating employment and bringing development to Zimbabwe, development is still being hampered by lack of access to clean and affordable water, a situation that is resulting in…