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In Zimbabwe, where climate change is intensifying agricultural challenges, equitable access to adaptation finance is more urgent than ever. The African Development Bank reports that only a fraction of climate finance reaches the communities that need it most. Most smallholder farmers, who make up over 80% of the country’s agricultural workforce, face substantial barriers to […]

Zimbabwe is at a critical crossroads. The agriculture sector, which sustains around 70% of the population and accounts for nearly 20% of the GDP, is being severely impacted by climate change, with droughts, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events occurring at an unprecedented rate. These environmental changes jeopardise food security, with the World Food Programme

    Our recent cash transfer initiative funded by the ACT Alliance has managed to put financial control in the hands of women, helping them support their families amid the El Nino-induced drought challenges and break cycles of Gender Based Violence (GBV) through economic independence. During the project registration phase, messaging underscored that women were

By Kudzaiishe Ndawana*  Zimbabwe, like most Southern African countries, is grappling with the severe effects of the El Nino-induced drought, and the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe members have not been spared as the drought is superimposing on an already existing harsh economic environment. The El Nino-induced drought saw the Zimbabwe President declare the 2023/2024 summer

MeDRA Zimbabwe is responding to the El Nino-induced drought in Buhera District using ACT Alliance RRF funds by providing unconditional cash transfers to 1440 people, implementing WASH activities, and providing psychosocial support services over 3 months from July to September 2024.  The drought has mainly affected the most vulnerable communities that live in hard-to-reach areas

Rebecca Chiyaka is a 62 year old female who currently lives with her husband and takes care of her two year old grandchild. Before the “Building Resilience in Gokwe South communities,” Rebecca had been mainly dependent on remittances for her children and loved ones. She did not think that she could do something productive and

In the meddle of savanna grasslands lies Molly Mherekumombe, aged 68 from Tasiyana village in Ndlalambi 1, Ward 19, Gokwe South, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. Molly is a project participant under the Integrated WASH and Sustainable Livelihoods being funded by All We Can. She lives with her two children, daughter in law and four grandchildren and

Water availability remains a challenge in rural communities. Over the years, people faced challenges in accessing water for household consumption, agricultural livelihoods and livestock drinking. Hope for water availability continued in the village for years affecting human development and success. The village consist of 74 households, a school, dip tank and a garden. These community