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Zimbabwe

General data

ACF France's Mission

Launch date: 2002
Local staff: 208
Expatriates : 8

Intervention places :

Province of Manicaland
Province of Masvingo
Province of Midlands
Province of Southern Matabeleland

Types of intervention :

Water, hygiene and sanitation
Food security
Nutrition

Country key figures

Beneficiaries : 378 007 (2009)
Population : 12.6 millions inhabitants (2010)Life expectancy: 47 years old (2010)

Human Development Indicator : 169/169 (2010)

GDP/inhabitant : 449 US$ (2009)
Sources : WHO, World Bank, UNDP

Context

The country continues to pursue a recovery strategy where the increased economic stability through the dollarization has lead to some significant progress in humanitarian challenges over the last 12 months. HIV still permeates all aspects of society, from affecting mortality rates amongst ACF staff, to making significant contribution to the high incidence of chronic under-nutrition (with stunting currently standing at 33% nationwide ). Cholera still poses a threat due to the massive deterioration of health and WaSH systems over the last decade, although through preparedness measures and rapid and responsive measures by WaSH interventions (including ACF’s emergency programming), cases of cholera are rapidly detected and contained thanks to a strong strategic approach by the WaSH sector in country.

Further to the end of the 2010 World Cup and what is generally believed to be an amnesty on Zimbabwean expatriates (documented and undocumented) in South Africa, the 31st of December 2010 signifies the end of South Africa’s tolerance on the matter. 2011 may see significant repatriation of undocumented Zimbabweans from South Africa back onto the country which of course may compound any potential cholera threat, as well as create its own humanitarian challenges.

Food security, in terms of grain production, is still in deficit, although 2010 marked a significant improvement in harvest yield with large scale food distribution decreasing significantly.

ACF in Zimbabwe

ACF is in Zimbabwe since 2002. It led actions on the court and middle term in rural areas. ACF wants to integrate the problem of HIV in all the programs that it has.

Water, hygiene and sanitation

Rehabilitation and repair of water places, construction and rehabilitation of latrines.
Hygiene promotion and prevention of diseases.
Intensification of local skills : creation and traininf of management committees, generative activities of income.

Food security

Development and promotion of innovative agricultural techniques which allow a good return with a lesser degradation of the ground and the access to water thanks to the collection and to the storage of the rainwater and the implementation of nutritional gardens.
Agricultural support : distribution of seeds, tools, goats, trainings.
Program of food security/nutrition aiming at the persons affected by AIDS.

Nutrition

Treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition via a community approach. This program aims at children of less than 5 years, at teenagers, at adults affected by HIV or others chronic diseases.

Response to cholera emergency

Promotion of health and hygiene : distribution of kits and brochures.
Access to drinking water : rehabilitation/construction of water sources, implementation of management committees of these water sources.
Water supply: in the processing centers of the cholera.
Campaigns of cleaning.
Rehabilitation of infrastructures in water and sanitation in rural health centers.
Training in the disinfection of water sources / latrines.
Sector development and durability of the actions.