Zimbabwe

31 July 2013

Red Cross volunteers ready to assist at polling stations across Zimbabwe

As millions of Zimbabweans head to vote in the presidential election today, more than 1,000 local Red Cross volunteers trained in first aid will be positioned at polling stations and political rallies across the country.
It is not only one person that makes the difference, it is the entire community
19 April 2013

It is not only one person that makes the difference, it is the entire community

It is early morning in Tornhill village, Mt Darwin district, and the water pump at the center of the village surrounded by women patiently waiting for their turn. ...
28 March 2013

A volunteer with a bicycle can save lives

Tizai Miidzo is one of 108 Red Cross volunteers newly recruited to a water and sanitation project.
Lost education, lost futures: the hidden consequences of food insecurity
25 March 2013

Lost education, lost futures: the hidden consequences of food insecurity

by John Sparrow Maria Nkomo, a farming widow with ten children can no longer grow crops. Droughts and floods in  in Matabeleland North, one of Zimbabwe’s hungriest...
Getting the balance right: access to good water and sanitation can transform communities
19 March 2013

Getting the balance right: access to good water and sanitation can transform communities

Sissylia Mhaka’s feet know the way to the river very well. Even at 5am she can run down the rocks to the river and climb back up with a 20-litre container filled to ...
Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part V
6 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part V

I watched 11,000 litres of clean water pumped into the jerry cans and plastic bottles of a cholera-affected community today.
Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part IV
5 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part IV

Our swing through Zimbabwe’s south finished today as we left Bulawayo and headed north to Kadoma in Mashonaland West.
4 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part III

There is a tendency sometimes when talking about an emergency operation like this one to focus too much on the international assistance side of it.
Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part II
3 February 2009

Zimbabwe cholera crisis diary - Part II

We went back to the clinic in Kwekwe this morning.
The Red Cross – rural Zimbabwe's vanguard
3 February 2009

The Red Cross – rural Zimbabwe's vanguard

The World Food Programme now estimates that seven million Zimbabweans are in need of food aid.
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