ECHO-Emergency assistance for drought-affected households
CARE Zimbabwe in partnership with Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ), and Padare are implementing a comprehensive assistance program for vulnerable, drought-affected households in Gokwe North and Mutare Districts, targeting 24,800 individuals (12,896 women and 11,904 men) with funding from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).
Food Security
The project is contributing towards reducing the effects of the El Niño induced drought in Manicaland and Midlands. The project is using the food voucher assistance to assist communities to meet immediate food needs.
Nutrition
Communities in targeted wards of Mutare and Gokwe North are receiving enhanced nutrition surveillance, services, and awareness and nutrition support for priority at-risk vulnerable populations (nutrition).
Protection
Communities in Mutare and Gokwe North, especially women and children, receive enhanced awareness, support, and services for identified protection risks associated with the crisis (protection).
Our numbers that speak
- CARE Zimbabwe in partnership with Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ), and Padare have reached to 4,683 (2,745F; 1,938M) households in 8 wards of Mutare (8, 13, 16 and 26) and Gokwe North (5, 6,7, 36) targeting 24,800 beneficiaries inclusive of 630 (285F: 345) people with disabilities.
- The project has to date distributed 4 cycles of Maize Meal (10 kg), Cooking Oil (0.75 ltr) and Sugar Beans (1.5 kg) and 2 cycles of nutrition commodities – Kapenta( 500g), Sugar (2 kg) and Salt (500g)
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Testimonies
“The food assistance program has significantly improved livelihoods for rural communities in Mutare, ensuring that majority of the households, if not all, now have access to food, which helps them to boost their nutritional wellbeing.”
DDRC Stakeholder
“The food assistance program assisted those households who were in dire need of food assistance due to the El Niño-induced drought that reduced crop and animal productivity in the region”
Direct Service Delivery Stakeholder
“Honestly, when my Lead Mother first mentioned and invited me to attend thecooking demonstration, I didn’t realize it would be such a game-changer to me and my family. Through attending the training, I quickly gained hands-on skills to prepare nutritious, balanced meals for my family. I even got new recipes that I enjoy preparing for my husband and children. Before the ECHO, I was lost when it came to preparing healthy food. Thank you, ECHO, for transforming our mealtimes”