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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Zimbabwe
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on December 17th, 2012
With global demand for honey on the rise, the IRC is working with the Zimbabwe government to support smallholder farmers learning the art of beekeeping. more »
Posted in Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: livelihoods, poverty, beekeeping |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 30th, 2012
Agriculture was once a driving force of Zimbabwe’s economy but after an economic crisis, small farmers could not find a market for their crops. To help plant the seeds for recovery, the International Rescue Committee is matching Zimbabwean farmers with buyers and now they are able to expand their businesses and care for their families. more »
Posted in Food, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: agriculture, economic recovery | 1 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 29th, 2012
On a recent visit to eastern Zimbabwe the IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi was delighted to meet the girl who was pictured on our website dancing across a new footbridge built with help from the IRC. more »
Posted in Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: children, community-led development | 1 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 22nd, 2012
On World Water Day, a photo share from Zimbabwe: 67-year-old widow Ellah Bhasira smiles when she talks about her new well. “Before I had this well, it was hard,” says Ellah. “I had no access to safe water." more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 30th, 2012
A girl dances across a new footbridge in the rural Mutare district of eastern Zimbabwe. Before the bridge was built, local children had to wade across the river to get to school -- a dangerous trip when the water level was high. more »
Posted in Africa, Zimbabwe | 1 Comments
Posted by Tatenda Gonye on March 11th, 2011
Yesterday I wrote about how a decade of economic troubles has eroded Zimbabwe's water and sanitation infrastructure, leaving its people vulnerable to cholera and other water borne illnesses. Today I'll describe how my IRC colleagues and I are working in eastern Zimbabwe to help restore community water systems and respond to outbreaks of disease. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: aid worker blogs, health, humanitarian, hygiene, sanitation, water, cholera, community health workers, Zimbabwe | 3 Comments
Posted by Tatenda Gonye on March 10th, 2011
Imagine if tomorrow people in the town where you live started getting suddenly and violently ill. You don’t know what’s wrong or how to help them. People are dying, sometimes within hours, because there’s no treatment available. And then the disease spreads to neighboring communities because no one knows how to stop it. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Zimbabwe | Tags: aid worker blogs, health, humanitarian, sanitation, water, cholera, typhoid, Zimbabwe |
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