THE RED CROSS ANNUAL REPORT 2018

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Principles Of Red Cross Movements

Humanity

Impartiality

Neutrality

Independency

Voluntary Service

Unity

Universality

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 2 of 18 Acronyms

BFA Basic First Aid

BOCA Branch Organization Capacity Assessment

BRC British Red Cross

CAPs Community Action Plans

CBHFA Community Based Health and First Aid in Action

CBS Community Based Surveillance

CCA Climate Change Adaptation

CEA Community Engagement and Accountability

CEWs Community Early Warning System

CHWs Community Health Workers

DA District Administrator

DDF District Development Funds

DFO District Field Officer

DMC Disaster Management Committee

DRC Danish Red Cross

DRR Disaster Risk Reduction

EHT Environmental Health Technician

FGD Focus Group Discussion

FRC Finnish Red Cross

IE Information Education and Communication

IFRC EA International Federation Of Red Cross Emergency Appeal

LDP Local Development Planning

MSD Metrological Service Department

NRRC Norwegian Red Cross

ODF Open Defecation Free

CD /DM Organizational Development / Disaster Management

PA Provincial Administration

PMER Planning Monitoring Evaluating and Reporting

PPM Provincial Programs Manager

VHWs Village Health Workers

VCA Vulnerability Capacity Assessment

WASH Water Sanitation and Health

WADCO Ward Development Committee

WB World Bank

ZRCS Zimbabwe Red Cross Society

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2018 Programmes

Overview

The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society responded successfully to some effects of drought within communities. However its highlight were on the successful response to the election violence during the election period in July to September 2018. The National Society’s contingency plan was put to the test during this period and it was a success. Also the response given by the volunteers and staff through action teams was very good and in some cases lives were saved through the application of first Aid. The long Term programming was disturbed during the election period as focus was on the response. However, the activities for the various programmes were thus reviewed and strategies were put in place to allow for the implementation of the activities up to the end of the year. A total of four programs namely DRR and Youth, World Bank supported Disaster Risk Reduction and Youth life skills came to an end in 2018. Hence this also impacted negatively on the numbers of people reached in 2018 (a 59% decline in the people reached for long term programming as compared to 2017.)

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 4 of 18 2018 IN NUMBERS

CBHFA, BIFA, BMFA, JFA, CBHC

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES FEMALE MALE 8715 17578 8863

CEWS training, CBDRR training, CBDRM training, CCA training

Total Beneficiaries Female Male 27815 51052 23237

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5 of 18 PHHE trainings, Cook stove construction, latrine constructions, wells

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES Females Males 18731 35883 17152

Drought response, Cholera response, Elections Response

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES FEMALES MALES 17524 33032 15508

Cash transfers in , Binga

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES FEMALES MALES 1213 2203 990

Nutrition gardens, keyhole gardens, small livestock rearing

TOTAL BENEFICIARIES FEMALES MALES 15423 29346 13923

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Food Security:

Muzarabani District Lean Season Assistance ZRCS secured a Lean Season Assistance program with support from WFP. A meeting was done with the authority to inform them on the new program and a quick assessment of the capacities and gaps in the district was also done. Wards were allocated and new ZRCS staff were trained for the LSA program on the SCOPE. Before the end of the year all the selected wards were sensitized in preparation for the registration of beneficiaries early 2019.

Kariba, Binga Districts Food Security Programs

A lean season assistance project through cash transfer (CTP) started in December 2018 in Binga and Kariba Districts in 8 wards. The project was to spurn for a period of four (4) months. The targeted beneficiaries were 2000 for the 2 districts. They benefitted from a cash transfer of 50 US dollars. This was done as a cash in envelope, and the first transfer was done in December, with a total of 2 203 households benefitting.

Community Resilience:

Community Resilience – Muzarabani District. The Building community resilience through integrated Health and DRR in Mashonaland Central project being implemented in Mashonaland Central Province with Support from the FRC is now midway through the second phase 2016 -2019. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to enhanced individual, family, community and institutional resiliency through strengthened capacities to cope, resist, endure risks and sustainably meet basic needs.

Key Achievements

 The Mid Term Evaluation for the second phase of the project was successfully conducted in May and the lessons learnt were incorporated in the planning phase for the 2019.  The two macro projects namely the Chiwenga piped water Scheme and Gunduza Footbridge were successfully handed over to the respective communities during the reporting period.

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 7 of 18  Ward based macro projects and WASH related activities, which are latrine construction and clean compound competitions were also implemented hence improving the sanitation component within the current two targeted and supported wards.  School club competitions, hazard specific disaster simulations and CDRT specialized trainings were also done during the reporting period.  Three exchange learning visits funded by the project were also achieved in the project year.

Community Resilience – and Mwenezi Districts. A cholera outbreak had started in some areas of Zimbabwe covering mainly and Mashonaland East that is Murehwa and Mt Darwin districts. A total of 10 604 suspected cholera cases, including 63 deaths (case fatality ratio 0.6%), were reported in the country. Nine of the ten provinces in the country were affected including 21 (out of 59) districts. The most affected age group was the 20-29 years, accounting for 19% of cases, followed by 1-4 years (17%) and 30-39 years (15%).

Thus in both Chipinge and Mwenezi districts where the ZRCS is implementing programmes, cholera awareness campaigns were held and health and hygiene messaging was strengthened. A total of 21 207 people were reached through these campaigns.

Key Achievements

 21207 people reached through health and hygiene  396 latrines were constructed in the communities at both household and institutional levels  3488 pregnant and lactating mothers are benefited from the 2 Nutrition gardens that had been established at Neshuro Hospital in Mwenezi and Chibuwe clinic in Chipinge districts.  The construction of keyhole gardens has improved the availability of vegetables in the communities thus contributing to an improved nutrition level within the communities.  In a bid to contribute to environmental sustainability and mitigate climate change, the communities in Chipinge and Mwenezi when introduced to the fuel efficient cook stove, there was a 95% uptake of the stove. See pictures of keyhole gardens and cook stoves below:

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Figure 1. Cook stove construction and key hole gardens in Mwenezi and Chipinge Districts Child Nutrition and Food Security Project – Kariba and Binga Districts

The child nutrition and food security project was started in the targeted districts of Binga and Kariba at the end of 2017. There was an establishment and operationalization of community and school clubs in Kariba and Binga districts. Child nutrition awareness and counselling sessions also took place in form of household visits and information dissemination in clubs. Construction of keyhole gardens, cook stoves, digging of rubbish pits, and tippy taps was encouraged during the household visits.

Key Achievements

 17 schools have clubs and 15 community clubs were established to also cascade information on IYCF.

 40 project bicycles were distributed to the 40 project volunteers to support them in conducting home visits in their wards, and this led to an improvement in the reach of the households.

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 9 of 18  87 keyhole gardens and 19 cook stoves were constructed in the communities reaching to 106 households.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Youth Project – Kariba District

Most communities are now able to identify, prepare, mitigate and respond to hazards or disasters affecting their social and economic development in Kariba district. Youths were empowered through trainings in first aid. Branch committee members received training in branch organisational capacity assessment. Ward development committee meetings were conducted to discuss about development issues within the respective wards, and Kariba rural district development committee then met to review the 2018 development plans and also came up with 2019 plans.

Key Achievements

 Branches in the ward were assisted to establish income generating projects (goat projects) which would ensure sustainability to the branch, so they could continue holding their meetings as per the plans.  Implementation of structural DRR measures for 2018 were done. These included construction of UBVIPs (Upgradable Blair Ventilated Improved pit latrines

Figure 2: shows UBVIP pit at slab level and completed latrine in one of project areas in Nyaminyami

 The project also assisted the Nyaminyami Rural District council to come up with a five year DRM plan which was adopted in 2018. The plan will be revised on an annual basis.

ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 10 of 18  Namutanda footbridge construction in Negande ward 6 was commissioned and the community was encouraged to invest strongly in sustainability measures to protect and maintain the structure which is a remarkable DRR investment for Kariba rural district.  Most notably the community sense of togetherness was strengthened by their ability to organize themselves in constructing the bridge. Community confidence in accomplishing tasks together soared in Negande ward and this led to faster uptake of other DRR measures such as latrine construction.

Figure 3. Guests walking over Namutanda footbridge soon after its official opening

World Bank Disaster Risk Reduction Project – Kariba District

Erection of the electrical fence on the garden and connection of GI pipes marked the completion of Nebiri water pipeline garden rehabilitation project. Farming activities were carried out without disruptions as a result of consistent supply of water. Water pipeline rehabilitation was completed with the technical assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture Department for Irrigation and District Development Fund. Thus communities now have access to vegetables, hence improving their dietary diversity.

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Figure 4 shows some of the vegetables in Nebiri garden

ECHO/HIP – District

Key Achievements

 A Resilient Project targeting disaster affected schools in , started in 2018. Its major goal is: Children and Youth and their home communities are more resilient to disasters and have Safer Learning environments through enhanced contribution of the Red Cross to the comprehensive School Safety Framework in Zimbabwe.  10 schools were identified together with the district stakeholders where comprehensive school activities are being implemented.  Disaster Risk Management Committees were selected and established.

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Provinces

Mashonaland West Province

Key Achievements

 The Province participated in various clean up campaigns throughout the Province.  The province also established a vibrant tertiary education club at University of Technology where we have 55 students (29 females and 26 males).  This club participated in 8 clean up campaigns during the year under review. These clean ups were done at college, city center and market places in high density suburbs.

Figure 5. Part of the Provincial Action Team ready for a clean-up campaign

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Key Achievements

 Various strategies were applied in marketing first aid training. Marketing was done through the use of pamphlets, flyers and door to door visits targeting some key companies.  70 Volunteers, 46 females and 24 males were deployed to Glen view and Budiriro poly clinics, as well as Beatrice Hospital, to assist during the cholera epidemic  A total of 80 volunteers were trained in cholera disease surveillance and referral.  Key messaging through mobile road shows, campaigns and dramas at schools were some of the effective ways which were used to reduce and prevent the spread of cholera.  A total of 2145 people were assisted through first aid services at different gatherings.

Manicaland

Key Achievements

 The province reached 1788 people through various first Aid trainings.  The province held a successful World Red Cross Day in Chipinge which was accompanied by the Commissioning of Dakate Bridge.  The Province successfully held an inception workshop for the first aid training for first aid in disaster prone areas across the Province. The meeting was attended by representatives from police, fire brigade, health, City Council and was co-hosted by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe  31 students from Junior Primary School were trained and accredited with junior first aid certificates and also joined Red Cross as junior members

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Mashonaland East

Key Achievements

 A total of 1604 people were trained in various First aid courses in the year 2018. Of interest to note is the fact that (19.7% or 316) of the total number trained were men. The trend has been like this for some time now. Given these results, more effort is needed to encourage the males to fully participate in these lifesaving courses in-order to effectively take action in emergencies in our communities and households.  The province managed to penetrate the education sector and convince them to ensure training of teachers in first aid. Over the years, this has been a very big mission to convince authorities on the need to have their members trained.  The province also responded to a cholera outbreak which had been reported in Murehwa and Mudzi Districts. Thus NFIs were distributed to members of the Apostolic sect in Mukwe village who had been identified as the source by the Ministry of Health.

Masvingo

Key Achievements

 The province provided first aid coverage to people during the funeral of the former President of MDC, harmonized elections, Heroes Day commemoration, the 2018 Agricultural show and was also requested to send two judges for the How Mine First Aid competitions as well as the cleaning campaigns.  A total of 657 adult members were recruited.  Distribution of bicycles and bibs in Mwenezi added value to visibility and also raised the morale and motivated the volunteers in Mwenezi under the Community Resilience Program.

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Midlands

Key Achievements

 2844 people were reached through First Aid trainings  The province was called upon by NAPH and NASH, bodies that run the sports for Primary and Secondary schools respectively, to provide First aid coverage during their sporting festivals and events.

Matebeleland North

Key Achievements

 Forty (40) Action team members were deployed to cover a one week youth in Tourism event. Besides providing First Aid coverage, the main thrust of the activity was centered on disseminating cholera awareness information.

Figure 6. Volunteer action teams covering the Youth Tourism week events  Youths volunteers disseminated cholera awareness information and encouraged youths delegates to wash hands after visiting the toilets, and to wash fruits under clean running water. Red Cross provided the containers for clean water for that exercise.  Over three thousands (3000+) delegates were reached. ZRCS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 16 of 18  The province responded during the election Star rallies and thus saved lives when a bomb blast occurred at white city stadium rally, claiming 2 lives and injuring 34 people who were assisted with First Aid and later rushed to the hospital.

Figure 7. Pictures above show first aiders in action during a star rally in (white city stadium).

Matebeleland South

Key Achievements

 175 volunteers were trained in Safer Access and managed to cascade the training to other volunteers  70 volunteers were trained in First Aid, and Proficiency in First Aid  The province managed to mobilize 175 volunteers who provided First Aid during the 2018 Harmonized Elections.  Red Cross history and ideology was disseminated at Nkwidzi Primary School in Gwanda, thus managed to reach 450 students and teachers at the school  Participated in the drafting of the Mat South Disaster Preparedness Response Plan.

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Conclusion

 2018 was therefore quite a hectic year for the National society. However a lot was achieved due to the commitment by both staff and volunteers in ensuring that the outcomes which had been set were achieved, despite the many hurdles which were encountered. The NS is therefore looking forward to serving the humanitarian needs in 2019.

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