Zimbabwe has been in lockdown since the end of March, and all schools were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. To support communities during this period, Save the Children introduced the "Education Cannot Wait" Project in Chitungwiza and Epworth towns, where 200 community facilitators including Eugenia were trained and have been conducting door to door home visits in the community.
Elsa’s disability, combined with the pairs status as orphans, make Elvis and Elsa particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.
Hunger affects children's well-being. They cannot grow well, learn or play. This is why Save the Children is assisting smaller holder farmers in Beitbridge and Matobo districts of Zimbabwe to tackle food insecurity in the face of climate change through providing them with drought tolerant seed crops suitable for their areas and knowledge on climate smart farming. All these efforts are to ensure that children have enough healthy food to eat.