Humanitarian

Farai (13) counts himself lucky to have survived Cyclone Idai in Ngangu township. Recalling the events on that fateful night and the memories of his friends who perished, he concludes that God saved him for a purpose.

Nine year old Gift (Not real name) from Mahembe Village in Gokwe North is lucky to have survived the Cholera epidemic as he managed to get treatment on time. Gift’s sister, Kudzai told the EHU staff that the family suspected that Gift contracted Cholera when he ate unwashed fruits he had brought at Mbare Fruit and Vegetable Market in Harare.

It was all joy for Norah and her family after she was registered as a beneficiary for the Emergency Mobile Cash Transfer programme which is being implemented by Save the Children Central with funding from Central Seed Fund (CSF). The cash transfer programme aims at mitigating food insecurities among vulnerable households in Binga District, Zimbabwe.

Save the Children’s East and Southern Africa Regional Director David Wright, visited Siachilaba Ward in Binga District of Zimbabwe to witness the mobile cash transfer programme, currently being implemented in response to the emergency food insecurity. He was accompanied by Sarah Blin, the Country Director for  Save the Children in Zimbabwe.