Zimbabwe is a poor country and ranks 108th out of 127 countries in the 2024 Global Hunger Index. Almost a third of children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. In 2024, the global price, energy and food crises in Zimbabwe contributed to an inflation rate of as much as 635.3 %. Access to education and nutrition is thus once again becoming a privilege.
In Zimbabwe we have been continuously supporting children, teenagers and young adults in cooperation with the Help with Plan Foundation and Plan International since 2017.
Previous support in Zimbabwe
In rural areas, we support young people and young adults who have dropped out of school or are at risk of early marriage. We provide them with vocational training and entrepreneurial training in agriculture. Thanks to this economic empowerment, they can generate income and become more resilient to hyperinflation and crises. With the help of practical training, they gain experience and learn professional knowledge and skills that they can successfully apply in income-generating activities such as banana production, beekeeping, fish ponds with fish farming and poultry farming. Start-up support helps them to establish their own source of income. This gives them the opportunity to finance their own livelihoods.
Girls Empowerment Movement
In addition to providing vocational support, we have been working specifically for girls since 2021 to prevent gender-based violence and give girls and women equal access to education and income. To this end, we have extended our commitment in Kwekwe for another year: There, we fight for women's empowerment at various levels and raise awareness of child marriage and early marriage. We inform young people as well as parents and adult members of the community in order to extend the protection of children at risk of marriage.
The commitment is made up of various sub-projects:
- Promoting positive parentingEducational work in parents' circles that also actively involve men.
- Commitment against child marriageDesign of a forum for parents who work together to combat child marriage.
- Education in the communityInformation events in youth clubs and schools to raise awareness of the risks of child marriage.
- Strengthening girlsSupport from the GEM Club „Girls Empowerment Movement“ to promote the hopes, dreams and future prospects of its members.
- Exchange with members of the communityPromotion of dialogue and cooperation within the community.
FOR EMPOWERMENT AND AGAINST CHILDHOOD
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