Zimbabwe: ICRC supports impoverished rural populations

12-11-2008 Photo Collection

Years of economic and political strife have taken a severe toll on the people of Zimbabwe, particularly those living rural areas. The ICRC is providing the most vulnerable with food and household items, and helping improve access to water and health care facilities.

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Tsholotsho district. Pupils at Tshitatshawa primary school draw water from a borehole repaired and maintained by the ICRC.

In Tsholotsho, Makoni and Chivi districts the ICRC is helping improve rural communities’ access to clean water. For this purpose, it provides the authorities with spare parts and technical assistance to ensure the maintenance of over 300 boreholes.

It also helps raise the quality and quantity of water supplied to Harare and its environs by providing equipment, spare parts, technical support and training to the national water authority.

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