Villagers from around Mayo 1 Clinic, Makoni District draw water from a borehole drilled and equipped with a hand pump by the ICRC.

At 9 of the 16 health structures that are supported by the ICRC in rural Zimbabwe, the organization has drilled boreholes and equipped them with hand pumps or rehabilitated existing water sources to improve access to safe water for villagers, clinics and schools. The organization works at the grassroots level with the District Development Fund (DDF) in each of the three districts to ensure that these water and sanitation facilities are operational. The ICRC donates spare parts to the DDF as well as sharing the technical skills required to maintain hand pumps. In 2007, more than 300 hand pumps in rural Zimbabwe were repaired or rehabilitated with the support of the ICRC.