Strengthening communities & building livelihoods
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Building sustainable incomes and climate resilience
Zimbabwe Council of Churches & Zimbabwe Christian Care
Together with our local partners in Zimbabwe, we are working to support communities to become more resilient to disasters they increasingly face, through climate-smart farming and access to water, ensuring families have a reliable source of income and food.
Growing sustainable futures for farmers in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, many families who rely on farming for their income and food source have been forced to move from their homes due to climate displacement with increasing droughts, storms, floods and other climate threats.
In March 2019, with the economy already in crisis and farmers feeling the impacts of years of consecutive droughts, Cyclone Idai hit southern Africa, impacting millions of people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In the aftermath of Cyclone Ana (2021) and Cyclone Idai (2019) there were more than 710 families in Chimanimani and Mutasa districts who were still displaced. For families already struggling to survive, a climate-related disaster can be catastrophic.
Act for Peace works with local partner, Zimbabwe Christian Council (ZCC) to help empower people impacted by climate displacement to rebuild their lives. By providing access to water, strengthening community protection measures and building resilience to future climate-related disasters, we are backing displaced people and helping them reclaim the peace that comes with having a place to belong.
Act for Peace partners with Christian Care to combat the threat of climate displacement. Christian Care works with farmers to build their resilience to climate threats by improving their crop yields and providing alternative sources of income so they can meet their families’ daily needs and plan for the future.
The program is improving the community’s access to water, providing training in climate-resistant farming methods and is working to develop alternative income-generating activities that maximise the new water sources. Act for Peace is committed to backing local organisations and working alongside communities to address climate displacement together.
reduced displacement
“[Australian supporters] have brought light where there was no light and they have brought hope where there was no hope. Please continue to support us so that we reach more and more people and their livelihoods options are increased so that they can better manage their lives.”
~ Zimbabwe Christian Care
Zimbabwe Council of Churches & Zimbabwe Christian Care
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) was established in 1964 and is a fellowship of Christian Churches largely from Protestant Churches in Zimbabwe. The mission of the ZCC is to enhance the self-supporting capacity of vulnerable people, the empowerment and renewal of our member churches so that they are a sustainable and transforming Christian presence in Zimbabwe.
Christian Care was formed in 1967 by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches and registered as a welfare organisation. Christian Care Zimbabwe transforms lives through the provision of safe water, improved sanitation, and hygiene and nutrition in schools and communities. Sustainable measures have been provided to counteract the adverse effects of climate change, disease outbreaks and Gender Based Violence (GBV). – making education, clean water, and opportunities easily accessible to marginalised communities.
Act for Peace gratefully acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).
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