Woman standing in the park
Flag of Zimbabwe Africa - Southern

Zimbabwe

CARE started work in: 1992

Zimbabwe ranks 150 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s work in Zimbabwe focuses on empowering women and girls, increasing food security and resilience and responding to emergencies.

What CARE International does in Zimbabwe

CARE International began working in Zimbabwe in 1992, initially focusing on emergency relief in response to the severe regional drought of the early 1990s. Later, we expanded programming to address longer-term development issues with a focus on economic development.  

Today, CARE International’s work in Zimbabwe focuses on: 

Piloting Social Protection and WASH Interventions to Keep Adolescent Girls in School in Zimbabwe is one of the main ongoing projects in CARE Zimbabwe. It aims to test an innovative pilot activity, layering Social Protection and WASH interventions targeting adolescent girls who have been disproportionately affected by coping mechanisms adopted during lockdown, to support their return to school after the several waves of school closure in Zimbabwe. Read the project's plan here.

Reach and impact data
Total participants reached in 2023
  • Direct 164,856
  • Women & girls 65%
  • Indirect -
Zoom out

REGION

COUNTRY

Total reach
  • Direct reach:
  • Indirect reach:
  • Impact:

SUMMARY

Country page
Please note that the figures in this site may not be the same as those reported to donors or host governments based on different reporting periods. CARE's international aggregated reporting mechanisms always use the Fiscal Year from July to June.

Related news Read more

Related news
 

In the shadow of the pandemic: 10 crises that didn't make headlines in 2021

CARE International launches its report, "The Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2021," highlighting, for the sixth year in a row, the 10 crises that received little media attention in the year before. According to the United Nations, around 235 million people worldwide needed humanitarian aid last year – this number is predicted to rise to 274 million people in 2022.

Related stories Read more

Related stories
 

Transforming communities to safeguard girls' rights: A photo essay

CARE International in Zimbabwe, through the Global Affairs Canada (GAC)-funded Supporting Transition, Retention and Training for Girls (START4Girls) project, is working with local stakeholders to challenge community perceptions and build awareness around the barriers that young women face in accessing education and the role that key community members and stakeholders can play in encouraging and supporting young women to access education in the Buhera and Mutare rural districts of Zimbabwe.

Related stories
 

Girls no longer miss school during their menstrual periods in Buhera, Zimbabwe

Persistent absence from school is the major cause of lower achievement and poor progress in secondary education for most girls in Buhera District, Zimbabwe. Statistics show that boys have a higher full-attendance rate than girls. Some girls in Buhera miss school regularly, particularly during their menstruation cycle.

Related resources Read more