dapp zimbabwe annual report 2013

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Table of Contents

02 About DAPP Zimbabwe

03 Message from the Chairperson

04 DAPP Zimbabwe Mission

06 Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development

07 Farmers’ Club

13 Park Estate

16 Health

17 HOPE Program Zimbabwe

20 Community Development

21 Child Aid Zimbabwe

24 Schools

26 Frontline Institute

28 Ponesai Vanhu Technical College

30 Ponesai Vanhu Junior School

33 DAPP Zimbabwe Civil Society Strengthening

35 DAPP Partners and Stakeholders

2 Development Aid from People to People in Zimbabwe (DAPP)

About DAPP Zimbabwe

Development Aid from People to People Zimbabwe (DAPP Zimbabwe) has been working in Zimbabwe since its registration in 1980 as a welfare organization, (Registration Number WO22/80). DAPP Zimbabwe maintains a stance where it aims to unite with the people and strengthen household and community capacity to improve their lives. It all started with the re-integration and re-construction services in the early 1980s. During that time, DAPP Zimbabwe focused on the construction and re-habilitation of social services' structures such as schools, clinics, bridges and public offices in support of the local councils and the Zimbabwean Government.

DAPP Zimbabwe responded to the emerging needs of post independent Zimbabwe by designing projects that are focused on the following thematic areas: A)Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development B) Child Aid & Community Development, C) HIV and AIDS and D)Schools/Education. Under these four thematic areas a variety of models for development projects have been designed. DAPP currently implements 14 projects which complement the Government of Zimbabwe's efforts towards improved welfare for the people of Zimbabwe. For example: the Farmers' Clubs projects aim to improve agriculture production and food security; Child Aid projects aim to foster improved care for children and young ones so that they have an equal chance to participate in the national effort for the future; the Hope projects bring people together to fight the consequences of HIV through education, offering HIV Counselling and Testing thereby bringing together people interested in fighting the

effects of HIV (Hope Activists) and ensuring complimentary work with other entities such as the schools, which ensure enhanced skills for production for children, adolescents and youth through hands-on approaches.

In its efforts, DAPP Zimbabwe partners with various government and non-government agencies at different levels to ensure that community life improves socially and economically. Inter-linkages are promoted at regional, national and local levels through look and learn visits and the provision and reception of complimentary services from other institutions working in line with DAPP Zimbabwe's activities in the respective areas.

At a broader scale, DAPP Zimbabwe

continues to link local communities to other

members of the Humana People to People

Movement, of which DAPP Zimbabwe is a

founding member organisation. Other

members also spread across the globe,

visited, participated and filmed some of the

activities to be shared as part of the “global

village initiative” in 2013. Cyber links helped

maintain links with the world through sharing

experiences with other projects in other parts

of the world. Moreover, DAPP contributes with

its more than 33 years of experience in rural

development projects to new projects in other

Humana People to People country Associates.

As such, in 2013, DAPP Zimbabwe provided a

secondment opportunity to some of its

experienced and qualified staff – who have

t h e n g o n e o n t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e

implementation and share their experience in

projects in South Africa, Guinea Bissau,

Angola, Mozambique and DRC.

Message from the Chairperson

Dear friends and colleagues, staff and partners, people in the projects

DAPP Zimbabwe expresses heartfelt gratitude to our partners and volunteers, employees and all people in the projects, for their energy and effort which made 2013 a year associated with remarkable success and a year that helped the organization to set new developmental milestones.

Taking stock of the 33 years of development oriented implementation; DAPP Zimbabwe can safely note that there is still enormous work to be done to improve different communities. This is so because of the different forms of economic and global developments that have widened the gap between the haves and the have not and consequently the Poor are marginalized from the rest. Seasonal shifts are affecting the agriculture dependent communities giving rise to a number of social and economic ills.

DAPP Zimbabwe takes it upon itself to assist communities to come together and fight the ills that involuntarily affect them as a result of these inevitable consequences. DAPP Zimbabwe assists through organizing the people around four main thematic areas: i)Education, ii)Health with special emphasis on HIV and AIDS iii)Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development and iv) Community Development through Child Aid projects.

In 2013, DAPP Zimbabwe maintained its work with communities participating in 14 development projects that operated in 4 provinces of the country namely Masvingo, Manicaland, Harare and Mashonaland Central. Of the 14 projects, 4 Farmers' Clubs Projects working with a total 4387 farmers

organized in 100 clubs started operations in new communities namely Makoni and Mutasa districts in Manicaland, Shamva & Bindura districts in Mashonaland Central and Gutu District in Masvingo province.

DAPP Zimbabwe expanded its network and will introduce a new Child Aid Concept in Mutasa and Gutu Districts through partnership with ZimAhead and USAID which will have great emphasis on Health and Hygiene and District Development at the same time moving the other 8 lines through synergies with Farmers' Clubs Mutasa and Masvingo.

Ib HansenDAPP Zimbabwe Chairperson


DAPP Zimbabwe Mission

The Mission of DAPP Zimbabwe is to implement quality community-led projects in order to empower the people with knowledge, skills and tools to improve their well-being in five sectors: Community Development, Agriculture, Edu cation, Health and Emergencies.

Where DAPP Worked in 2013

Harare

Mashonaland Central

Manicaland

Masvingo

Provincial and country boundary

Harare Provincial Name

Hope

Farmers’ Clubs

Child Aid

Schools (Frontline, PVJS, PVTC)

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MashonalandCentral Province

Manicaland Masvingo Harare

Shamva District

lChild Aid Bindura Shamva

lPVJS

lPVTC

lFrontline Institute

lPark Estate

lFarmers' Clubs Bindura/Shamva

Bindura District

Hope Bindura

Rushinga District

lChild Aid Rushinga

Mutasa District

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Makoni District

lFarmers' Clubs Makoni

Farmers Clubs

Gutu District

l 'Masvingo

Mwenezi District

lChild Aid Mwenezi

Farmers Clubs

Mabvuku/ Tafara District

lHope Harare


Agriculture, Food Security and Rural DevelopmentThe Zimbabwe Industrial Development Policy

2011-15, (sub-section 6.5) states that agro-

industries continue to dominate the country's

manufacturing industry, both in terms of

output and employment. Agro industries

account for approximately 60% of the

manufacturing industry in Zimbabwe and 30%

of formal employment in the country. Agro-

industry is highly dependent on locally

produced raw materials which require

strengthening commercial production at a

small and large scale. Achieving food security

amongst small-scale producers is a prior step

for this; it is necessary for the wellbeing of their

families and for safeguarding their right to

food. Food security also enables productive

members of the households to produce

beyond self-subsistence.

‘Focusing on improving the lives of the farmers' through Farmers Clubs'

A farmer who has been empowered through working with DAPP Zimbabwe Farmers' Clubs Shamva shows maize surplus (food), cotton (cash crop) and a healthy herd of cattle in the pen.

Since independence, agriculture remains the backbone of Zimbabwe's economy as the majority of its population lives in the rural communities and are highly dependent on agr icu l tu re-based l i ve l ihoods. Poor performance in the agriculture sector is due to a wide range of reasons which include: lack of knowledge, expertise, technology, poor rainfall distribution and prohibitive cost of inputs. Based on this, DAPP Zimbabwe has mainstreamed agriculture and food security components in all its community development projects which include Child Aid, Hope and the Schools. The 5 major projects that focus on agriculture are 4 Farmers' Clubs namely: Farmers’ Clubs Mutasa and Farmers' Clubs Makoni in Manicaland, Farmers' Clubs Gutu in Masvingo and Farmers' Clubs Bindura/ Shamva in Mashonaland Central and Park Estate also in Mashonaland Central.

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Farmers’ Clubs

In January 2013, Farmers' Clubs Zimbabwe established 4 Farmers' Clubs projects in Shamva/Bindura, Mutasa, Makoni and Gutu districts of Zimbabwe. The Farmers' Clubs projects assumed their names from the areas of operation thus they are Farmers' Clubs Bindura/Shamva, Farmers' Clubs Mutasa, Farmers' Club Makoni and Farmers' Clubs Masvingo (which is in Gutu District). These were established in the new communities based on 14 years of DAPP Zimbabwe's experience with Farmers' Clubs which has indicated that communal farmers do well if organized in small groups of up to 50 farmers who have committees that help them to organize their activities. The idea of Farmers' Clubs is to help organize small scale farmers to join forces and resources so that they can further their agricultural production through sustainable farming methods which enable them to improve their living standards.

Farmers' Clubs Concept

2013 Activities and Results

Crop ProductionThe 4237 farmers who were organized in 100 clubs were trained on proper agronomy practices to care for the food and cash crops that were already in the fields at the time that Farmers' Clubs were established. The crops include maize, soya beans, sunflower, groundnuts and mbambara nuts for food crops and tobacco and cotton for cash crops. Training was conducted within clubs where the farmers gained skills in proper harvesting, storage, marketing and making a family budget for the crops harvested.

Garden FarmingFarmers in their clubs were assisted to establish 88 group gardens where they were trained on garden crop diversity and on suitable production techniques. By the end of the year, each garden had at least seven crop varieties per given period giving a substantial amount of fresh vegetable for family consumption. Excess produce was sold as fresh vegetable and dried produce in nearby markets. Low cost solutions and low technological farming were introduced within clubs in order to trigger the process of economic development. As such 39 rope and washer pumps were installed in 39 group gardens.

Land Preparation and plantingBetween October and December 2014, Project leaders made use of 43 model fields that were established by the clubs to inculcate conservation farming skills in farmers registered with Farmers' Clubs. 2586 farmers employed conservation farming on land size ranging from 0.1ha – 0.4ha expecting to yield 4-5 tons per hectare at the end of the season in 2014.

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Soil Improvement

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Farmers from Makoni showing produce from their group garden

Environment, Health and HygieneFarmers in the different districts established 50 tree nurseries which raised a total of 330 000 indigenous and exotic trees. 165 000 seedlings were planted in December 2013 complimenting the DAPP National target encourage communities to plant 1 million trees nationwide.

“4237 communal farmers were assisted to organize themselves in 100 clubs in the Farmers' Clubs Zimbabwe program”

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Highlights: Improving the health of the farmers and the environment


From the People

Farmer (left and project leader (right) from Shamva show low cost water harnessing technologies for household vegetable gardens

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Following the end of Farmers' Clubs Mazowe project in December 2012, an external evaluation of the impact of the project in Mazowe was conducted by an independent consultant. The following highlights are from the evaluation report:

EVALUATION OF FARMERS' CLUBS MAZOWE PROJECTThe project was entitled 'Food Security and Sustainable Farming Systems in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe'. Below are excerpts from the end of project evaluation report made in February 2013 by Development Research Consultants from AGRITEX, Zimbabwe. DAPP Zimbabwe with funding and technical support from Project Advice and Training Centre (PATC) and UFF Denmark implemented the three year program from 2009-2012. The project targeted and successfully worked directly with 500 small holder farmers from wards 3 (Bare) and 5 (Mukodzongi) of Mazowe District and indirectly with 8000 farmers from another 8 wards.

PROJECT AIM: To empower small scale farmers in Zimbabwe to improve livelihoods and break out of poverty by using agricultural potential available and strengthening their organization.

OBJECTIVES: 1. To increase food security and sustainable farming systems among farmers participating in

the project2. To create viable structures in the project area in which to be organized and to articulate their

own interests3. To spread improved agriculture techniques to a wider range of farmers through the

extension services under the Ministry of Agriculture

CONCLUSIONS: Farmers communicated through graphic presentation of change. The following diagrams drawn by farmers from Matunhunhu Farmers' Club showing the 'then (2009) and now (December 2012)'diagrams drawn during the evaluation process:

Farmers' Clubs in Mazowe indicated through the diagrams that they had improved facilities at household level during the three years through working with Farmers' Clubs e.g. from a seasonal open well to a protected deep well that perennially sustains garden and home use, from a pole and daga to a brick and mortar kitchen, from a small garden to a big household garden, no latrine to blair latrine and tip tap, no rubbish pit in 2009 but they had one in 2012.


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“The major strengths of Farmers' Clubs are in its social approach of team building, formation of clubs which can be a basis for any intervention by stakeholders “ Mwenye and Chikumbirike (External Evaluators 2013)

An exit strategy was well laid down through cooperation with stakeholders such as AGRITEX and ZFU who are well represented at Ward and District level support Farmers' Clubs. Through this co-operation farmers' clubs have comparative advantage in that:

-the farmers' clubs that are in Mazowe reportedly continued to support each other and are practicing sustainable interventions for food security even after the exit of DAPP personnel from the area. (Mwenye and Chikumbirike 2013)

Livestock ownership increased as follows: Goat ownership increased from 36%-58% over the three years whilst chicken ownership increased from 70%-90% for club and non-club members and pigs from 0-18% (pigs pass on started in 2012)

5 Women from one club pulled resources through the sale of chicken (raised through the pass on loans) and bought a peanut butter machine. They realized between $240-$300 per month from 4-5 buckets of peanut butter


Park Estate

Park Estate started in 1990 as a model farm for commercial production and is situated in Shamva District of Mashonaland Central Province. The project has a total 1.024 hectares of land. 290 hectares of eucalyptus, planted in 1994, 3 ha of citrus well established and maintained, 100 hectares of other cash crops, 2 hectares of horticulture. There are 634 hectares of potential arable land but currently maintained as an indigenous forest. Park Estate has a long history of working shoulder to shoulder with the surrounding farmers in animal and crop husbandry.

The purpose of Park Estate is to enhance commercial production in Shamva and Bindura Districts through training the farmers on Commercial production. It also serves to train the participants of Frontline Institute so that they have practical experience in agriculture production and it is strategically positioned linking with Farmers' Clubs projects in DAPP Zimbabwe offering training ground for the Project Leaders in Farmer' Clubs.

Commercial Crop Production, Agro-processing and Value AdditionPark Estate harvested a total 25 tonnes of soya beans and 30 tonnes of maize which were used to increase inputs at the farm. 14 tonnes of maize were used as stock feeds for chicken, cattle at calving stage and goats. 5 tonnes of soya beans were processed into soya milk and yogurt and the soya cake was mixed with maize and other mineral substitutes for the production of fortified stock feeds. Part of the produce was sold and re-invested in the production at Park Estate.

Park Estate re-furbished the 3000 liter tank that that enabled the irrigation of the 2 acre garden through the use of the gradient. 3.4 tonnes of vegetables were harvested from the garden which utilizes mostly organic means of farming. To expand the horticulture production, Park Estate established a banana plantation that is 0.5ha in size.

PoultryIn 2013, Park Estate reared 60 egg layers and managed to produce 258 crates of eggs that were sold to the local community and sister projects. In November 2013, the layers were sold to allow for the renovation of the chicken coop so that it could accommodate up to 2000 layers in 2014 as a way to respond to the increased market demand.


Animal husbandryPark Estate raised 21 cattle and 120 goats in 2013. A few of the goats were slaughtered and used to supplement meals for the employees and during graduations at Frontline Institute. Milk from the lactating cows was used to supplement meals mainly lunch for employees at Park Estate.

Reaching outPark Estate engaged youth groups from the nearby resettlement in a 2 week long organic horticulture training program which aimed to equip the participants with sustainable skills that allow for improved production and improved income. The youth established group gardens in which they applied organic farming methods.

Park Estate organized one cleaning campaign at Rutope Clinic where 22 farm workers and 50 community people participated in re-decorating the clinic's landscape, digging refuse pits, cutting grass, cleaning store rooms and picking litter around the premises. Park Estate donated paint, food items, fuel, potted plants and a lawn mower too the clinic using resources sourced from Humana People to People Murgwi.

Park Estate maintained a pre-school that offered elementary education services to 66 children among them 39 from the neighboring community. Park Estate provided food for the pre-scholars in form of maize, meat, beans, milk and yoghurt.


Noting the effects of HIV and AIDS in the community, DAPP Zimbabwe ensured that all the projects mainstream Health components with special focus on HIV and AIDS. Two projects namely Hope Harare and Hope Bindura are DAPP Zimbabwe's HIV and AIDS projects that helped organize communities so that they participate in activities meant to mitigate the effects of HIV in 2013. Activities

that were coordinated by 23 Hope staff and 6286 Hope Activists are classified in three categories: Outreach, Health and Opinion Forming. DAPP Zimbabwe Hope Program credits its success to the communities that gracefully take part in the projects and make sure that all project activities are well implemented.

Health


HOPE Program Zimbabwe

In 2013, Hope Zimbabwe worked through Hope Harare and Hope Bindura. Hope Zimbabwe worked in response to the existence of HIV in the country with the aim to restore hope in the people living with HIV, those affected and the communities that care for the ill persons. Hope works with and in the communities through training and involving a large group of volunteer Hope Activists who help in reaching out in the communities through group, door to door and workplace activities. In 2013, Hope worked directly with a total 6286 Hope Activists who assisted in setting targets and working towards achieving them.

The Hope Concept

Hope Zimbabwe's 2013 Approaches to improved healthlDelivery of mobile HIV Counseling and

Testing (HCT) Services to high-risk communities

lEngaging groups comprising of HIV positive and HIV negative people in positive living course

lCapacity building of Hope Activists through training

Hope Activists during an opinion forming meeting

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based health campaigns on HIVlDoor to door HIV campaigns by Hope Staff

and Hope Activists lSupporting support groups with economic

empowering art and agro-based activitieslPromoting drug adherence through the

formation and maintenance of trioslFostering community dialogue on HIV and

AIDS related issues cutting across political, traditional and religious divides.

lAdvocacy with the health system for betterment of services for the sick through Community Home Based Care, HCT and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)

Main AchievementslSubstantial increase in the number of Hope

Activists who assisted in increasing community engagement in Hope Activities

lReached out to more secluded and high risk communities such as farms, mines and rural communities with HCT services and awareness campaigns

Community outreach through community

HealthServices

OutreachProgrammes

OpinionFormingActivities

HOPE CENTRE

Post testcounselling

HealthCampaigns

Testing

Individuals

Schools

FamiliesPublic

MeetingsSupport tovulnerable

PositiveLiving

Vegetablegardens

Workplaces

Youth

HomeBasedCare

Support fororphans

Events

Healthsector

Advocacy

NationalDebate

Contact toLawmakers District

debate

RadioTV

Counselling

PMTCT

MalariaCampaigns

Pilotprogrammes

Referral toTB Treatment

Referral toARV Treatment


lReaching out to church congregants through engaging church leaders in HIV and AIDS opinion forming debates

lMore men compared to women in high risk areas opted for HIV testing during mobile HCT, signifying positive behavior change and attitudes towards HIV by men in rural communities

lHealthy working relationship with government and non-government agencies who could contribute their share of effort towards improving the welfare of People Living With HIV & AIDS (PLWHA.)

Highlights of main achievements Activities

2013Results

People directly reached through all Hope Activities

106,337

People counseled and tested for HIV

13,310

Active volunteers (Hope activists) 6286

People who participated in test support counseling(nutritional, psycho-social andPMTCT) and positive living course

post 8060

4162

Workplaces registered and engaged in Hope project in 2013

activities with the207

Support group members engaged in Agro-Development

enterprise60

Children supported througheducational, referral andpsychosocial support

From the People

I am Blessings Mangezvo and aged 29. I live in Mangezvo village ward 15. I started working with HOPE Bindura as an activist from 2008. In 2009 I joined the Forward Move support group for PLWHA which was involved in goat production. In 2012, I was enrolled in the Agro Enterprise development program where I benefited from the inputs support from the OAK Foundation grant. I was given 3 bags of fertilizer (2 compound D and 1 ammonium nitrate) and 10kg maize seed, soya beans, sweet potatoes, sunflower and ground nuts. Hope Bindura trained me in Participatory Extension Approach (PEA) which empowered me to be able to demand services from government extension officers and other service providers. I got to know my rights to different services. The training connected us very well with service providers and as a result we received training on crop production from AREX officers who are available to provide ongoing technical support visits and mentorship. The training on crop production empowered us among other things the use of conservation farming techniques such as potholing, mulching and micro-dosing which I adopted and have increased my crop yields. Having produced high quality crops, I decided to participate in a District Agricultural show where I scooped 5 prizes and was crowned overall winner of the 5 wards and won a wheel barrow. My family income has also increased as I am able to sell some of the surplus from my fields. I am now in a position to buy school accessories for my child as well as meet other household requirements. I am also able to provide good food with nutritional diversity to my family and through training in nutrition I have learnt various methods of food preparations that allow my family to consume food from the 6 main food groups. I thank DAPP staff and OAK foundation for supporting us.


As part of the Community Development thematic area 3 Child Aid Projects were implemented in 2013. These included: Child Aid Rushinga, Child Aid Mwenezi and Child Aid Bindura/Shamva. The projects were named after the districts which they serve. The approaches of these projects are holistic, each Child Aid project aims to improve the whole environment in which the child survives and does so in the best interest of the child.

Pre-scholars as part of the bigger school community

The p ro jec ts work to ensu re tha t disadvantaged children are presented with opportunities that put them at par with children in other communities in the country through addressing issues to do with access to education, strengthening the economy of the family, improved health and hygiene and giving children a voice so that they canmeaningfully contribute towards their welfare and position in the society.

Community Development


Child Aid Zimbabwe

Child Aid Zimbabwe has been in existence since 1993 when the first project was incepted in Mutasa district and later replicated in Rushinga, Bindura/Shamva and Mwenezi Districts of Zimbabwe. In 2013 Child Aid Zimbabwe Program ran the latter 3 projects after Child Aid Kukwanisa had led the way for the establishment of the agriculture-focused Farmers' Clubs in Mutasa at the beginning of the year.

The projects in Rushinga, Bindura/Shamva and Mwenezi Districts directly reached 9,460 families. The projects worked to ensure positive change in the lives of children and their families so that they can control the welfare of their own lives, gain influence in their communities and in their country with their achievements. The guiding principle of Child Aid Zimbabwe is to work shoulder to shoulder with the people including children, because when children are actively involved, they will grow up to be responsible people who believe in and have the capacity to make a difference in the world. Child Aid Zimbabwe works according to 10 lines of action that make an overall and holistic contribution to the welfare of the child as they cover key socio-economic and environmental development aspects that are in the best interests of the child. Child Aid's objective is achieved through organizing the member families in Village Action Groups, who then plan on how all children, as a vulnerable population, can be assisted to grow healthily.

Line 1: Strengthening the economy of the familyPossibilities of increasing the economy of 90 families increased after 40 builders and 50

pump mechanics of various age groups were trained in brick and block laying so that they would assist with latrine construction and reparation of boreholes for agreed fees with households and communities.

In Rushinga, Bindura and Shamva districts, Child Aid assisted in the organisaton and maintenance of 32 Internal Saving and Lending (ISAL) Clubs which involved 487 family heads. This was to improve the access to financial resources and build the resilience of the families.

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All smiles for 40 builders after completing a builders' course in Mwenezi

Commissioning of a rehabilitated borehole in Chitoro village marking the official Launch of Child Aid Mwenezi


Line 3: Pre-schoolsChild Aid Zimbabwe worked with 138 pre-schools whom they assisted to improve play centers for children using locally available resources.

Line 4: Children as active in the political, social, economic and cultural spheres of the society50 children successfully obtained birth certificates through referrals to relevant authorities by Child Aid Zimbabwe. Obtaining birth certificates is the first step to be registered in Zimbabwe and key for children to then become enrolled in public systems such as schools and exercise their political rights as adults through voting.

Line 5: Children without parents200 children from difficult circumstances in Mwenezi district were chosen by the community so that they receive latrine

ObjectiveResults Line 2 in 2013

s for Results from the 3 Child Aid Projects

To improve access to

clean water supply

105 water committees organized for the successful cleaning of 170 water points, drilling of 10 boreholes,

reparation of 9 boreholes and the establishment of 5 rope and washer pumps. Child Aid facilitated for a water

testing course for 16 Environmental Health Technicians in Mwenezi.

Improved Health and

hygiene at personal and

community levels

Village Action Groups assisted in the construction of 672 temporary latrines and 1,329 blair

toilets at household

level. 96 school based Health and hygiene clubs were established and maintained with a membership of 4.000

pupils. 1.621 tippy taps were established at households and schools.

Provision of Community

Home Based Care (CHBC)

Child Aid implemented an HBC component and worked with 120 CHBC givers who offered services to 450 clients

among them 90 children through networking with Hospaz and the Ministry of Health and Child Care.

construction material from Child Aid Mwenezi. Child Aid Zimbabwe worked with the Zimbabwe Republic Police to educate communities on Child Rights through 24 community lessons reaching 500 people and a workshop attended by 50 children.

Line 6: Education Following a study on the causes for low participation by women in economic issues at societal level and recommendations for the establishment of Adult Literacy Classes, Child Aid established 6 classes (grades 4-7) in Shamva and Rushinga with a total 90 adults, among them 62 women.

Line 7-9: District Development; Environment; Food SecurityChild Aid Zimbabwe, in conjunction with Forestry Commission and Environmental Management Authority, conducted small-scale reforestation campaigns in response to deforestation which has become an environmental menace countrywide. As a result, 108 tree nurseries were established and 108, 488 trees were planted by groups and individuals involved in the Child Aid projects. Tree planting activities were accompanied with the construction of firewood saving stoves which reduce firewood usage by half. Child Aid encouraged the adoption of conservation farming through the establishment and maintenance of 54 Conservation farming and small grain plots.


Child Aid helped to organize 3020 youths and adults in 65 sports clubs and 18 Arts and theatre groups. Child Aid assisted with organizing for friendly matches for the sports

Line 10: Sports and Culture

clubs and advocating for presentations for theatre and Art during public gatherings and on Open Sundays.


Schools

DAPP Zimbabwe runs three schools to increase opportunities for children and youth: Ponesai Vanhu Junior School (PVJS); Ponesai Technical College (PVTC) and Frontline Institute. PVJS and PVTC schools educate an average of 140 students annually.

The PVJS provides a rehabilitative and educational environment for orphaned, abandoned, abused and destitute children under the age of 18.

The PVTC was created to offer professional training qualifications in business studies,

motor mechanics, and horticulture. Registered with the Ministry of Higher Education, the college helps students build skills that can help them launch lifelong careers.

Frontline Institute provides management training for 200 staff annually from Humana People to People member associations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Frontline program develops skills amongst its graduates to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with the poor against poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease, enabling them to become leaders in development for the benefit of people.


Frontline Institute

Frontline Institute, located in Shamva District, was officially opened in 1993. Since then, Frontline Institute continues to provide management training for staff from Humana People to People member organisatons in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Frontline trains approximately 200 staff each year. The training program at Frontline develops skills in its graduates to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with the poor against poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease, enabling them to become leaders in development for the benefit of people.

Frontline Institute Concept

Enrolment Frontline Institute enrolled a total251 students from Humana People to People's development projects in Southern, Central and West Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The 251 students participated in one or both courses offered at Frontline Institute: Our Humana People to People World and Our Open Future Together

Our Humana People to People World110 students enrolled in this course in two intakes for 2013 familiarized with the scope of work of HPP projects through in-depth study of the HPP Charter.

Students applied the concepts learnt from the Charter through engaging in DmM tasks in 12 periods where they took part in theory and practical planning for the school based activities as well as the projects in their countries of origin. Students used the DMM planning tool to lead on various activities such as: planting 1 million trees in Bindura and Shamva Districts, finishing the construction of teachers’ houses at a nearby Primary School, mobilizing 10 000 farmers to go for appropriate low cost technological garden farming.

Climate CentreFrontline established a climate centre which is used teach communities on low-cost-climate-friendly solutions to local communities.

Part of the graduating students at Frontline Institute

Students at Frontline Institute show the major components of a makeshift vegetable solar drier to project leaders attending a BG Meeting

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Our Open Future TogetherA total of 141 students enrolled for the Our Open Future Together in two intakes for 2013. The most striking achievements were associated with the two long distance trick-cycling periods where all the students and some teachers cycled across Southern Africa. This resulted in 15 big environmental interventions (tree planting, tree nursery establishment, firewood saving stoves etc) with the communities in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

The People

From the People

Teachers' Council for 2013

Frontline had 25 committed staff with 10 teaching staff, 12 support staff and 3 Development Instructors. Frontline enjoys the neighborhood Shamva and Bindura Districts which extends its social network to these communities.

EXPERIENCES

My name is Anthony Chigariro from Zimbabwe, doing Our Open Future Together Program. I have got a lot of experiences to share that I acquired during the training of Our Humana People to People program and Our Open Future together, but I will dwell much on experiences accrued in Our Open future together specifically period 3. The long distance trick cycling in period 3 of Our Open future together took me as far as Botswana and Namibia for the first time in my life. The purpose of travelling was to come closer to realities of life and collect important relevant information to better understand challenges facing humanity and deal with them. The preparations were not easy: the planning itself was an uphill task.

As a coordinator, I was responsible to see the success of the preparations of the travelling. The planning of the travelling route, securing of the needed materials and the bicycles , budgets and quotations budgeting, food budgets, health budgets and emergency budgets were included as part of the planning. It was my first time to travel beyond the borders of my own country covering a distance of about 1000 kilometres by rail, 450km by road and a cycling a distance of about 1050km. It was history and mystery to me.

My group and I faced a lot of challenges for wild animals where we would have patched the tents, deep language barriers in remote areas, sandy soils and thorn bushes difficult to navigate by bicycles and many more. Bicycle breakdowns were a common scene on our cycling routes, but all the 27 members in our group managed to cycle around the different countries and back till we reached Frontline.

People from different communities are facing food shortages, the rainfall pattern is very bad, children are not going to school and girl children are the victims of the school dropouts’ school. Child mothers are common and prostitution is on the increase placing girls and women at high risks of HIV and AIDS infections. I understand these issues as big issues of our time. I and my group interacted and carried out researches with different classes of people, the rich, the middle and lower class in the remote communities. We visited the remotest communities, government ministries and departments, the lodges, migrants etc. We discussed topics on health issues, education, water and sanitation, food security, global warming and climate change among other topics.

During this travelling, I have experienced a lot and seen realities in the world, as development workers we have several tasks to do in order to make lives better. I got inspiration on health campaigns and now have a clear picture of global situations affecting the poor. However, I also gained some leadership skills, thus planning, budgeting, conflict resolution as it is not easy to lead many people of different nationalities, especially on this program of travelling. I have learnt how to fight shoulder to shoulder with the poor particularly from other countries and not my country only. With the Global perspective I now have. I am one of the activists ready to be part of finding solutions to more challenges facing humanity across the globe.


Ponesai Vanhu Technical College

Ponesai Vanhu Technical College was established in 1981 in Shamva District with the aim of training youth in vocational skills and offer adult literacy so that they could take part in the development of Zimbabwe. The college was the first project of DAPP Zimbabwe. Ponesai Vanhu Technical College offers training in professional skills in: Business Studies and Motor Mechanics.

Youth are given an opportunity to develop technical skills. It encourages youth to be active, productive, constructive and competent persons that participate in building the nation through engaging in formal employment as well as starting self help projects.

Key Achievements 2013

Vocational TrainingA total of 59 students were enrolled in the year 2013. Motor Mechanics Department was the most popular course and constituted 88% of the school enrolment with 52 students (50 male and 2 female). Business Studies had an enrolment of 7 students (2male and 5 female)

Motor MechanicsPonesai Vanhu Technical College's 52 students sat the Higher Educat ion Examination Council (HEXCO) administered National Foundation Certificate examinations. The students achieved an impressive 98% pass rate.

Business StudiesIn 2013, the 7 students in the department sat their exams: 2 students sat the IBAS Diploma in Business Accounting exams in May 2013, whilst 3 sat the HEXCO administered November 2013 National Certificate in Accountancy exams and all students were successful thus giving 100% pass rate in the department.


Agriculture Crops and AnimalsThe college has strengthened food production skills' of students through animal rearing such as piggery production and chicken production. The college has also promoted the use of sustainable farming methods on vegetable and crop production, aiming at producing their own food.

From the People

Chindunduma 2 Secondary SchoolP. Bag 901Bindura

DAPP

P.V.T.C

Dear Sir/Madam

REF: LETTER OF APPRECIATION

We would like to register in appreciation on the mutual relationship that exist between our two schools.

Our students participated well in the Africa day tournament you organised; we would like to thank you very much for the prizes our students won.

We also acknowledge your support, especially your motor mechanics department students who in their outreach programme serviced our school truck. This is highly commendable.

We wish to continue with such relationship.

Wish you the best in your endeavors.

Yours faithfully

Mukodzere W (Deputy Head)

The PeopleIn addition to the 59 students, the College has 17 committed staff who worked together to ensure that the curriculum demands are met. The College enjoys the neighborhood of Tongogara 1 and 2 in which students conduct their practical lessons through community support.

The college has also promoted the use of sustainable farming

methods on vegetable and crop production


Ponesai Vanhu Junior School

Brief BackgroundPonesai Vanhu Junior School was started in 1994 and since then it has helped educate children who would have been brought up subject to harsh conditions due to various socio-economic ills. Ponesai Vanhu Junior School provides a rehabilitative and educational environment for orphaned, abandoned, abused and destitute children under the age of 18. Since its opening the project has been taking in former street children and other orphaned and vulnerable children from any province of the country through the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.

Key Achievements

Training the Brain 60 children aged between 1 and 18 years were schooled. 57 children were enrolled at Chindunduma Primary and High 2 schools, one child was enrolled at Jairos Jiri School Harare and one child was enrolled at the University of Zimbabwe.

Boarding LifeChildren in school who are in grade 1 to form 4 were assisted with their homework by the caregivers at the school similar to the educational support they would get in a normal family home. All children went for medical check-ups at Bindura Hospital every quarter of 2013.

Social reintegration10 children were prepared for reintegration through working closely with the Department of Social Welfare offices countrywide and the Child Protection Society.

Vocational Skills trainingAll children participated in maintaining Income Generating Projects (IGPs), in form of poultry, animal husbandry and crop production. The project raised 500 broilers, 12 rabbits, 50 indigenous chicken, 58 pigs and a variety of vegetables in the garden that sufficiently supplied the school.

Children sing during morning assemblies at PVJS

Broiler chicks for Income Generation at PVJS


The school has 10 committed staff who are supported by the Tongogara 1 and 2 communities whose homes are often visited by the children as part of re-integration. Other people who have supported the school especially in kind include Net One, Capernaum Trust, Christian Community Partnership Trust, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the all weather partner, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.

Train the BodyThe schoo l o rgan ized cu l tu re day commemorations at the school where various community groups showcased different aspects of the African cultures. Children had a chance to appreciate different cultural practices from around Zimbabwe and the world through the participation of the community and Frontline Institute Students.

Children at PVJS pose for a group photo with the community as part of re-integration

PVJS girls participate in a sports gala in Harare

From the People

The People

Children had a chance to appreciate different cultural practices from around Zimbabwe and the world


DAPP Zimbabwe Civil Society Strengthening

In 2013 DAPP Zimbabwe extended its responsibility to ensure that it responds to the health needs of people in Shamva rural community. Following recommendations from a service based needs assessment that was done with local leadership and residents of Shamva South Constituency, DAPP Zimbabwe through the collective effort of its employees from different projects and the community of Shamva South Constituency renovated four buildings with the aim to ensure that they are suitable to work as standard and satellite clinics. DAPP Zimbabwe constructed reliable water infrastructure and toilets. DAPP National Headquarters coordinated with all the relevant stakeholders who include local leaders, local Government, Ministry of Health, the Member of Parliament for Shamva South Constituency who helped to identify the clinic sites and idle buildings.

Bringing Communities together for district development through improving access to health by Rural Communities of Shamva District

The clinics renovated are Mhokore, Gono, Chevakadzi and Matanda clinics. Renovation activities included plastering, painting, fitting of the doors, door frames, ensuring improved aeration through instal l ing standard recommended windows, toilet construction, Installation of water infrastructure in form of water tanks, laying pipes to draw water for connection to water taps, painting of buildings. Communities through their committees provided part of the general labor whilst DAPP provided expertise, material and financial resources.

The achievements are more elaborate in pictures which show work done at Mhokore and Gono clinics.

Mhokore Clinic: A farmhouse was renovated to create clinic structures

The external view of Mhokore clinic


An aerial view of Gono clinic

The final result

Mhokore Clinic

Matanda Clinic

Chevakadzi Clinic

Gono Clinic

Gono Clinic DAPP Zimbabwe renovated 5 buildings of a camp (locally known as Kipi) that was used during the liberation struggle and had been abandoned since 1980 when Zimbabwe gained its independence.


DAPP Partners and Stakeholders

OUR HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PARTNERS

DAPP expresses its sincere gratitude to all the partners that have contributed financially and in

kind to its projects which resulted in the activities referred and not referred to in this annual report.

The following list shows the partners that have worked with DAPP in 2013. These are classified

according to the different sectors that DAPP is working with.

AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION

CHILD AID

HIV AND AIDS

Ulandshjælp fra Folk til Folk - Humana People to People Ndr. Strandvej 95B3150 HellebakDenmark

Humana People to People Eastern Holding Vilijos str 2, VilniusLT - 02242Lithuania



Ulandshjælp fra Folk til Folk - Humana People to People Ndr. Strandvej 95B3150 HellebakDenmark

U-landshjelp fra Folk til Folk, NorgeLindebergveien 3cN-2016 FrognerNorway

Humana People to People Italia, O.N.L.U.SVia Bergamo, 9B-C20010 Pregnana Milanese (MI)Italy

Humana People to People BalticVilijos str 2, VilniusLT - 02242Lithuania


Humana People to People Eastern HoldingVilijos str 2, VilniusLT - 02242Lithuania

Planet Aid, Inc.6730 Santa Barbara CourtElkridge, MD 21075USA


Humana People to People Italia, O.N.L.U.SVia Bergamo, 9B-C20010 Pregnana Milanese (MI)Italy

Planet Aid, Inc.6730 Santa Barbara CourtElkridge, MD 21075USA

Fundacion Pueblo para Pueblo Poligono Industrial MonguitC/ Aiguafreda 12,08480 L' Ametlla de Valles, BarcelonaSpain


Other Partners

AGRICULTURE FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION

HIV AND AIDS

CHILD AID

PATCKlosterport 4a, 8000 Århus C, Denmark

Bindura University of Science EducationP.Bag 1020Bindura

PSI30 The Chase WestEmerald HillHarare

ZNFPCSpilhaus, Harare Hospital GroundsHighfield RoadHarare

GIZZimbabwe office1 Orange Grove RoadHighlands, Harare

Zimbabwe AIDS Network154 Samora Machel WestBelvedere, Harare

TechnoServe Zimbabwe Office7 Albany RoadAlexandra ParkHarare

Traverze Travel. 1 Kenny Close,Avondale, Harare

RTI InternationalZimbabwe OfficeKaguvi BuildingCorner Central Avenue/Fourth StreetHarare

Hospaz13 Lezard RoadMilton Park Harare

Hospaz13 Lezard RoadMilton Park Harare

NSSACorner Selous Avenue/Sam NujomaHarare

OAK Foundation54 Josiah Chinamano AvenueHarare

Zimbabwe AIDS Network154 Samora Machel WestBelvedere, Harare

Practical Action4 Ludlow RoadNewlands, Harare

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