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NPA in Zimbabwe
NPA has operated in Zimbabwe since 1983.
Long term development programme
NPA works in partnership with community level organisations and organisations working at national and regional levels. Partners represent the interests of a particular segment with the ability to mobilise public opinion in support of the crisis issues in Zimbabwe. They also represent ways in which oppressed groups including women and young people will be empowered to participate in the democratisation of Zimbabwe and economic development. NPA assist partners in identifying their needs for organisational strengthening, provides competence and capacity building and facilitates the linking up of organisations working on local and national levels. Women Can Do It training is one of the tools that NPA offers. Some partners receive long term financial support, some might receive funding for specific activities like campaigns, conferences and legal defence, while a few partners don’t receive or don’t need financial support from us. However, we share knowledge and experience with all partners, and cooperate on issues. This programme is supported by NORAD.
Humanitarian Aid
NPA implements Children School Feeding Programs (CSFP) in partnership with ZimPro (re description in chapter 2) and Hope Tariro
Trust. The CSFP provides porridge, benefitting 28 000 children in Matabeleland South (Inziza, Umzingwane and Gwanda districts)
and 85 000 children in Masvingo. The areas are traditionally known to be drought prone as they fall under natural region
4 and 5 creating inherent food insecurity situation. Food availability remains a major problem, compounded by accessibility
constraints due to prohibitive prices in the few markets where food is still available. The CSFP mitigates the adverse implications
on utilization and calorie intake. Given the collapse of the education sector children now primarily go to school to access
food. This project is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2008 NPA Zimbabwe celebrated 25 year anniversary.
Download the anniversary brochure "25 years of solidarity with the Zimbabweans":
| NPA25thAnniversaryFINALv11.PDF (6 820kb - 14,2 min ved 64K ISDN) |
Escalation in threats against civil society
Despite what was thought to be the dawn of a new era for human rights defenders with the formation of a Government of National Unity, the last three months have seen an escalation in the number of threats, intimidation and harassment levelled against members of civil society in Zimbabwe.
Read more(08.03.2010)
25 years in Zimbabwe
Last year NPA celebrated its 25th year of solidarity work in Zimbabwe
Read more(11.03.2009)
Zimbabwe - running out of bread
You might have noticed that Zimbabwe has recently been in the news quite often and most of the stories have been about the difficult economic conditions and a very repressive state system. All of these issues raise questions about how people are managing to survive under such difficult conditions.
Read more(11.10.2007)
Hatcliffe Youth Group - Changing Lives Through Sport
The economic downturn in Zimbabwe as well as the political crisis has left the lives of many difficult, especially for the young people in Informal settlements such as Hatcliffe. Young people from the Hatcliffe Youth Group (a member of Young Voices Network Zimbabwe) have decided not to be victims of the situation and formed the group in 2001 that does, amongst other things, income-generating projects, and twinning with other Young Voices members who have what they don't have. They also train each other in sport.
Read more(19.04.2004)