Enhancing livelihoods through water-women-food nexus interventions

Due to more frequent droughts and decreasing rainfall, Zimbabwe's Chiwundura County experiences shifts in groundwater recharge and low crop yields. This threatens both water and food security for the 65,000 people living there on subsistence agriculture. This project improved water availability and food security for households. Solar-powered wells provide access to safe drinking water, and setting up community gardens increased the availability of nutrition-sensitive foods. By selling the produce financial sustainability is improved. This lets households generate income and contribute to ongoing maintenance of gardens and wells. The project focused on women and young people. Cooperation with regional administrative units and local government structures helped upscale and anchor results.