CARE International in Zimbabwe was pleased today to receive notice the Government of Zimbabwe will permit registered humanitarian organisations to resume full operations, effective immediately. The announcement was made in a press statement from Mr. L.C. Museka, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare of the Government of Zimbabwe.
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Approximately half a million beneficiaries were impacted when CARE operations were suspended.
CARE programs in Zimbabwe cover small economic activity development, agriculture and natural resources development, water and sanitation improvement, health and nutrition – including helping those affected by HIV and AIDS, disaster preparedness, and emergency relief. Given universal and unimpeded access to beneficiaries, CARE is confident that by the end of October it will be able to provide hot meals to 100,000 vulnerable children each day and provide basic rations to 500,000 more people who lack food security. CARE will be able to provide training and distribute agricultural inputs to over 20,000 households before the planting season begins. The resumption of CARE's other programs will benefit over 120,000 people in the poorest communities of the Masvingo and Midlands provinces.
"I would like to express CARE's gratitude to our major donors, including USAID, CIDA, DFID, SIDA, the European Commission, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for their unwavering support over the past few months," said Gwynn-Vaughan.
On Monday, September 1, CARE will join other registered humanitarian organisations in meeting with government officials to discuss the specifics of resuming humanitarian operations.
Source: CARE
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