Harare, Zimbabwe, July 4, 2024 - Today, the Health Resilience Fund (HRF) handed over to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) critical medical equipment and supplies worth USD$9.2 million procured through the technical support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

“I could not get a job because I needed work experience but I couldn't get that experience because no one would hire me because I was blind,” Tinashe shared her experience navigating a world that often overlooks her unique needs at a recent workshop in Bindura,  Zimbabwe.

The CERF project, a six-month initiative running from January to June 2024, is part of the El Niño Anticipatory Action Plan implementation. Over 30,000 women and girls at community level were reached through various services offered under the project in eight districts: Gwanda, Chiredzi, Buhera, Chipinge, Mwenezi, Hwange, Umguza, and Beitbridge. Interventions under the CERF program also strengthened community-based m...