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ENSURE Officially Launched

The multimillion and multi-year USAID funded Enhancing

Nutrition, Stepping Up Resilience and Enterprise (ENSURE)

programme was officially launched on 19 February at a

colourful ceremony attended by government ministers,

diplomats, representatives of various NGOs, USAID

personnel and senior government officials.The ceremony also saw the official launch of Amalima,

another USAID funded, programme that will be

implemented in Matabeleland North and South provinces.

ENSURE is implemented in Working in Manicaland and

Masvingo provinces focusing on nutrition, agriculture,

resilience, gender and environment.

Speaking at the launch, the guest of honour, Dr Ignatius

Chombo, who was standing in for the vice president Joice

Mujuru, who could not attend because she had visited the

flooding victims at TokweMukorsi, said the ENSURE

programme fitted well with the government thrust.

Since independence, Zimbabwe has focused on fighting

against poverty and promoting child and maternal health

and these have been the priority areas. The two projects,

ENSURE and Amalima, are designed and aim to address

these government priorities, said Minister Chombo.

There are many lessons to be learnt from the

implementation of ENSURE, Dr Chombo, who is also

Minister of Local Government, said.The lessons learnt will inform our efforts in other areas

where the projects are not being implemented, said Dr

Chombo. He added that government was going to

support the implementation of the two projects and

urged close collaboration between the implementers and

the authorities.

The two projects (ENSURE and Amalima) should show

verifiable impact on the people and government will play

its part to ensure the success that it should be, he added.

Speaking at the same occasion, the USA ambassador toZimbabwe, His Excellence Bruce Wharton, said it was

gratifying to see so many influential government officials

attending the launch.

This launch marks a new effort to advance food and

nutrition security. We need to enjoin food assistance with

economic growth because as we know, food assistance is

only immediate and does not protect communities from

future shocks, said the USA ambassador.

The programme will result in improved business practices

and it establishes a firm foundation on which the people

of Zimbabwe can stand, added HE Wharton.

The United States wants Zimbabwe to prosper and our

joint efforts are to make drought prone areas in

Zimbabwe self-reliant, added the ambassador.

Other government ministers who attended include

Minister Oppah Muchinguri (Gender and Community

Development), Minister Sithembiso Nyoni (Small to

Medium Scale Enterprises) Deputy Minister Tongai

Muzenda (Labour and Social Welfare and Minister DavidParirenyatwa (Health and Childcare). The deputy chief

secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet,

Retired Colonel Christian Katsande chaired the official

launch.

February 2014

Left: Minister

Chombo and

HE Wharton

(right) during

the launch

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What they said at the launch

Launch Pictures

Oppah Muchinguri (Gender and

Community Development)The thrust

of the programmes dovetail with my

ministrys goals and objectives where

we are looking at value addition and

beneficiation.

Tongai Muzenda (Deputy Minister

Labour and Welfare)Tackling poverty

goes beyond the capacity of a single

sector or department. We want to

assure you that we will be monitoring

progress

David Parirenyatwa (Minister of Health

and Childcare)This is a very good

programme for Zimbabwe. Food is food

but nutrition is something different, a lot

of people get food but remain

malnourished and this is what we are

looking at here.

Tete-a-tete: Ambassador Wharton

talks to guest of honour Dr Chombo

The people who attended the

official launch in Harare

ND, Edward Brown, in a conversation

with Minister Muchinguri

Sharing a lighter moment: Ensure

deputy Chief of Party Richard Ndou,IPD Khumbu Ndlovu and another

delegate

Left: ENSURE Chief of

PartyDavid Evans

while (right) Christine

Dhewa, Prisca

Matenda and IPD pose

for a photo

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From the ND

Chimanimani ADP Hands Over Clinic

Chimanimani ADP in November last year, handed over

the Nhedziwa Clinic to the community. The

construction of the clinic was supported by the Hong

Kong support office to the tune of US$150 000.

School children showing their dancing skills during the

handover of the clinic.

ND, Eddie Brown hands over the clinic keys to the

representative of the local leadership. The new

structure in the background is serving many people

who had to walk long distances to the nearest health

centre.

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World Vision Zimbabwe Hosts SOs

World Vision Zimbabwe hosted the Hong Kong and Australia Support Offices at the end of January and the beginning of

this year. The Hong Kong team comprised Lee Siu Wa, Mau Hou Cheong Lai Man Wang, Fung ting Ching Clement (all

artistes with the RubberBand), Wong Sin Ting (assistant artiste manager of rubberband), two Disc Jockeys with a radio

station in Hong Kong, So Yiu Chung and Sit Chun Ning, a camera person Ma Ka Sing and three staff members from the

support office Chiu Wun Ming (CEO of WVHK), Lau Yuk Chiu (senior communication officer of WVHK) and

Wong Chau Ha (marketing manager of WVHK). The visit was meant to highlight issues of hunger during the 30 hour

famine campaign. The celebrities from the Rubber Band, a popular musical outfit in the country, would help raise the

issues with the people in the host country. The team visited Insiza and Gwanda. The team from Australia comprised David

Purnell and his wife, Jacqueline, Darryl John Scot Ward and Jennifer Joan Ward and Judith Emma Barraclough and they

visited BOWSER projects as well as R. Sinyoka, NNN and Chivi ADPs.

WV Hong Kong meets

WVZ ND in Insiza

The Australian team visits

a arden

The team from WV Australia

listen to testimonies Stuck! The incessant rains

have made navigation

tricky.(1) Gibbs of NNN

got stuck and (2) the IPD

tried a few hoe tricks to

no avail until (3) Darryl

proffered the winch

solution that worked

wonders.

NNN ADP manager shows the

visitors a community garden

The Rubber Band PlayingThe Rubber Band playing

to school children

The two men share a

li hter moment

WV H. Kong with the Insiza ADP

Manager Hillary

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