DFID's Programmes in Zimbabwe
The aim of the UK’s Department for International Development
(DFID) programme in Zimbabwe is to contribute effectively to the national
response to HIV/AIDS and to provide direct support to the poorest and most
vulnerable people in Zimbabwe.
DFID will spent £40 million in 2007/2008, through multilateral agencies and
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), making the UK one of the three largest
donors in Zimbabwe
Health and HIV initiatives
Behaviour Change Communications (£20 million)
DFID’s consistent support to HIV and AIDS prevention programme over the last
decade has helped contribute to the slight decline in the numbers of people
living with AIDS. However at 18% the HIV prevalence rate is still one of the
highest in the world. DFID will provide £20 million to a five year behaviour
change programme co-funded with USAID. This funding enables Population Services
International (PSI) to develop communication campaigns to address issues such as
HIV related stigma and multiple partnerships, as well as increasing HIV
prevention services and availability of socially marketed male and female
condoms.
Expanded Support Programme Support for HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe (£18.5
million)
DFID Zimbabwe is supporting the scale up the HIV response including increased
access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy. We will support the Expanded Support
Programme (ESP) for HIV/AIDS, Prevention and Treatment, a multi-donor common
funding mechanism that supports the National Strategy for HIV and AIDS, relies
on UN agencies for implementation, and managed by a working group made up of
government, donors, UN agencies and civil society. The ESP aims to support
universal access by 2010 for all Zimbabweans in need of Anti-Retroviral Therapy
(ART). In the first three years, the beneficiaries of this support will be the
30,000 poor people living with HIV and AIDS who are currently unable to access
ART as well as millions more through inclusive prevention, testing and diagnosis
and safe blood services.
Maternal and Newborn Programme (£25 million)
DFID is working with others to develop a programme to reduce in maternal and
infant mortality with other partners. This programme aims to protect the lives
of mothers and newborns, especially those affected by HIV and AIDS and to
maintain access to family planning services, including contraceptives and to
lifesaving obstetric services and newborn care. The programme will build the
evidence base about obstacles to sexual and reproductive care, infant feeding
for HIV exposed babies after 6 months, and will support a national maternal and
perinatal mortality study in Zimbabwe to inform policy options
Immunisation and Malaria Prevention (£2.67 million)
DFID is committed to supporting the reduction of child mortality. DFID has
provided UNICEF over £2.6 million to combat infectious diseases threatening the
lives of women and children, including the provision of insecticide treated bed
nets to protect against malaria and over £2m to support the national vaccination
programme
Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (£22 million)
Zimbabwe has the highest proportion of children orphaned by AIDS in the
world. Over 25% of all children have lost one or both parents (UNICEF 2005).
Together with EC, SIDA and NZAID we have given £22 million to a multi-donor
programme of support managed by UNICEF to implement the National Plan of Action
in Zimbabwe. This will support orphans and vulnerable children across the
country including support to keep children in school and to provide protection
from all forms of abuse, this will be implemented through civil society
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Food Security
Protracted Relief Programme (£36 million)
The DFID funded Protracted Relief Programme assists the poorest and most
vulnerable households suffering from the effects of erratic weather, economic
decline and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The main objective is to reduce the need for
food aid by increasing food production by the poorest and also to improve access
to water and sanitation, and provide care to the chronically ill. The programme
is reaching over 1.5 million poor and vulnerable people. DFID has committed a
further £50 million over next five years, for the second phase of the programme
which will start in June 2008. PRP Phase two, consolidates and builds on the
successes of phase one, such as in water and sanitation. It places great
emphasise on social protection for the most vulnerable to complement activities
on improving food security and enhancing livelihoods, including reaching out to
the marginalised such as disabled people, mobile and vulnerable populations. A
management agent will be engaged for the management of the programme.
Joint Initiative support to urban poor (£1.1 million)
DFID and other donors are working with a group of NGOs to address growing
urban poverty. The Joint Initiative is a multi-donor programme targeting over
700,000 urban poor in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo and Gweru. The project
ends in November 2000. The donor group will be assessing the potential for
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Humanitarian
International Organisation for Migration (£5 million)
DFID Zimbabwe approved a three year multi-donor programme of support to IOM
in a multi-donor framework. The programme provides emergency assistance (food,
non food items, and temporary shelter) to mobile and vulnerable populations
along with humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwean deportees at the Beitbridge
Reception Centre. DFID is also the only donor supporting the nationwide
information campaign on safe migration. ‘Famba Zvakanaka’..
Support to Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (£150,000)
DFID continues to support OCHA for the co-ordination of the humanitarian
response in Zimbabwe.
Emergency Food Appeal (£8 million)
DFID has approved a contribution of £ 8 ,000,000 to help finance the Regional
WFP Protracted Relief and Recovery Programme (PRRO). This will be used to
support the WFP Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme and food for mobile and
vulnerable populations. The grant includes support for enhancing WFP's
monitoring systems in the run up to elections in 2008.
Last updated 20 December 2007
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