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2020 Zimbabwe WASH
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Resource ID
65182
Access
Open
Contributed by
John Hewat
Uploading member
CARE Australia
Consent form provided?
Yes
Region
Southern Africa
Image size
2362x1575
Country
Zimbabwe
Theme
Climate Change and Resilience, Health
Project/Donor
Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP)
Additional Keywords
Water pump, female pump mechanic, trainee pump mechanic, village pump mechanic, women pump mechanic, borehole repair, Angeline
Credit
Lucy Beck
Copyright
© Lucy Beck/CARE
Date Image Taken
22 January 20
Caption
47-year-old Angeline (red beanie & floral shirt) has recently signed up to become a village pump mechanic and is currently training and learning the skills. She travels from village to village repairing broken-down boreholes and water pumps. She feels passionately that everyone should have clean water and that people need to band together to help each other during tough times like the drought.
Angeline’s story in her own words.We need to help people get water. People are suffering every day because there is no water in this area. People are going far away for water. That is why we had to fix the borehole to make sure people could get water.
I like to help people and want people to get safe and clean water. I don’t like seeing people struggling to get water.
In my village, there was a disabled woman and she struggled to fetch water from the river. She would carry a small container but still struggle. It would really pain me when I see her doing that.
People struggled to find water and food in my village because of the drought.
I started realising the effect of climate change from last year. Water and food was scarce and hard to find. People struggled to find food and social welfare wasn’t enough. Even those who received food, it was not enough. That is when it really showed the impact of climate change.
My village does not have a borehole at all so getting water is very difficult. People walk as far as 3/4km to get water. I tried to make a well in my own house but it didn’t work and I go every day to collect water. I go two or three times a day to collect water.
I signed up to become a pump mechanic because I didn’t like seeing people struggle. The second reason was that it was my passion to see more people getting water and getting access to as many boreholes as they could.
We learnt about how to repair boreholes and the practical experience really helped. Sometimes without knowledge, you look at the borehole and think you can’t fix it. But when you get practical experience, you learn about the ways to fix the boreholes.
I am good at this work because I am strong. I see some areas in need, and I can see the different ways to get water. I can see when the pipes are broken.
At the moment, we are only given transport allowances as the community provides us with meals. There are no plans in future to be paid.
We are required to do a 14 days continuous practical experience. We will be finished on Saturday.
I am looking forward to repairing broken down boreholes and ensuring communities receive water.
It is my hope that I will be able to make use of this skill and make an income and send my children to school.
There are no solutions if you don’t earn money. But if you can earn some money, you can still buy food, even if your crops fail.
Out of the herd of 12 cattle that I had, I only have two left. I didn’t get anything from my harvest last year. The harvest from 2018 was poor. The 2019 harvest will be in April and we are starting to plant again after our crops died.
We still have our fears regarding the crop year. We would expect to start eating the maize by now and even groundnuts and you would know what the harvest would be like. But at the moment there is nothing.
We eat three times a day. For breakfast we eat rice. Sometimes rice is optional and we cook it when I manage to buy it in South Africa. If I have money challenges, I simply cook sadza and vegetables.
I am 47 years old. I have a daughter, 22, and a son, 17. My husband passed away. He passed away just suddenly one day. I have two grandchildren from my daughter. My daughter is married but my nine-year-old granddaughter lives with me. My daughter is called Blessing. My son is called Misheck. My granddaughter is called Lisa.
When I lost my husband, I really felt pain. And I realised that without support, life is very difficult. I made it my life’s mission to help other people and support them when I can.
I am suffering for my children. My son failed his o-levels last year because I didn’t have the exam fees. I haven’t raised enough money for him to take the exams.
I buy and sell clothes in my area for a living. I go to South Africa and buy clothes for resale in my community. Sometimes I get paid in money, sometimes I get paid in food.
Interviewed by Lucy Beck, & Emily McGuinness in Chivi on 22 January 2020.
Scene-setting information: .Chivi District is one of the districts enduring the worst drought Zimbabwe has seen in a decade, with nearly 8 million people (roughly half the country’s population) suffering food insecurity. Climate change has led to a lack of rain, which has led to many failed crops and families struggling to feed themselves. Compounded with high inflation leading to impossibly priced food and seeds, sourcing food is a challenge. It is anticipated that the conditions for families will get worse over the coming year, as their next harvest will be untenable for so many.
Project information and major issues: .Putting Women and Girls at the Centre of WASH and Health aims to provide clean water to those who are without, by the rehabilitation of boreholes, as well as education around best hygiene and sanitation practices. Women are trained as pump mechanics and girls are encouraged to join health clubs in schools
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