Browsing by Subject "Zimbabwe"

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    Country Report 2018: Zimbabwe
    (2018) Mswelanto, Thulani
    The Zimbabwe government makes it difficult to register philanthropic organizations. Because of this, a considerable number of philanthropic organizations in the governance and human rights sector operate without being official registered. However, any international organizations involved in sustainable development initiatives, such as sustainable livelihoods, would require registration before they can operate in Zimbabwe (Private Voluntary Organizations Act, Article 2 and 6). Unregistered organizations cannot operate, seek financial assistance or receive state grants, and any person that takes part in the management or control of an unregistered private voluntary organization will be fined or imprisoned (Articles 6, 11 and 23).
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    The Impact of Tuberculosis on the Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Adults
    (MDPI, 2021-12-08) Moscibrodzki, Patricia; Enane, Leslie A.; Hoddinott, Graeme; Brooks, Meredith B.; Byron, Virginia; Furin, Jennifer; Seddon, James A.; Meyersohn, Lily; Chiang, Silvia S.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    The health needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) have been neglected in tuberculosis (TB) care, control, and research. AYAs, who are distinct from younger children and older adults, undergo dynamic physical, psychological, emotional, cognitive, and social development. Five domains of adolescent well-being are crucial to a successful transition between childhood and adulthood: (1) Good health; (2) connectedness and contribution to society; (3) safety and a supportive environment; (4) learning, competence, education, skills, and employability; and (5) agency and resilience. This review summarizes the evidence of the impact of TB disease and treatment on these five domains of AYA well-being.
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    Zimbabwe’s Emergency Management System: A Promising Development
    (FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/CompEmMgmtBookProject.asp, 2012) Chikoto, Grace L.; Sadiq, Abdul-Akeem
    Zimbabwe’s encounter with droughts, in particular, combined with economic and political challenges, has denigrated the country’s former status as the “breadbasket of Southern Africa” (Hunter-Gault 2006; Maphosa 1994; Swarns 2002). Zimbabwe is particularly prone to a number of natural and man-made hazards such as droughts, floods, veld fires, storms (PreventionWeb 2012), and HIV/AIDS (United Nations Development Programme 2010) among other epidemics. Between 1980 and 2010, PreventionWeb (2012) documented 35 natural disaster events, which resulted in 6,448 deaths, averaging 208 deaths from disasters annually. Of the 35 natural disasters, 6 were drought occurrences, 7 were floods, 2 were storms, and 20 were epidemic occurrences. Chikoto (2004) 1 also counted the number of public transportation disasters that plagued Zimbabwe between 1982 and 2003, which claimed over 700 lives and injured over 400 people. To mitigate and prepare for these and other hazards facing Zimbabwe, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) created the Department of Civil Protection and charged it with the onus of coordinating and managing disasters and reducing hazards. This chapter traces the history of Zimbabwe’s emergency management system, with a focus on the factors contributing to the nation’s vulnerability to disasters and hazards. In addition to tracing the impact of past disasters, the chapter also discusses some of the opportunities and challenges confronting the country’s emergency management system. The chapter concludes with recommendations for improving this system.