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Zimbabwe Gutu District 2013

Objectives of the project: Blanket coverage:

This Community Health Club project was implemented by Zimbabwe  AHEAD (now Africa AHEAD), in partnership with ACF in 192 villages, within 5 wards of Gutu, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe in 2012.

The ambitious aim was to achieve blanket coverage, by getting every household within each village represented in a Community Health Club, in order to achieve complete common understanding and full community participation in the management of safe hygiene and sanitation to achieve Zero Open Defecation.

  • Country: Zimbabwe
  • Period: Jan – December 2012
  • Donor: European Union
  • Partner: Action Contra la Faim
  • Province: Masvingo
  • District: Gutu
  • 4 Wards: 5,6,7,19
  • Number of Villages: 214
  • Number of households: 8,274
  • Number of CHCs: 214
  • Number of Members: 7,963
  • Percentage CHC coverage: 96.2%
  • Number of EHTs: 4
  • Number of CHC facilitators: 214
  • Number of beneficiaries: 39,815
  • Cost of Project: US$170,432
  • Cost per beneficiary: US$4.28
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2012-2013 Annual Report

Achievements: Zero Open Defecation

Within six months, this project had almost reached its target with a total of 214 CHCs in Gutu with  7,963 members out of the 8,274  households, making a 96% coverage. Many of the remaining houses were empty due to economic migration therefore the coverage was considered to include all active households.

Gutu project areas saw  a massive 82% shift towards hand washing with 93% having hand washing facilities compared to 11%  before the hygiene sessions.

 Reference:

2012-2013 Zimbabwe AHEAD Annual Report

 

In addition there was a 20% or more increase in use of each of the following:

  • Refuse pits  from 61% to 98%
  • Pot racks  from 57%  to 98%
  • Protected water sources from 43%  to 61%
  • Water Ladles from 29% to 79%
  • Own utensils from 68% to 98%
  • Decorated kitchens from 74% to 96%
  • Salt Sugar Solution from  59% to 92%
  • VIP Latrine from 23% to 48%
  • Bathing shelter from 22% to 73%
  • Fuel efficient stoves from 50% to 59%
  • Full child immunization from 75% to 97%
  • Children  dewormed from 67% to 93%