Harare, 22 April 2022 – UNICEF Zimbabwe has released its 2021 Annual
Report that outlines the situation for women and children in Zimbabwe with an
overview of results and achievements in the areas of Health, HIV/AIDS,
Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Education, Child Protection, and
Social Policy.
2021 was another year dominated by COVID-19 globally – characterized in
Zimbabwe by the second, third and fourth waves of infections, lockdowns, and
the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine. UNICEF implemented large scale
programmes in close collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe, WHO
and partners to respond to COVID-19, including by promoting behavioral
changes to avoid the spread of the virus, providing medical supplies to treat
affected people, distributing protective material and encouraging people to get
vaccinated.
Working with the Government, donors, development partners, Civil Society
Organizations, other UN Agencies and guided by the United Nations
Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) in support of
Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 1, UNICEF rolled out in 2021 large
scale programmes benefiting the most vulnerable women and children in the
country. In 2021 UNICEF and partners:
• provided treatment to 81% of the adolescents affected by HIV/Aids
• reached almost 400,000 children with emergency nutrition interventions
• supported basic water supply services to more than 1,2 million people
• provided learning opportunities to 150,000 children with disabilities and
out-of school children
• ensured child protection services to 98,000 children in need of special
assistance
In 2021 donors, development partners and UN joint programmes have
contributed over US$135 million to UNICEF programmes, including through the
multi-donor the Development Funds, to respond to the needs of women and
children in Zimbabwe.
Together with the Government, UNICEF developed innovative approaches in
2021, especially in response to the challenges imposed by the COVID-19
pandemic. The Government and UNICEF launched the Zimbabwe Learning
Passport increasing access for an additional 80,000 users to digital learning
and creating 3,700 local content learning materials.
Responding to the most urgent needs of women and children affected by
Cyclone Idai, cholera, typhoid, and COVID-19, UNICEF mobilized US$11.79 million of humanitarian funding benefitting
million of humanitarian funding benefitting to 1.9 million children.
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