By Gary | Partner in Africa
Zimbabwe has grappled with several cholera epidemics over the last twenty years with outbreaks occurring in 2008,2009,2018 and 2023/24. The latest outbreak which lasted until June 2024 claimed 718 lives from 34549 reported cases. These statistics are from the World Health Organization.
Cholera is a waterborne disease that can quickly lead to death if left untreated. Factors that contribute to the spread of Cholera include:
• lack of safe sanitation and access to water.
• contaminated water supplies.
• damaged water and sewage systems.
In response to Government's please for assistance to combat cholera and offer vulnerable families access to improved sanitation systems, AFCA launched it's "LOOLOVE" toilet campaign toward the end of 2023 and to date has constructed over 30 approved latrine units to HIV impacted families. AFCA is currently partnered with the Zimbabwe based Meikles Foundation to roll out another 19 units in 2025.
A glance at the map and related table below shows that roughly only 50% of our population has access to the most basic of sanitation services and that unbelievably almost 30% of people still practice open defecation. This is a most alarming statistic and unless addressed urgently we will most certainly experience further disease outbreaks in the future. AFCA'S LooLove initiative is based in the Matobo and Umzingwane Districts of Zimbabwe as indicated on the map.
Help AFCA provide good, decent and safe toilets to vulnerable families in Zimbabwe. It's a HUGE deal to these folks as you can see in the photos.
The team here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS thanks you for supporting this project and the work we do for the children in Africa. If you would like to learn even more about what we do or how you can meet some of the children you have helped, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org.
By Gary | Partner in Africa
By Gary | Partner in Africa
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