Zimbabwe Drought
09 Mar 2021
SUPPLY A 12-PACK OF 500ml BOTTLED WATER TO WATER SCARCE COMMUNITIES AT JUST R17
Zimbabwe has been in prolonged drought since 2018. Each year there are less rains, and the threat
to all water sources, above ground and below, is becoming alarming. This year, hand pump
boreholes have dried up in rural areas and thousands have been crowding at the few available water
sources. Some 38% of Zimbabweans depend on ground water, but with recurrent droughts an
inadequate rain even the underground reserves in the aquifers are at risk of being depleted. Due to
climate changes, when the rains do come these days, they are too hard and too short, the water
runs off and does not soak into the ground. In some areas, water rationing sees households getting
just 20L of water per day, no matter the family size.
The impact of this situation is felt across the country, but in Bulawayo, the second largest city, things
were especially difficult. Some residents have gone three months without running water and with
technical failures in the water supply system even those areas that may get supply are often cut off.
DONATE A 12 PACK OF 500ml WATER AT JUST R17.
LET’S QUENCH OUR NEIGHBOURS’ THIRST
