WATER SUPPLY FOR THE POOR COMMUNITY OF MABLAUWUNI, KEZI NEW Project in 2012 The local people in this region can currently only access water from a heavily polluted dirty river, a 5 km walk with buckets. CRY’s indigenous project partner “River of Life Westgate Projects” has previously funded the construction of a grinding mill, which this community use to grind minimead for sudsud, part of their everyday diet. The provision of clean, safe water would similarly serve this community of about 150 families (1,000 people, mostly children aged 0-12 yrs) and also enable viable, high yield local farms to be created, modelled on the “Foundations for Farming” conservation farming technique that enables self-sufficiency. The project will provide safe, filtered drinking water for this poor community in Kezi district (+-70 km west of Bulawayo), a very low rainfall area in Matabeleland South. Water would be pumped from the Ebeneezer Dam (10 million m3 capacity daily) into local reservoir storage tanks (10,000 litre), a proven viable and more successful option than drilling a local bore hole, due to the granite rock and sand in that area.

WELL WATERED GARDENS/ CEDAR CARE PROGRAMME, HARARE AREA

Last supported in 2008

CRY has been involved in supporting two areas of work since 2003.

Firstly through Farming Gods Way (Well Watered Gardens Programme), which seeks to teach basic agricultural skills to enable families to feed themselves. This programme has had a significant impact on the lives of thousands of people who for many years have lived under oppression and in extreme poverty. The programme has also been “exported” to other African Nations. 

Secondly through the Cedar Project. Through local churches, this project seeks to support children and families bereaved through HIV/AIDS. Training programmes are held to support carers and empower the local churches as they seek to meet this ever increasing need in this nation.

Through God’s Grace many are being supported through these projects and receiving hope for the future. Levels of poverty, HIV/AIDS are rising daily and resources barely keep up with the need.

The Well Watered Gardens project continues to support large numbers of families in farming techniques which are enabling them to become self-sufficient. In 2008, CRY provided financial support towards the management of the project. In 2009, the project was renamed 'Foundations for Farming' and a grant application was made for support to develop a training centre, however this was not successful. There were no plans for alternative finance. The Cedar Project received one-off support during 2006; a grant was agreed for 2007; and CRY provided financial support towards the management of the project in 2008. 

In 2010 a one-off donation was made towards the Jaipur Limb project in Harare, which supplies artificial limbs to children and adults.

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