Matabeleland South, a region famous for cattle ranching and breeding losses cattle every year due to climate change induced hunger. Image by The Citizen Bulletin

Matabeleland South is known for livestock farming. However, climate change has left many farmers counting immeasurable losses after losing their cattle to hunger due to lack of pastures when there is drought.

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A rubbish bin made from recycled soft drink cans...Gwanda community health club has become a source of livelihood to unemployed women and widows.

With high unemployment rate in the country, community clubs are filling the gap in Gwanda, equipping women with skills to achieve a better life through providing them with entrepreneurship skills and other tools for a living.

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Several women have taken up artisanal mining in uMzingwane district as a source of livelihood. Image by New Gold Inc

Mining at Umzingwane has been largely a men’s job, but women are slowly making inroads to improve their livelihoods and boost scanty family incomes.
 
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Pregnant women in Gwanda cover up to 50 kilometres to access Masase hospital arguing that it is well equipped compared to their local West Nicholson clinic.

Access to health care is a basic constitutional right. In parts of rural Gwanda, villagers are battling to access health care services due to lengthy distances between their homesteads and the clinics.

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Mat South villagers flee climate change induced droughts and poverty in search of greener pastures in neighbouring countries. Image by UNHCR

Climate change induced droughts and poverty are threatening livelihoods in Matabeleland South, forcing many to risk life and limb crossing the Limpopo River in search of a better life in neighbouring South Africa.

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