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ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY

 * HOME
   
   
 * WHO WE ARE
 * WHAT WE DO
 * GET INVOLVED
 * RESTORING FAMILY LINKS
 * WHAT'S NEW
   


CURRENT EMERGENCIES


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COVID-19



Latest information on our response to the COVID-19 pandemic



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DISASTERS, CLIMATE AND CRISES


What is a disaster


Climate-smart disaster risk reduction


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Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Strategic Inventions and Response



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ZRCS Clinic


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ABOUT ZRCS


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Our Values


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DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND (DREF)

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The Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is the quickest, most efficient and
most transparent way of getting funding directly to local humanitarian
actors—both before and immediately after a crisis hits.

Every year, small and medium-sized disasters occur in silence. Without media
attention or international visibility, they can struggle to attract
funding—putting affected communities at risk of being completely neglected.

To support these smaller disasters, or to provide initial funding before
launching an Emergency Appeal, we rapidly channel funding to Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies through the DREF—enabling them to deliver fast and effective
local humanitarian action.

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ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY

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The Red Cross is quite a unique humanitarian player, locally and globally.
National Societies are recognized by all Governments as auxiliary to the public
authorities in the humanitarian field. In our case, the Zimbabwe Red Cross
Society was established through an Act of Parliament in 1981 as an auxiliary to
the Government of Zimbabwe’s humanitarian interventions.

FORECAST-BASED ACTION

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In the face of rising global challenges, simply responding to crises is no
longer enough. Forecast-based Action by the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (FbA
by the DREF) is our dedicated funding mechanism that helps National Societies
take early action before disasters strike.

FbA by the DREF is a fast, reliable and efficient way of getting money to Red
Cross and Red Crescent societies in anticipation of disasters. It helps them
save lives and reduce, or even prevent, the damage and losses caused by
disasters on communities.



FbA by the DREF uses a forecast-based financing approach. Based on
meteorological forecasts and risk analysis, we agree funding to National
Societies for early action in advance of a predicted hazard. Money is then
released automatically when pre-defined forecast thresholds or ‘triggers’ are
met.

WHAT IS A DISASTER?

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Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed
its capacity to cope using its own resources. Disasters can be caused by
natural, man-made and technological hazards, as well as various factors that
influence the exposure and vulnerability of a community.


WHAT ARE HAZARDS?

Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena. They can be:

 * Geophysical: a hazard originating from solid earth (such as earthquakes,
   landslides and volcanic activity)
 * Hydrological: caused by the occurrence, movement and distribution of water on
   earth (such as floods and avalanches)
 * Climatological: relating to the climate (such as droughts and wildfires)
 * Meteorological: relating to weather conditions (such as cyclones and storms)
 * Biological: caused by exposure to living organisms and their toxic substances
   or diseases they may carry (such as disease epidemics and insect/animal
   plagues)

Man-made and technological hazards are events that are caused by humans and
occur in or close to human settlements. They include complex emergencies,
conflicts, industrial accidents, transport accidents, environmental degradation
and pollution.

WHILE HAZARDS MAY BE NATURAL AND INEVITABLE, DISASTERS ARE NOT

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

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The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) seeks to explore how to grow the medical
and pharmaceutical businesses so as to strike a balance of a financially
self-sustaining humanitarian player through provision of low-cost high quality
affordable medical and pharmaceutical services to the Zimbabwean populace.

Currently, the ZRCS runs a medical Clinic situated at Red Cross House, number 98
Cameron Street which the National Society assumed management from the 1st of
July 2016.

The clinic has been identified as one of the National Society’s key income
generating projects for self-sustenance whilst simultaneously fulfilling its
social protection mandate by providing quality affordable healthcare to the
population.

Centrally located in the central business district of Harare, the clinic is
essentially a low-cost primary healthcare facility offering quality medical
services at significantly low, affordable rates compared to other private and
public healthcare institutions.

Occupying 1st and 2nd floors at five storey Red Cross House, with a staff
establishment of 29 regular employees and 20 being locum, the Clinic operates
from Monday to Friday (0800 hours to 1700 hours) and Saturdays (0800 hours to
1500 hours)

The following medical services are being offered at the clinic:

 1. GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND GYNAECOLOGY CONSULTATION
 2. LABORATORY SERVICE
 3. PHARMACY
 4. ULTRASOUND SCAN
 5. DENTAL SERVICE
 6. COUNSELLING

 * RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

 * PHARMACY DEPARTMENT

 * DENTAL DEPARTMENT

 * NURSING DEPARTMENT

 * LABORATORY DEPARTMENT

 * GENERAL PRACTITIONER AND GYNAECOLOGY CONSULTATION

 * COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT

The Radiology department has a latest Ultra sound scanning equipment servicing
Clinic patients as well as referrals from public hospitals.

This is a Clinic Pharmacy catering for the clinic patients only. Its current
location means it cannot cater for walk-in customers. As it is a clinic
pharmacy, its operating hours are also tied to the period when the clinic is
open.

Currently the department offers dental procedures such as extractions, cleaning,
filings and other simple procedures. Our dental department was recently boosted
by the acquisition of a new dental chair. Cabinets and double sink are yet
installed due to prohibitive costs.

The Nursing department carries out dressings, injections, venepuncture, and
small procedures such as incision and drainage, Suturing, Plaster of Paris
application and removal, ear syringing and BP measuring and BMI (basal metabolic
Index) calculation and nebulisation.









The laboratory department is comprehensive, offering haematology, microbiology,
serology and chemistry. However, it has the potential to perform at a higher
level than it currently is.

The department currently services not just the clinic’s patients but also
referral from local surgeries, clinics and hospitals. In, future it aims to be
in a position to be a referral laboratory from other smaller laboratories.










The General Practitioner doctors are central to the activities at the clinic.
They refer patients for laboratory test, ultrasound scan, to the pharmacy and
therefore initiate activities in the rest of the departments.












The department provides HIV pre and post-test, depression, psychological trauma
counselling, and other anxiety states counselling. They also provide wellness,
diet and lifestyle modification programs.


EXPANSION OF RED CROSS CLINIC INTO RED CROSS HOSPITAL

The expansion of the Clinic into a Hospital will greatly expand the scope of
social enterprise as we seek to avail quality affordable medical services to the
community.

The long term vision is to provide specialised services for our clientele which
under normal circumstances are not able to afford such due to prohibitive costs.
We are seeking to be the bridge between the public sector were costs are
affordable but limited resources and private sector with all the resources but
services out reach to many. This aims to aid the country in achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals particularly goal number 3 by providing universal
access to quality health care.

The aim is to expand already existing services and add more services to those
being offered currently by the clinic.

The first aim is to convert into a fully-fledged hospital which has all the
services of a specialised hospital. This allows us to fulfil our client’s desire
to access all healthcare services under one roof.


With the trusted Red Cross brand and favourable pricing model, the Red Cross
Clinic and healthcare projects are poised for major growth. The Society plans to
leverage on the success of the Harare Clinic and proposed Hospital to duplicate
this model in other provinces country wide.

ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS AND RESPONSE

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Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has been implementing the various programs in
different thematic areas during the previous Strategic Plan. The period from
2015 to 2020 saw the National Society proving to be capable and technically
prepared to respond to disasters, and provide health livelihood interventions to
respond to challenges faced by vulnerable communities throughout Zimbabwe. The
goal was to build healthy, secure, and resilient communities, which was achieved
by implementing activities under three core program areas:

 1. Health and Social Services
 2. Disaster Management and Emergency Response,
 3. Sustainable Livelihood


ZRCS BUSINESS MODEL TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY, BEST PRACTICE MODELS AND IMPACT

The ZRCS established a corporate sector subsidiary model that generates
alternative revenue for the organisation, towards sustainability. The projects
are self-sustaining and contribute to the overall core- funding mechanism of the
organisation.

RED CROSS HIGH SCHOOL

ZRCS High School is record as one of its kind in the region among NSs. In 2020
the school recorded 100% ‘A’ Level pass rate and 58 % for ‘O’ Level. The
school’s catchment area has become national with students coming from all
province. The enrolment is high and the growth is being limited by lack of
resources and facilities. It has 356 students. In 2018 at Humanitarian Education
in Africa Conference in Kenya Robert Kofman (American) showed some interest in
supporting the project. The learners are well versed with the Red Cross Movement
fundamental principles and they are taught about volunteerism and importance of
first aid.

RED CROSS CLINIC

This is one of the ZRCS best practice in which they are reaching out to the
community and at the same time generating income for the organisation towards
self-sustenance. The clinic is run as a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of
Zimbabwe Reds Cross that was created to fund the National Society. It was taken
over from the Iranian Red Crescent in 2017.The clinic has managed to create
employment for medical staff and volunteers from the community. There is a
vision to roll out Red Cross Clinics to other provinces

VISION

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A resilient Zimbabwe, able to withstand and quickly recover from natural and
man-made disasters.

MISSION

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To provide timely, appropriate and sustainable humanitarian service to all
communities experiencing an emergency situation or hardships, through well
managed programmes in Health and Social Services, Disaster Management, Food
Security and Livelihoods, Water and Sanitation, Restoration of Family Links
Organisational Development as well as First Aid and Nurse Aide training and Red
Cross Clinics.

ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY ACT

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CHAPTER 17:08

COMMENCED ON 2 OCTOBER 1981

AN ACT to constitute the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society as the national Red Cross
Society for the purposes of the Geneva Conventions; and to provide for matters
incidental to or connected with the foregoing.


SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Act [Chapter 17:08].


INTERPRETATION

In this Act—



“Branch” means the branch of the British Red Cross Society which was in
existence in Zimbabwe as a voluntary association immediately before the 2nd
October, 1981 and which carried on its activities under the name “Zimbabwe Red
Cross”;

“Executive Council” means the Executive Council of the Society established by
section eight;

“General Assembly” means the General Assembly of the Society referred to in
section nine;

“Geneva Conventions” means the Conventions set out in the First, Second, Third
and Fourth Schedules to the Geneva Conventions Act [Chapter 11:06];

“rules” means rules made by the Executive Council or the General Assembly in
terms of section nine;

“Society” means the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society established by section three


ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIETY

There is hereby established a society, to be known as the Zimbabwe Red Cross
Society, which shall be a body corporate capable of suing and being sued in its
corporate name and, subject to this Act, of performing all acts that bodies
corporate may by law perform.


OBJECTS OF SOCIETY

The objects of the Society shall be—


 a. in times of armed conflict and in times of peace, to act in all the fields
    covered by the Geneva Conventions and on behalf of all persons, both
    military and civilian, suffering from the effects of armed conflict;
 b. in times of peace to make preparations for the carrying out of its functions
    in the event of armed conflict;
 c. on its own initiative to organize emergency relief to victims of disasters,
    however caused, where possible in accordance with a national plan;
 d. in co-operation with public authorities where this is possible, to
    encourage, support and carry on any activity which relieves suffering and
    promotes the health and welfare of the community, and to provide public
    instruction in such activities:
    Provided that, save in circumstances which the Society considers to be
    exceptional, the Society shall not subsidize any scheme or assume any
    responsibility which is the legitimate function of some public authority;
 e. to inspire boys and girls of school age with the ideals of the Junior Red
    Cross, namely health, service and international friendship, and to form
    Junior Units wherever possible;
 f. to interest and instruct public and official opinion in the work of the Red
    Cross, in the Geneva Conventions and in the principles which inspire the Red
    Cross and the Geneva Conventions;
 g. to recruit and train members to perform the activities specified in
    paragraphs (a) to (f), and for this purpose to establish such regional and
    local committees as the Society considers appropriate;
 h. generally, to carry out and assist in work for the improvement of health,
    the prevention of disease and the alleviation of suffering wherever it may
    occur in times of peace or armed conflict


POWERS OF SOCIETY

 1. For the purpose of achieving the objects set out in section four, the
    Society shall have power to do or cause to be done, either by itself or
    through its agents, all or any of the things specified in the Schedule,
    either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with others.
 2. In the exercise of its powers in terms of this Act the Society and its
    agents shall not discriminate adversely on the ground of race, colour,
    nationality, tribe, place of origin, political opinions or creed, and shall
    act in accordance with the spirit and principles of the Geneva Conventions.


SOCIETY TO BE INDEPENDENT VOLUNTARY AID SOCIETY AND SOLE RED CROSS SOCIETY

 1. The Society is hereby recognized as a voluntary aid society auxiliary to the
    public authorities both for the purposes of the Geneva Conventions and
    otherwise.
 2. The independent and voluntary nature of the Society shall at all times be
    respected in accordance with the resolution relating to National Red Cross
    Societies adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 19th
    November, 1946.
 3. The Society shall be the only Red Cross society in Zimbabwe.
 4. This section shall bind the State.


USE OF RED CROSS EMBLEM BY SOCIETY

The Society may use, in conformity with the Geneva Conventions—


 a. the emblem of a red cross with vertical and horizontal arms the same length
    on, and completely surrounded by, a white ground; and
 b. the designation “Red Cross” and “Geneva Cross”.


ESTABLISHMENT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF SOCIETY

 1. There is hereby established the Executive Council of the Society which
    shall, subject to this Act and rules, exercise the powers conferred upon it
    by the General Assembly.
 2. The Executive Council shall consist of such number of members as may be
    prescribed in rules, who shall be elected or appointed by the General
    Assembly in such manner and hold office for such period as may be prescribed
    in rules.


GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOCIETY

 1. At least once in every year there shall be a meeting of the Executive
    Council and such members of the Society or their representatives as may be
    prescribed in rules, which meeting shall be known as the General Assembly.
 2. The General Assembly shall be the highest authority of the Society, with
    power—
     a. to manage the affairs and property of the Society and to exercise all
        the powers conferred upon the Society by this Act;
     b. to elect or appoint members and office-bearers of the Society and
        members of the Executive Council;
     c. subject to section ten, to make rules for the governance of the Society,
        the management of its affairs and property and the achievement of its
        objects, and to amend or repeal such rules;
     d. to delegate to the Executive Council, either absolutely or subject to
        conditions, such of its powers, including the power to make, amend and
        repeal rules, as it may think fit, and to vary or revoke any such
        delegation.


RULES

 1. Rules may provide for—
     a. the qualifications for membership of the Society, the specification of
        different classes of membership, the election or appointment of each
        class of member and the circumstances in which members shall cease to be
        members of the Society;
     b. the levying of fees and subscriptions from members of the Society;
     c. the conduct of meetings of the General Assembly, the quorum thereat and
        the voting rights of each class of member of the Society;
     d. the composition of the Executive Council, the election or appointment of
        members of the Executive Council, their tenure of office and the
        circumstances in which they shall cease to be members;
     e. the conduct of meetings and business of the Executive Council and the
        quorum at such meetings
     f. the establishment of committees, whether consisting of members of the
        Executive Council or otherwise, and the delegation by the Executive
        Council or the General Assembly to such committees of such of its powers
        as it thinks fit;
     g. the establishment and conduct of branches of the Society;
     h. any other matter, not inconsistent with this Act, which the General
        Assembly or, as the case may be, the Executive Council considers
        necessary or desirable to prescribe in rules.

 2. Rules shall not provide that any person or class of person shall be excluded
    from or deprived of membership of the Society on the ground of race, colour,
    nationality, tribe, place of origin, political opinions or creed.
 3. Rules need not be published in the Gazette.


SUCCESSION OF SOCIETY TO BRANCH

 1. The Society shall for all purposes be the successor to the Branch.
 2. All assets, rights and liabilities which immediately before the 2nd October,
    1981, vested in or had been incurred by the Branch shall vest in or, as the
    case may be, be deemed to have been incurred by the Society.
 3. Any constitution, rules or regulations which, immediately before the 2nd
    October, 1981, regulated the affairs of the Branch and its members shall, to
    the extent that they are not inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to be
    rules and may be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or, as the case
    may be, the Executive Council in terms of section nine.




SCHEDULE (SECTION 5 (1))


POWERS OF SOCIETY

 1. To do anything which this Act provides may or shall be done by the Society
 2. To appoint, upon such terms and conditions in respect of salary, pension and
    other benefits as the Society thinks fit, such persons as it considers
    necessary for conducting the affairs of the Society and to suspend or
    discharge such persons.
 3. To purchase or otherwise acquire any property, movable or immovable, and to
    take, accept and hold any such property which may become vested in the
    Society by virtue of purchase, exchange, donation, grant, lease,
    testamentary disposition or otherwise.
 4. To sell, exchange, lease, donate, dispose of, develop, turn to account or
    otherwise deal with any of the assets of the Society.
 5. To establish and administer any charitable or benevolent fund and contribute
    to any such fund.
 6. To borrow or raise money in such manner and on such terms and conditions as
    the Society thinks fit.
 7. To enter into any contract which may be necessary for or incidental to the
    exercise of the powers of the Society.
 8. Generally, to do all such things as the Society considers are incidental or
    conducive to the exercise of the functions or the pursuance of the objects
    of the Society.

VALUES

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Central to the achievement of the mission, the organisation will uphold the
following values:

 * Integrity and professionalism,
 * Transparency and accountability and commitment to serving humanity

PRINCIPLES

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The Fundamental Principles are an expression of the Red Cross Red Crescent
Movement’s values and practices. They were developed based on the Movement’s
experience responding to suffering and needs over the previous century. The
Fundamental Principles are at once operational and aspirational. They serve both
as a guide for action and as the Movement’s common identity and purpose.

The Fundamental Principles guide the work and decisions of the Red Cross Red
Crescent Movement for all Red Cross Red Crescent workers in all situations and
at all times.

Proclaimed in Vienna in 1965, the seven Fundamental Principles bond together the
Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, the International Committee of
the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies. They guarantee the continuity of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
and its humanitarian work.

In 2015, National Societies, the IFRC and the ICRC will come together to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Fundamental Principles.
The commemoration not only to celebrates this remarkable milestone, but also is
an opportunity to share experiences and to learn from one another, and to
reassert the contemporary relevance and importance of the Fundamental
Principles.


HUMANITY

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, born of a desire to bring
assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavors,
in its international and national capacity, to prevent and alleviate human
suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health
and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding,
friendship, cooperation and lasting peace amongst all peoples.


IMPARTIALITY

It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or
political opinions. It endeavours to relieve the suffering of individuals, being
guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of
distress.


NEUTRALITY

In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement may not take
sides in hostilities or engage at any time in controversies of a political,
racial, religious or ideological nature.


INDEPENDENCE

The Movement is independent. The National Societies, while auxiliaries in the
humanitarian services of their governments and subject to the laws of their
respective countries, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be
able at all times to act in accordance with the principles of the Movement.


VOLUNTARY SERVICE

It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain.


UNITY

There can be only one Red Cross or one Red Crescent Society in any one country.
It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its
territory.


UNIVERSALITY

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies
have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each
other, is worldwide.

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THE SECRETARY GENERAL

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FOREWORD FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL


MR ELIAS HWENGA

ZRCS Secretary General


To all our distinguished partners, friends and with special mention to the
communities that we serve in our beautiful Zimbabwe, I wish to share with you
our new Strategic plan, which will give direction to our programmes in the next
five years. The basis of this Strategic Plan is in ZRCS’s vision of becoming a
dynamic voluntary relief organization promoting human dignity. This vision is
encapsulated in the global International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) 2030
Strategy under three domains of change namely:

 i.   People Anticipate, Respond to and Quickly Recover from Crisis,
 ii.  People lead safe, healthy and dignified lives and have opportunities to
      thrive,
 iii. People mobilise for inclusive and peaceful communities.



The development of the Strategic Plan was a major task. I believe its
implementation to be both challenging in responding to emerging disasters and
global pandemics such as the COVID-19, and yet rewarding through the impact we
will make. As the organisation, we now have a vigorous and clear Strategic Plan
to guide our work in transforming our organization and the lives of vulnerable
communities in Zimbabwe. We are also well-positioned to take a leading role in
the humanitarian spaces around the country, and contribute to regional response.
The implementation of the Strategic Plan must continue to reflect our vision and
renewed focus on efficiency and sustainability. Subsequently, the organisation
is moving from focusing on processes and outputs to being more outcome and
impact-oriented. Thus, the implementation of this Strategic Plan will benefit
the organisation through reducing shortcuts and loopholes in our work, increase
funding opportunities, and establishing long term partnerships and enhance
transparency and accountability of our work.

Our new Strategic Plan is strongly aligned to national development strategies,
and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and this is a result of
internal and external stakeholder consultative and participatory processes,
which started in April 2021 through May 2021. Internally, we organised meetings
at Branch level, Provincial Level, up to the Head office, and externally the
consultant interviewed Participating National Societies, and other strategic
partners. The feedback received throughout this process was extremely positive
in the development of the Strategic Plan.

The Strategic Plan 2021-2025 is an ambitious document because it repositions
ZRCS as the biggest humanitarian organisation in Zimbabwe. Our ambition is a
reflection of our commitment to address humanitarian challenges in the country,
and explore new opportunities to achieve measurable impact wherever we have our
presence, including through strategic partnerships and active participation in
national development processes.

The Strategic Plan 2021-2025 represents a rejuvenated spirit! A new Zimbabwe Red
Cross Society. Together we can make a difference.

ZRCS PRESIDENT

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NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY




MR EDSON MLAMBO

ZRCS President


I wish to congratulate and endorse the unveiling of the Zimbabwe Red Cross
Society Strategic Plan 2021-2025, which will be our corner stone in the next 5
years. I recognize its solid foundation in communities, organizational
development and impact-oriented and the needs of people. The Strategic Plan’s
ambition has set out to achieve and fulfil ZRCS mission, vision and purpose. The
Strategic Plan encourage the ZRCS approach of embedding sustainable
implementation practices, support the ambition to focus knowledge management on
efforts to harness expertise for integrated service offerings, and specialized
solutions, based on realized or anticipated demand towards specific goals and
operational contexts. I endorse ZRCS’ commitment to engage more strategically
with the Government of Zimbabwe, International Development partners, the Donor
Community, Private Sector and communities that we serve.

The strategy enables ZRCS in its continued pursuit of organizational excellence
and attention to ensuring investment to build organizational capabilities and
protect its unique business model for the future. The process toward planning
2021-2025 Strategic Plan has offered us the opportunity to take stock on past
successes and failures, to determine our vision and future goals in the light of
challenges ahead, and to advance techniques for our improvement because of
changing necessities as well as an active and participating agent to drive
intellectual, social and economic changes.

The strategic themes attest to the commitment of achieving excellence through
our core functions of implementing, dissemination and exchange of knowledge, as
well as our duty to engage stakeholders and the community. The proposed
strategies will enrich the communities as well as enhance performance with the
organisation. As a lead disaster response and humanitarian organization in
Zimbabwe, we shall continue to engage in results-based and impact-oriented
activities in communities and uphold the principle of human dignity by promoting
livelihood programs in vulnerable communities. Through engagement with the
public, ZRCS will better articulate, develop and communicate its identity
consistent with our vision in order to engage with the community in
understanding our goals and sharing our achievements.

The 2021-2025 Strategic Plan represents the concerted guidance and
recommendations of ZRCS stakeholders and partners, whose valuable input has been
incorporated in this document. Let me take this opportunity to thank all of them
for giving ZRCS so much food for thought during the process of consultation and
drafting of the Strategic Plan. I am sure that, with the collaboration of our
skilled staff, stakeholders and partners, the goals we aspire to accomplish will
in time translate into milestones of which we can be all proud of. I invite you
to join hands with us and help to maintain ZRCS’s mandate while cultivating its
further developments. On behalf of the ZRCS Governing Board, may I thank you
heartily for being part of a leading humanitarian organization.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

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Your time and talent can make a real difference in people's lives.
Volunteering has been a part of our network since we the foundation of the Red
Cross Movement 150 years ago. And up to this day, voluntary service—helping
others without desire for personal gain—remains one of our Fundamental
Principles guiding everything we do.

Volunteers carry out 90 percent of the humanitarian work of the Red Cross. As
Red Cross, we pride ourselves in always being the first in and last out in any
emergency due to our wide network of volunteers who live and serve their own
communities. They help victims of disaster, provide care and comfort to ill and
injured, teach others lifesaving skills such as First Aid , help in building
community resilience and much more.

“They are our strength. They are what define us. And they help make the world a
safer and more peaceful place every single day.”

The need for volunteers has never been greater as larger and more intense
disasters happen across the country due to our changing climate.

Becoming a volunteer with the Red Cross isn’t just about giving back to your
community. It’s also about learning new skills, making lifelong friends and
being a part of the world’s biggest humanitarian network striving to alleviate
human suffering in the face of emergencies. Turn tragedy into hope by donating
your time and skills.

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RED CROSS HIGH SCHOOL

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As a direct support to the formal education initiative, the Zimbabwe Red Cross
Society, ZRCS, runs a Red Cross High School on a full time basis and the school
acts a model for all Disaster Risk Reduction and Youth related programming. The
Red Cross High School which was established in 2015 with the thrust of offering
quality formal education to orphaned and vulnerable children as well as resource
mobilization. The School, situated in Harare has an enrolment of both day and
boarding scholars from form1-6 who are from diverse social backgrounds who pay
termly fees for sustainability.
The School is registered under the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
(Reg. No IC/HARARE/526/15) and is an accredited Zimbabwe Schools Examination
Centre. It is located at Red Cross owned facility, number 165 Kambuzuma Drive,
Westwood in Harare Metropolitan.


MISSION

The School’s Mission is “to provide premium and inclusive education and lifelong
survival skills to the young and needy in Zimbabwe” This statement is a legacy
of the humanitarian imperative which supported the school’s origin and fit in
the model of community development-oriented schools.


OBJECTIVES:

 * To develop a complete student who understands and lives by the principles of
   Unity, Impartiality and Humanity. This is aptly captured in the School’s
   logo.
 * To offer high quality education with latest technology even for the less
   privileged students, through high Information Technology, science and
   humanities education through appropriate tools.
 * To ensure that students are able to develop intrinsic appreciation of values
   to selflessly help and care for others.


APPROACHES

To achieve this, the School is paying close attention to innovative ideas that
might motivate students, make learning more relevant, increase deep learning,
and provide students with new types of programs and new ways of teaching and
learning.

Through the school, students are inculcated with the Red Cross ideology,
principles as well as orientation to the humanitarian sphere.

Establishment of Red Cross Clubs at the School where students meet on a weekly
basis and are specifically taught about Red Cross Fundamental Principles,
ideology and humanitarianism in general. This has seen the birth of a replica
partner clubs in other schools where they regularly interact through exchange
programmes.

The school has so far started using IT updates as new resources for learning,
e.g. interactive boards, or the online courses including some free Red Cross
courses on the E-learning platform where participant is issued a free
certificate. This platform can help reinforce knowledge of the RC movement
issues such as IHL, First Aid, Red Cross principles. This is a Red Cross niche
which is not provided in all learning institutions.

The School has also partnered with other schools through exchange programmes so
that the students get exposure on the different contexts such as those in rural
areas so that they can share experiences.

The School is involved in various outreach and in reach experiences that enables
the students to better provide a more “authentic” education experience. Examples
of powerful outreach experiences occur when students are provided with
internships in local health clinics and hospitals, schools and colleges, social
work agencies. “In reach” experiences - outside visitors brought to the school
to talk with students about careers and experiences – is also a powerful way to
connect students to the outside world. These are all available in the Red Cross
programming.

Besides all the other academic subjects, the school has a more emphasis on
“Catching them Young” as deliberate lessons on humanitarian principles are
taught and the students are involved in various community projects

Exchange programmes with Partner National Societies where students are supported
to attend Youth leadership training courses in other countries such as Denmark
and Finland has resulted in a positive cross pollination of ideas as the
students share their experiences with their peers.


SUSTAINABILITY

Partnerships include with key government departments such as the Ministry of
Education on the Red Cross High School and for the ZRCS to carry out and promote
Humanitarian Education activities within schools using the Red Cross School
experience as a model. The latest partnership for ZRCS is on Youth for Sport to
ensure health promotion and talent development with Sports and Recreation
Commission.

All this is supported by legislation as the Zimbabwe Red Cross Act number 30 of
1981 gives the National Society mandate to inspire boys and girls of school
going age with the ideals, knowledge, skills and attitudes of the Red Cross
Movement.

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VALUES

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Central to the achievement of the mission, the organisation will uphold the
following values:

 * Commitment to serving humanity | Integrity | Transparency | Professionalism
 * Accountability | Teamwork | Good governance
 * Unity and trust | Respect and compliance | Reliability

ECHO PRESSER

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HARARE

The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and
Child Care and the City of Harare, has launched an initiative to address the
rising threat of cholera outbreaks in Harare. This risk is exacerbated by
factors such as climate change, urbanization, and population growth,
disproportionately impacting vulnerable urban communities.

Dubbed the " Integrated Strategy for Cholera Risk Elimination and Mitigation
Action," this initiative is made possible through funding from the European
Commission Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (DG
ECHO) and the Finnish Red Cross. It centers on three crucial objectives:
Prevention, Containment, and Upscaling.

The Action began with a comprehensive Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP)
survey and hazard mapping to assess risks in target areas. This data informs
interventions that combat negative behavioural practices related to water
collection, sanitation, and hygiene, ultimately preventing waterborne diseases.
Additionally, water quality testing and inclusive hygiene messaging
dissemination are key components of this effort.

To effectively contain potential outbreaks, the Action adopts the Branch
Outbreak Response Team (BORT) approach, capitalizing on the strengths of the Red
Cross Movement.

This approach includes standardized equipment, training protocols, and scalable
Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT), as well as community mobilization to disrupt
cholera transmission routes.

In preparation for rapid responses, the Action strategically prepositions Oral
Rehydration Point (ORP) kits and essential materials for BORT. Large tents will
also be procured for possible deployment to clinics if Cholera Treatment Centres
(CTC) are needed. Additionally, an Early Action Plan (EAP) for cholera in
Zimbabwe will be developed.

Identifying cholera hotspots based on defined criteria, the Action will closely
work with the CoH Health Department to target 10 wards within Harare's Tier 1
and Tier 2 brackets, aiming to contain and prevent cholera outbreaks.

The Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Mr Elias Hwenga said the
overarching objective of this intervention is to enhance environmental health in
urban Zimbabwe by bolstering capacities for the prevention, containment, and
scaling up of responses to waterborne disease outbreaks. “This initiative seeks
to fortify the structures and capabilities required to effectively respond to
cholera outbreaks in Harare's most vulnerable areas, reducing their impact on
communities and limiting the spread of the disease,” he said.

For further information, please contact:

Mr. Stambuli Kim

Head of Communication and Corporate Affairs Phone: +263712517264






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National Societies are recognized by all Governments as auxiliary to the public
authorities in the humanitarian field.


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HEALTH CARE SERVICES

The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society seeks to explore how to grow the medical and
pharmaceutical businesses so as to strike a balance of a financially
self-sustaining humanitarian player through provision of low-cost, high quality,
affordable medical and pharmaceutical services to the Zimbabwean populace.


VISION

A resilient Zimbabwe, able to withstand and quickly recover from natural and
man-made disasters.


MISSION

To provide timely, appropriate and sustainable humanitarian service to all
communities experiencing an emergency situation or hardships, through well
managed programmes in Health and Social Services, Disaster Management, Food
Security and Livelihoods, Water and Sanitation, Restoration of Family Links,
Organisational Development as well as First Aid and Nurse Aide training and Red
Cross Clinics.


VALUES

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