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Zimbabwe


Priority country : Political prioritization

Zimbabwe joined the SWA partnership in 2013 and is currently a member of the SWA Steering Committee representing government constituency for East and Southern Africa. WASH services constitute basic rights that the government of Zimbabwe and her cooperating partners are obligated to provide. Zimbabwe’s consistent participation in the SWA processes over the years has resulted in enhanced understanding of the SWA Framework at country level as evidenced by its active participation in all relevant SWA engagements, discussions and forums. Zimbabwe has since participated in the Sector Ministers Meetings (SMM) and Finance Ministers Meetings (FMM) in the past since 2016. The country’s contribution to the deliberations, discussions and sector positions agreed to by member states shows high-level commitment and political will. Zimbabwe has also been participating in the annual compilation of the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report, and it completed the WASH SDGs Costing Tool distributed by SWA Secretariat as part of the preparation process leading to the 2017 High Level Meeting. Currently, Zimbabwe with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of establishing a sector financial tracking system (TrackFin) as part of the agreed post FMM activities to strengthen its mutual accountability mechanism (MAM). The government, with support from UNICEF, SDC and AMCOW has since developed a gender-sensitive National Sanitation and Hygiene Policy which is now awaiting cabinet approval. The policy aims to create an open defaecation free Zimbabwe by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Joint commitments

Develop, launch and roll-out a national Strategy to reduce open defection from 21.7% to 9% by 2025
MS
75%
Fully fund the building of efficient regulatory institutions, devolved delivery and coordination capacity by 2022.
MS
75%
Achieve 80% access to potable water by 2025
MS
75%
Strengthen sustainable public finance-led funding of the sector over the two National Development Strategy cycles (2021-25 and 2025-30)
MS
75%
Mr. Tinayeshe Mutazu
Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement- Water Resources Planning and Management
Government
Wendy Mangwende
Humanitarian Program Manager, Oxfam Zimbabwe
Civil Society

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Partners

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Welthungerhilfe (WHH) - Zimbabwe

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Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights

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Hitbay Sanitation Services

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Documents

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Key documents Type
Zimbabwe 2022 SMM Country Overview
Zimbabwe - Collaborative Behaviour Country Profile 2020
Regional Roadmap for Africa
2020 Country Overview: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe - Collaborative Behaviours: Country Profile

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Climate finance for WASH (English, Spanish and Portuguese)

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