About
Enhancing Community Resilience and Sustainability (ECRAS) project is part of the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF), a multi-Donor fund established by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement and UNDP, which is aiming to increase the capacities of communities to sustain development gains and achieve improved well-being outcomes in the face of shocks and stresses.
Our Interventions
The project aims to build and strengthen Chiredzi and Mwenezi beneficiaries’ resilience capacities to withstand shocks and stresses in the face of climate change induced adversities. This will be through improving their absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities.
Livestock Managemnet
Livestock are a crucial component in the livelihoods of the rural populace in Zimbabwe, especially in Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts. The ZRBF-ECRAS project has is promoting investments in livestock to build farmers’ resilience.
Nutrition sensitive agriculture
The project is encouraging diversified food production such as crop production, hoticulture and fish farming contributing towards improved household nutrition.
Traditional grain production
The project is promoting high yielding varieties of traditional grains to assist communities to upscale thier produce thus increasing food security for families.
Beneficiary Testimonials
My grandchildren no longer have to fetch firewood and destroying the forest before going to school, they simply boil water and cook their food on the biogas stove and pack into their lunch boxes.
Sister Hlongwani
Ward 2 , Tengera Village, Mwenezii district
Since the project started we have seen a huge difference in our lives. We almost lost all our livestock due to wild animals and the the effects of drought, but now through various trainings we have managed to overcome these problems.
Moscow Machegula
Ward 1, Mwenezi district
“We were given practical lessons we used to receive food hand outs but now we are focusing on business, buying assets. I now have a tractor and motorbike.
Mr Machukela
Ward 22, Guluji village, Chiredzi district
Project Gallery
Changing Lives In Chiredzi and Mwenezi
Project Reach
The Enhancing Community Resilience and Sustainability (ECRAS) project works in 29 wards of Masvingo district, 17 in Chiredzi district and 12 in Mwenezi district.
Number of wards
Project Beneficiaries
chiredzi and Mwenezi Districts
Our Partners
