We at UNOPS are proud to partner with World Bank. Together we are supporting communities and helping countries overcome the implementation gap.

Gender equality is possible if we all #InspireInclusion . As we wrap up Women's Month, we salute women in agriculture who are taking on leadership roles to sustain livelihoods and ensure food security under the Smallholder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme. MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development

Forging women's economic empowerment is one way to #InspireInclusion . Many women like Shumirai Chaboma rely on selling of agricultural produce but poor infrastructure puts them at risk. World Bank supported the construction of a safe market in Chipinge bit.ly/3TSbkAw

Chimanimani now has a robust early warning system. Weather forecasts are in real time and warning messages are broadcast on the community-owned radio station, Chimanimani FM, in local languages- zveibve kuanhu zveipetuka kuanhu! World Bank UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture #FrontlinesofClimateAction

'We must build a future where we have better adapted to the changing climate.. protecting every person with an early-warning system by 2027'-António Guterres.
Supported by African Development Bank Group,we are on the frontlines of climate change installing river level gauging systems #WorldMetDay

'We were struggling. Imagine buying vegetables for 0.50c each day instead of growing them in our gardens.
Our lifestyle had changed. We even feared that we would be infected with cholera.'
Access to water is life-changing!
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#WorldWaterDay African Development Bank Group

Health, food, energy, and many economic activities rely on well-functioning water systems.
In a crisis, access to water aids the rebuilding of livelihoods and resilience in affected communities.
Thanks to African Development Bank Group, Chipinge is now a flagship
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As climate change impacts increase, the need to unite to provide sustainable water solutions becomes more urgent.
Through a partnership with UNICEF ZIMBABWE under the World Bank funded The Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP), 48 schools now have robust WASH facilities
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Today, we take a sombre moment in solidarity with friends and family who lost dear ones in the devastation of Cyclone Idai in 2019. We thank the Government and development partners who have supported UNOPS to restore livelihoods and build resilience against future shocks

The UNOPS Zimbabwe office today celebrated International Women’s at a special luncheon hosted for women who are #InspiringInclusion in the construction industry. Women contribute as business leaders in nation building! Honoured to have met these trailblazers in industry! #unops

'Now we can get our produce to market faster and cheaper,' beams headman Marumauta.
In a community that relies mostly on agriculture, the new Nyahode no.4 bridge, financed by African Development Bank Group, is a conduit for economic productivity in Machongwe-Rusitu communities.

Today, Sonja Leighton-Kone held fruitful discussions with the country manager of the African Development Bank in Zimbabwe, Moono Mupotola. Partnership with African Development Bank Group has transformed road, power supply, water and sanitation infrastructure for Chipinge and Chimanimani districts

'We are excited that this infrastructure will last for years to come and look forward to the thousands of learners who will have access to quality learning as a result,' UNOPS Deputy Executive Director speaking at Kushinga Primary. The school enrols over 1300 learners

With funding from World Bank, classroom blocks have been constructed in 7 schools in Chimanimani. Sonja Leighton-Kone, the Deputy Executive Director for UNOPS visited Kushinga Primary school, a flagship for climate resilient education facilities

When women lead development, they understand and value women's inclusion. This week, UNOPS Deputy Executive Director met with World Bank Country Manager for Zimbabwe, Eneida Fernandes, to appreciate The Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) and draw lessons from it for future collaborations

To build a better world, we must cooperate in the face of disaster unops.org/news-and-stori… It can set communities on the path to a more resilient, sustainable future.

'Thank you The Gov't of Japan for this timely intervention. The ambulance will be put to good use and kept in good condition,' Deputy Minister Hon. S.T. Kwidini receiving the donation today

Today, Ministry of HealthZW Deputy Minister Hon S. T Kwidini received an ambulance which was donated by the Japanese Ambassador to Zimbabwe H.E. Mr Shinichi Yamanaka through UNOPS. The ambulance was a third one handed over under the 'Equipping health centres in Manicaland Province'

'Thank you to UNOPS for exceeding our expectations,' H.E. Ambassador Yamanaka, The Gov't of Japan Ambassador to Zimbabwe speaking at the handover of the third ambulance to Ministry of HealthZW for the improving access to basic emergency services in Chipinge district in Manicaland

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