Elliot Mugande
Zimbabwe
Reporting topics:
Women, people with disabilities, Covid-19, livelihoods
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Challenges of COVID-19 isolation expose vulnerable elders to the virus
In many countries, the bigger focus of the coronavirus pandemic has been the protection of elderly members and those with underlying medical conditions. As seen globally, the elderly are more at risk of dying from the virus. But one challenge that many families are grappling with is isolation from older family members by those confirmed…
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Children forced to fend for their families
In most districts of Zimbabwe, a lot of girls have dropped out of school with some married off at an early age and others turning to commercial sex work to eke a living. This is mostly because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has worsened pre-existing inequalities. The vulnerability of young girls in particular, has…
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COVID-19 disrupts NGO programs in several communities as the vulnerable suffer the brunt
Loveness Munsima is a 21-year-old woman from the Binga district. She has a disabled 4-year-old daughter whose father is far away in Bulawayo and is jobless. Munsima is not employed. She has no source of income. Opportunities are scarce. Her daughter requires special attention and it pains her that she is not able to provide…
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The death of a husband leaves his family desperate in the midst of COVID-19
From Binga, Zimbabwe, Eliot Mugande, is a Community Reporter for the ECID Programme in Zimbabwe. He presents a chilling account of how COVID-19 has turned an otherwise happy home into one of sorrow due to the pandemic. Anna Siamwinga is a mother of 4 children. She lost her husband to COVID-19 last year in Bulawayo.…
