ActionAid International Southern Africa Partnership Programme (SAPP-Zimbabwe) - The primary sources of income 16% that were cited to have been disrupted (70%) as a result of the Operation from the sample include: 80% tuck shop ownership (9%), flea market (12%), Informal Formal No source fruit and vegetable vending (17%), offering accommodation (15%), cross border trader (7%), skilled trade/artisan (13%) and petty trade (6%) such as sale of firewood. Formal employment was only cited 16% of the respondents as a primary source of income, whilst a further 4% claimed not to have any source of income or livelihood activity they were engaged in before the Operation. 4% - Impact of the Operation at household level The extent to which a households or communities were affected has not been quantified. Scant, inconsistent and at times conflicting information is available on this issue. Therefore as one of the key findings of the survey, it was to explore and detail what it is that households lost during the exercise. These losses are discussed below: Shelter - A majority (70%) of respondents reported that they had lost shelter. Loss of shelter was two fold 1) a tenant being evicted as a result of demolitions, 2) a land lord losing a section of his home as a result of the demolitions. Source of income Overall, 76% of interviewed households reported that they had lost their sources of income. This figure is similar to the 73% that had lost primary sources of income (livelihoods) as a direct result of the Operation. The increase may be attributable to multiple sources of income that households are engaged in to ameliorate vulnerability. Strikingly, this generally affected all households in the same proportion. Education for children The welfare of children especially in terms of their ability to attend school is a basic fundamental right, which was affected by the operation. School drop out was reported to be 22%. However, a further 44% of households interviewed reported that they were in a precarious position in funding and accessing schools for their children, currently and in future. This may be a clear indication on the future prospects of school enrolment for children. Property Forty eight percent (48%) of households visited reported that they had incurred losses of property. Health Zimbabwe Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order National Survey Report v

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