ActionAid International Southern Africa Partnership Programme (SAPP-Zimbabwe)
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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%
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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
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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
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