Need for water unites villagers in Mbire

Prevalence of peace in most rural communities is something that every community member yearns for as it brings development.

Heal Zimbabwe Trust said however to achieve that, there are a lot of hurdles that communities must overcome.

"In most rural communities, the effects of climate change have greatly affected such an achievement. Water sources have also dried up and this has created a lot of conflicts and scramble for this natural resource within communities. Against all odds some communities have managed to strive for peace by rallying community members together through various activities that encourage social cohesion and development. Such is the story of Kubatana peace club which operates in Mbire ward 12 which has been established by a community that works with Heal Zimbabwe," the trust said.

Heal Zimbabwee stated that on 8 June 2016, the peace club mobilised the local community for a collaborative neutral platform (nhimbe) where they were fencing a local borehole.

"The event was attended by 70 community members who included Village head Masanduka. The borehole serves four villages in the area which are Masandauka, Dzaramba, Tudhu and Chiwapura. The peace club utilized the nhimbe of fencing the borehole as an opportunity to address the conflict of water that they identified when they carried out a conflict mapping of their area in the month of May as a major cause of most conflicts  in their area," said the trust.