Programmes providing much-needed humanitarian assistance to mobile
and vulnerable populations (MVPs) and returned migrants in Zimbabwe
have received new funding from the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

The USD 2.5 million funding will support IOM's ongoing migrant
protection services, including rights counselling, provision of
basic health services, and HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Gender based
violence awareness programmes.

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Community stabilization efforts such as early recovery and
livelihood activities for mobile and vulnerable populations will
also benefit from the funding as will safe migration and
humanitarian assistance provided through IOM's Reception and
Support Centres in Beitbridge and Plumtree.

"We welcome this funding, which is critically important for
Zimbabwe in supporting displaced and vulnerable migrant populations
in need of immediate humanitarian assistance," said IOM Zimbabwe
Chief of Mission Marcelo Pisani.

Programme activities are implemented in coordination with the
National Government of Zimbabwe, local authorities and humanitarian
partners.

Since 2000, Zimbabwe has experienced increasing levels of
internal and external migration – including the large scale
exodus of Zimbabwean professionals to countries in the region and
abroad – as a result of the changing socio-economic
situation. 

This has created new vulnerabilities such as lack of access to
basic services and livelihoods for MVPs and returned and irregular
migrants. IOM documented some of these vulnerabilities in the
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Human Trafficking in Musina, Limpopo Province of South
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For more information please contact:

Zuzana Jankechova

IOM Zimbabwe

Tel: +263 4 335048

E-mail: "mailto:zjankechova@iom.int">zjankechova@iom.int