Uhlangothi lukahulumende weMelika olubona ngokwelulwa kwengalo yosizo ebantwini olwe United States Agency for International Development –USAID lusungule uhlelo lokusiza izakhamizi zemaphandleni kwele Zimbabwe, olubiza amadola eMelika aphezu kwesigidi esisodwa–US$1,1million lokuthuthukisa impilo yazo kanye lokwehlisa izinga lendlala ebangelwa yikuguquka kwesimo somkhathi i-climate change.
Lolu sizo lwamukelwe ngabohlangothi lwenhlanganiso yomanyano wamazwe womhlaba olubona ngamalungelo alabo abathuthela kwamanye amazwe olweInternational Organization for Migration. Usizo lolu lubikwa luzaphathisa izakhamizi zeNkayi, eMatopo, eMzingwane eZaka kanye le Mwenezi ngemva kokunanzelela ukuba ezigabeni lezi imizi eminengi ikati selilala eziko.
Isikhulumeli seIOM, uNkosikazi Fadzai Nyamande-Pangeti uthi uhlelo lolu luzaqhutshwa okwenyanga ezilitshumi lane -14, lokhu kuyindlela yokusiza ngitsho lalaba ababephume elizweni njengeziphepheli kumbe ukuyadinga amathuba emisebenzi kwamanye amazwe qede baphindele emuva, kodwa sebengaselandlela yokuziphilisa.
“Uhlelo lolu luze ukizoncedisa abantu abaphenduka eZimbabwe ukuthi bakwanise ukuyenza imisebenzi yezandla yokuzisebenzela benelise ukuphila. IIOM ifumane ukuthi iMwenezi iZaka, iNkayi, iMatobo le Mzingwane zindawo ezile ndlala engabe ibangelwa yikuguquka komkhathi njalo lokukhuphuka kwentengo. Inengi labantu balezindawo bacina besiya kwamanye amazwe bedinga impilakahle, abasalayo bacina bephila ngemali ezithunyelwa yizihlobo eziyabe ziyephetseya. Uphenyo lweIOM lutshengisa ukuthi labo abaphetsheya bengaphenduka kucina kuswelakala imali engaphilisa, njalo bayabe bengasela lwazi lokuphila kulezindawo ngakho uhlelo lwe IOM luzasiza abantu ngama voucher okuyasiza laba ukuqala imisebenzi yezandla .”
UNkosikazi Nyamande-Pangeti uthi inhloso yabo yikwethulela izakhamizi lezi indlela zamabhizimisi abangazenza ukuze loba uhlelo seluphelile basale bemi ngenyawo ngoba bazabe sebehlonyiswe ngemfundiso zokuqhutshwa kwamabhizimisi.
“iIOM isifumane ukuthi inhlelo lezi zilesithunzi njalo zingathuthukisa abazaluthola lolusizo. Uhlelo lolu luzabangela lokuthuthuka kwamabhizimisi ezigabeni abahlala kuzo, njalo luzancendisa futhi laba abaphendukayo ngosizo lolwazi lwe counselling kulabo abadinga icounselling lamanye amaservices.”
Esipha umbono wakhe ngaloluhlelo, uMnumzana Themba Ndlovu ongumphathi siqinti seNtunjambila eMatobo, uthi njengenkokheli yomdabu balokudideka ngesimo sokuguquka komkhathi esesitshiye inengi lisebuyangeni.
“Kunje izulu lithwele, kodwa kuyaqhamuka isiphepho liphephephuke kodwa emakhaya lapha abantu bathole okuncane, kodwa sekwaphela sebeqalisile ukuthenga amabelele ngoba akuselaluthu, kungaba yisibusiso ukuthi abantu bakithi bethole uxhaso."
UNdlovu uthi lemizamo yezakhamizi yokuziphathisa ngezokulima kayisela nzuzo kangako ngesizatho sokwehla kwentengo yezilimo ezifana lembhida kubangelwa yikwanda kwasebeyilima.
“Phezu kwalokhu, inengi beliphila ngokuthengisa imbhida koBulawayo, kodwa amanzi emthonjeni kwasekho njalo lentengo yayo seyehla kakhulu osekubathwalisa nzima lokuthi bethenge ukudla.”
UNkosikazi Rachel Mholi ongumunye wabakhangela ngezempilakahle kazulu, uVillage Health Care Worker emangweni weNkayi laye uyaluncoma kakhulu lolu hlelo, ethi isimo sendlala emagumeni kanye logugudeka komnotho welizwe osokudala ukuthi ontanga baswele imisebenzi okugoqela lalabo ababuya sebephelelwe ngumpako sebevela emazweni angomakhelwano anjengabo South Africa.
“Indawo le yomile kakhulu, abantwana bayalamba, abatsha kabasebenzi kanye labadala labo amandla okuphanda kwasekho.Sibona abantwabethu abanengi becina besehluleka lokuthi bengenzani kumbe bethalazela ngaphi, okuyikho osekusenza benathe okufana labontshengu.”
Ngokutsho kwe IOM kuzasizwa imizi efika inkulungwane phose ezimbili -1850. Phezu kwalokhu, bathi bazaqhuba uhlelo lophenyo bekhulumisana lezakhamizi zalezi ziqinti ngenhelo zentuthuko abangafisa ukuphatheka kizo ukuze benelise ukuzimela kwelakusasa.
Babika ukuba imali le izasetshenziswa ukuphathisa izakhamizi ukusungula amabhizimisi amancane. Abanye njalo bazaphathiswa ngemali yokuthenga ukudla phansi kohlelo olweCash Based Interventions.
Abe IOM bamanyene labe USAID, basanda kuqhuba njalo uhlelo lunye eChivi, eChiredzi, eBikita Gwanda, eBeitbridge, eChipinge laseChimanimani.
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