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This report is by DEMT trained Community EIA Experts on a Public Consultation Meeting on ZhengShen International Mining Company Pvt Ltd (Chinese) Date: 04/11/2023Venue: Chisango Village, Kadiki Area (Mining Site)Time: 11:30 Agenda: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ZhengShen International Mining Company Pvt Ltd Participants: Community Representation: Proceedings: Improved points: The meeting ended at 2:45pm

In the heart of Zimbabwe’s mining districts of Mudzi and Mutoko, a remarkable initiative led by the Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) is reshaping the landscape of tuberculosis (TB) control. With support from the Stop TB Partnership hosted by UNOPS, under the Challenge Facility for Civil Society Grants, this youth-led organization is removing access…

In the mineral-rich district of Mutoko (northern Zimbabwe), local communities are facing serious rights violations connected to mining projects, and in particular black granite mining. In the past three years, four children drowned and died after falling in the open pits that were left uncovered, because companies are failing to restore the land after extraction….

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The Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) recently attended the UN High-Level Meeting on TB 2023 in New York which gave the organization the opportunity to directly interact with the Zimbabwe Country Delegation and reiterated the need for increased TB investments and national budget allocation for national TB response. This comes as TB remains the…

THE Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) has been contracted by the Stop TB Partnership/ UNOPS to implement a project called Promoting meaningful Community involvement in the Zimbabwe National TB Program through Community Disease Committees in Mutoko and Mudzi Rural Districts of Zimbabwe. Speaking to HealthTimes, Romeo Chingezi, the project coordinator said both districts are…

People living with TB in Zimbabwe are said to be defaulting on TB treatment citing side effects after taking medication on an empty stomach Head of Programmes at Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMtrust) Romeo Chingezi has since called on fellow citizens to help establish nutrition gardens for people living with TB. He says this…

By Lennox Mhlanga In the heart of Zimbabwe’s Mutoko District, a group of dedicated farmers is revolutionising the agricultural landscape. Through their hard work and determination, members of the Dorowera Irrigation Scheme in Ward 6 have found a sustainable livelihood and avoided urban vices. Tinotenda Musowenyama (27) is one such young man, along with his…

THE Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) says inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis (TB) control in Zimbabwe is negatively affecting efforts to meet the global target of ending the disease by 2030.  This comes as TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4 000 people lose their lives to TB and…

By Beaven Dhliwayo THE Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) says meaningful community engagement is critical to improve the reach and sustainability of Tuberculosis (TB) services and accelerate progress towards ending TB by 2030.This comes as TB remains one of the leading causes of death in Zimbabwe. The African region has the second-highest tuberculosis burden…