Zimbabwe Cyclone Relief

$105,600 of $100,000 goal

Raised by 2,160 people in 1 month
Created March 16, 2019
Team Zimbabwe
Tropical Cyclone Idai has hit most parts of the Eastern Highlands in Zimbabwe - Chimanimani, Mutare, Mutasa, Chipinge and Zimunya. There are many fatalities. 

People have been urged to go to higher ground. Some are sheltered in hotels or makeshift areas. There is no food or clean water.

WHAT WILL THE MONEY BE USED FOR

The funds raised will be used for relief efforts including food, shelter and water.  Our primary focus is to make sure  the money that will be raised here will purchase
- Non-perishable foods  
- Clean bottled water
- Blankets
- Tents (if need be)

WHO WILL MANAGE IN ZIMBABWE

We will work with Sean Mullens who is a Pastor at One Church in Harare and Jacque Rowe Anderson who heads the Miracle Missions  in Zimbabwe. They will coordinate the efforts  together with other relief agencies to see where exactly the need is most.

We have worked with One Church during other emergencies before and we have great trust in their ability to get aid where it is needed.

HOW WILL THE MONEY REACH ZIMBABWE
The money will be sent to Zimbabwe through either WorldRemit or Mukuru.com. We are in negotiations with Mukuru so that they may not charge us fees on humanitarian grounds. All the food & supplies will be bought in Zimbabwe and then transported to Chimanimani and Chipinge for distribution.

WHO ARE WE
My name is Freeman Chari, I am a Zimbabwean based in USA.  I went to school in Manicaland and we used to travel to places in Chimanimani  and Chipinge like Biriiri , Mt Selinda nad Chikore for sports.  The predicament  they are in requires that we use whatever means is at our disposal to help.

I have coordinated a number of relief and emergency efforts in Zimbabwe through this platform. I will be working with other volunteers to fundraise but ultimately, I will be responsible to account for every cent raised on this platform.


HOW WILL WE ACCOUNT
Like we have done with these other  Zimbabwe Freedom Fund and the Cholera Relief Fund we will provide regular updates and accounting  to the satisfaction of the donors. We will try to keep records of each transaction, the food purchased and any other costs incurred. Those will be shared here and an accounting breakdown too.

Thank you all for your help.
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Hello.
Quick Update On the Cyclone Rehab Projects. Work is set to begin on the Mandara classroom block in Bikita. We delivered 12000 bricks to get started with the foundation. We are in negotiations with Bikita Minerals for help with the other 23K bricks. The community is so helpful
The toilets at Tafara High School in Bikita are all but done. I understand they must be doing the paint work right now. We took over this project at slub level after former students had done the pits & slab
Mt Selinda toilets in Chipinge are also about done. They are working on the painting.
Ngangu Primary School toilets in Chimanimani are progressing well. The hard part is done, we expect them to be completed in 2 weeks.These are by far the biggest because they have 16 compartments.
We intent to build a block of classrooms in Chimanimani. We have been inspecting a few schools and liaising with the relevant ministries for the go ahead. Miracle Missions is working on laying water pipes to Ndima School in Chimanimani and I have released $2K for that effort.
Please see more photos here https://www.facebook.com/freeman.chari/posts/10218031037783100

Thank you all!
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Hello
Quick update. We have so far released US$46K to Miracle Missions for Food & Medical support. $28K has been used for reconstruction.
- Rimbi was completed.
- Mt Selinda we roofed part of their computer lab and Blair toilets are now at slub level.
- Tafara High Sch toilets: we took over form wellwishers led by Pardon Gambakwe who had built until slub level is close to completion
- Mandara Pri Sch we`re are meeting with Provincial leadership to expedite the release of bricks & concrete
- Ngangu we are facing more challenges. We have been visited by multiple govt inspectors. We have had to use special bricks for the septics in Ngangu. We have had to buy bricks from Mutare & Chipinge becoz farm brick don't meet standards. We can't use stones from locals because they insist on 19mm We are seriously contemplating reducing the scope of help for them

We paid $600 to help with transportation costs of 30 tons of donations by Zimbabeans in South Africa. GoFundMe took about $5K as fees. We are currently left with about $25K the bulk of which is for repairs and reconstruction.

The pictures below are the different stages of construction for Tafara, Mt Selinda and Ngangu toilets

Thank you folks!
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Hello.
The Rimbi Classrooom Repair project is done. Total cost approx USD$4000. Duration - 12 days. Current Impact 68 students. Thanks to those who forewent just to help people. Thanks to all the positive vibes by nearly all that heard our plea!

OUTSTANDING PROJECTS
1. We delivered buiding materials for a block at Mandara Primary School last week
2. Ngangu toilets in Chimanimani are progressing well, we has a few hiccups with the ministry of Public Works
3. Mt Selinda School toilets also progressing well
4. We delivered 30 bags of cement to Tafara High School so they could finish their toilets too. Former student had already started building the toilets and they reached out for assistance.

We paid $600 to help transport 30 tonnes of food and clothing donated by Zimbabweans in South Africa last week. The truck arrived in Masvingo and we are informed that the decision was made by the Mutare DA that the stuff be distributed in Bikita.

We have been assessing what we may do in Chimanimani but we have been delayed because there has been talk by the government that people will be moved around. Will keep you updated on that

Thank you all for your support & be blessed
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Saturday Update.
Thank you all for the support. We reached the $100K milestone. The work at hand is huge. From food and trying to get people's lives back on track. So if you can still contribute, I urge you to.

So far we have used this money for Food and drugs ($32K) and reconstruction efforts ($18K). I have been posting the efforts here, Twitter and Facebook for total transparency.

I will be posting the receipts & the acknowledgements so that you too can have the peace that your donations are reaching the intended beneficiaries.

For the reconstruction & repairs work has started to build
- Blair Toilets at Ngangu Primary School
- Blair Toilets and Repair Computer lab roof at Mt Selinda
- Repair the roof blown away at Rimbi Primary School
- Rebuild the school block at Mandara Primary School
I post the materials and receipts publicly on my Twitter and Facebook.

Miracle Missions and One Church have been doing an awesome job of availing food and drugs to the communities. You donations have been extremely useful. I will be posting the receipts, photos etc of what your particular donations to this GoFundMe has contributed to the broader efforts.

The picture below are efforts going on at Rimbi Primary School.

Thank you all and let us keep going.

Freeman
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Raised by 2,160 people in 1 month
Created March 16, 2019
Team Zimbabwe
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