Women Economic Strengthening for Resilience WESRP 2 NL

About this project

The project is contributing to the Code 1 funded 3 year (October 2024 September 2027) Women's Economic Strengthening and Resilience Project (WESRP), through the Netherlands Embassy funding of Euro100k for 18 months (period April 2025 to September 2026), focusing on improving household income and enhancing access to finance, markets, and climate adaptation for women engaged in garlic, onion, paprika, beans and honey, within the Mashonaland East (Mutoko, Mudzi, Murehwa, Goromonzi) province of Zimbabwe. Employing a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach, the project aims to uplift 3000 households over 3 years (1000hh in year 1 and 2000hh in year 2—comprising 60% women, 40% men (with 30% being youth). ‘Women's employment is vital for sustainable growth and economic development. Improving women’s economic opportunities and removing barriers to their participation in regional and international trade are essential for pursuing economic development.’ These are amongst the guiding principles of Dutch policy on foreign trade and development co-operation. The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) in Zimbabwe is committed to implement the aid for trade agenda and key component of this is to support entrepreneurship. Supporting women’s empowerment is one of Netherlands’ priority areas in Zimbabwe, identified in the EKN Harare’s multi-annual country strategy (MLS) 2023 – 2026 and annual plan 2025. As part of the Team Europe Initiative on Climate Smart Agriculture and on Gender, t…

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Christian Aid · International NGO

Countries

Zimbabwe

Sectors

Environmental education/trainingEnvironmental policy and administrative managementWomen's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

Implemented by

Nyahunure Community Organisation

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Christian Aid

Published by Christian Aid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Nov 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-1105851-PRJ2351.

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