Zimbabwe Floods - DREF Review

In January 2013, Zimbabwe experienced rains causing heavy flooding in six provinces in the country, namely Matabeleland South, Matabeleland North, Midlands, Masvingo, Mashonaland Central and Manicaland. This DREF operation aimed to reach 700 of the most vulnerable displaced households (3,500 people) in the six provinces, with shelter and basic NFIs, emergency health support, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

The purpose of the DREF end of operation review and lessons learned workshop carried out in May/June 2013 was: to examine if the DREF operation has achieved its goal, objectives and expected results; to assess key achievements, challenges and areas of success, as well as areas for improvement within the operation and make recommendations to replicate or improve future disaster responses; to identify lessons learned and good practices for sharing; and to provide recommendations to replicate or improve future disaster responses.