1. DOCUMENTARY
Livelihoods and Water security
BY NGWIZA KHUMALO

2. Livelihoods
• The following are livelihoods pictures showing a livelihoods
activities, environmental degradation and strategic yet unmanaged
water resources in the district of Nkayi

3. Enhancing livelihoods
Commercialisation of cattle
farming in rural areas,
Sikhobokhobo feedlot
An effort to change local breeds
through Heifer Scheme

4. Livelihoods
Meeting of cattle owners
discussing prices before selling
A beast ready for slaughter after
60 days of closed feeding

5. Livelihoods cont.....
Fanisoni Irrigation farmers earning a
living in the dry areas of Nkayi
Fanisoni irrigation Field show 2014

6. Water challenges
Gweru river in Nkayi full to capacity
02/2014
Gweru river same spot 11/2014
showing also massive environmental
degradation

7. Livelihoods versus environmental
degradation
Brick moulding for selling in the river
banks of Gweru river this is destroying
environment but saving immediate
livelihoods needs
Human activity for livelihood and
environmental crisis. More is needed to
avoid desert formation in these
communities and save the next
generation

8. Tshongogwe irrigation
Tshongogwe Irrigation in Lupane Frost
destroys tomatoes' plantation
Tshongogwe irrigation cabbage
survived frost attack

9. General comments
Resources and community systems are
not taken care of by development
players
• Livelihoods are a misery in our
societies, they happen as it were.
There are no scientific or economic
back up its either they are criticised
or let go.There are however parallel
activities that do not link with what
already exist keeping communities in
a state of confusion a poor for ever
Available opportunities are not in the
national agenda hence building
resilient communities cannot be
achieved.
• The are several players in
development governments and
private sector.With or without
proper plans economic woes has
made social accountability a
nightmare in this country therefore
exacerbating vulnerability.

10. General comments cont…
Matabeleland is general characterised by
drought spells but there are times where
more than required rains befell the areas.
Without strategic plans a million cubic
metres of water runs to
• Livelihoods take various forms some
are controlled while some are open
ended.The common property
suffers, there is severe
environmental degradation noted
along river banks.This destroys the
concept of sustainable development
the sea leaving communities seeking
for donor help to survive. Its just a
pathetic comedy of sustainable
development
• Brick moulding for sale was one
noted activity that leaves the river
banks ailing and soil ready to be
washed away easily to the river.
Efforts are needed to bring sanity
without frustrating livelihoods
activities.

11. Water security
Our natural resources need us to
remain productive and we need them
to live a productive life
• This is a critical issue for
Matabeleland North.There are
opportunities in the form of rivers
that can be utilised to change the
situation given the right technology
and national commitment
Your life is where you are and how you
do it. All solutions are in the natural
• Shangani River collects millions cubic
metres of water in a good rain
season and there are no activities
that show a concern or an effort to
bridge the situation. Big brains are
required to address situation with
the local resources