Zimbabwe
YOUNG ACHIEVEMENT SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Young Achievement Sports for Development was formed in January 2005. They are a non-profit, community-based organisation.
They use football, education, and performance arts as mediums to reach children and young people with messages of HIV/AIDS awareness, substance abuse prevention, self-confidence, and other child and youth protection related issues.
Country statistics
150 out of 189 in Human Development Index rankings (UNDP, 2020)
$1,140 Average annual salary per person (World Bank, 2020)
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa with a population of 18.2 million (Worldometers, 2022).
The country’s economy is beginning to recover after inflation rocketed to 837.5% in 2020 as a result of cash scarcity (Bloomberg, 2021).
Despite a history of financial prosperity, Zimbabwe’s economy was plagued by poor management during Robert Mugabe’s near forty-year leadership. This led to hyperinflation, which resulted in the country abandoning its currency in 2009 (Financial Times, 2017).
Economic shocks and natural disasters have led the country into severe food shortage affecting half of the population (World Food Programme, 2020).
21,000 people are internally displaced in the country as a result of natural disasters (Internal Displacement, 2020).
Zimbabwe has a severe housing shortage, with an estimated 2 million houses needed to meet the growing demand (The Herald, 2021). Thousands are also at risk of forced evictions as the government wants to make way for commercial property developments (Amnesty International, 2021).
An estimated 1.25 million people in urban areas in Zimbabwe live in unofficial settlements with no access to electricity or running water. The housing situation is as a result of decades of mis-spending and governmental corruption. Despite efforts to improve housing, the sector is still plagued by corruption. (Reuters, 2018).
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