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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>By Staff Reporter<\/b> –<\/p>\n

CHIPINGE: With each fresh coat of paint, the old, brown garage wall, slowly comes to life.<\/p>\n

As the rust peels off, the painting of the mural becomes more vivid and Chako Shopping Centre in Zimbabwe\u2019s eastern district of Chipinge is left abuzz.<\/p>\n

Petronella Charlie, a 21-year old upcoming artiste and her peers use a combination of red, yellow, white, green and brown to imprint the images on the large wall.<\/p>\n

Curiosity turns into animated conversation as people try to figure out the meaning of the mural as it is painted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that is a hand of an older person directing a child to go fetch something,\u201d said a man, as the crowd \u2013 practicing social distancing \u2013 slowly observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d interjected a woman, holding a hoe after briefly abandoning weeding her maize field nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t you see the older person is wearing a mask? This is about Covid-19 prevention,\u201d she said, adjusting her own mask.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about children\u2019s health, that\u2019s why we have the child and the tape measures there,\u201d chipped in another woman.<\/p>\n

The murals act as collective thought spaces to create dialogue and raise awareness amongst mothers, caregivers, fathers and communities on promoting health messages, maternal neonatal, child health services and male participation in family health.<\/p>\n

In one image, a caregiver is seen measuring a child\u2019s height.<\/p>\n

In another, caregivers monitor a child using a Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape to identify malnutrition.<\/p>\n

All adults in the mural are wearing masks as part of Covid-19 messaging.<\/p>\n

The mural is one of more than 10 planned for Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Masvingo provinces.<\/p>\n

The three provinces were most affected by Cyclone Idai in 2019 and are now benefitting from the World Bank funded, Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP).<\/p>\n

Under ZIRP, UNICEF, collaborating with GOAL Zimbabwe has embarked on this outdoor media campaign using art murals promoting positive health behaviour in communities. The murals also incorporate Covid-19 messages as part of UNICEF\u2019s integrated public health approach.<\/p>\n

The outdoor media campaign is targeting nearly 2.5 million people, including 400 000 children and 200 000 pregnant and lactating women in the three predominantly rural provinces.<\/p>\n

Tsitsi Nyanhete, the Chipinge health ministry district health promotion officer, was are excited about the potential reach of the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where people from all corners of the district converge. Everyone passes through these shops at some point, and I am sure this will catch their attention,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust by looking at the images they will understand the message. Images are also good in that even those who can\u2019t read can still get the message. Very few people have access to radios or TVs and newspapers here, so this serves a very good purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Chako shopping centre, the enthusiasm was easily noticeable.<\/p>\n

One woman said the mural reminded her of one she had seen earlier on malaria prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you see the pictures, you never forget,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Others were fascinated by the combination of colour, images and words to engrain health messages in the community\u2019s conscience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe colours are bright, you can\u2019t miss it,\u201d said a man buying fuel at an adjacent petrol station,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting the wall and spreading the message at the same time, what a clever way to save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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