ZCfB SiB PROJECT END OF TERM EVALUATION REPORT

The evaluation was for the SiB project, which was implemented in the North East region of Zimbabwe. The project was implemented in two phases – the first phase started in 2015 and completed in 2017 and an extension phase started in 2018 and completed in 2019. ZCfB implemented the project in partnership with CBM, Standard Bank and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). CBM enjoys a long-standing relationship with Zimbabwe Council for the Blind (ZCfB) spanning over three decades. CBM Zimbabwe in partnership with ZCfB successfully implemented the 3-year first
phase project funded by Standard Chartered Bank from 2015 and ended in December 2017 with support from the CBM Regional Office (Southern Region) and CBM UK. The second phase (extension) was granted based on achievements made in the first phase. The phases were complementary with the extension phase seeking to strengthen the gains realised from the first phase. The project was implemented in 3 out of Zimbabwe`s 10 Provinces reaching out to over 3,751,829 (2012 National census). The support with primary eye care was provided in three Northern Eastern Provinces namely, Sakubva Eye Hospital (Manicaland), Norton Eye Hospital (Mashonaland West), while support of tertiary eye care facilities was provided at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Hospital
(Harare).