This year nothing is growing in Takesure Chimbu’s garden. The villager from northeastern Zimbabwe, is one of millions in southern Africa affected by a severe drought. Some village-based collective programmes with locals contributing ingredients and cooking porridge for children is helping to stave off malnutrition, but it's not enough. "We need to be able to scale up these community platform, community based platforms,” says Yves Willemot, UNICEF Zimbabwe chief communications officer. “For that to happen more resources are needed.” IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES