This paper examines the vulnerabilities and coping capacities of Zimbabwean women during droughts. Relying on a quantitative methodology, questionnaires were distributed randomly to women in 100 households. Lack of alternative livelihood options and lack of land and property ownership were identified as some of the indicators of vulnerability among rural women. Their coping strategies included purchasing and stocking up food and selling livestock in exchange for grain, but also skipping or reducing meals portions. The study also identified weaknesses in local NGOs established to assist in reducing women’s vulnerability to drought. Due to limited funds and well-trained staff, NGOs were not able to effectively assist in tackling the gender differentiated impacts of drought.