Tanzania
![Sheila lives with her grandmother, orphaned by HIV, she receives school kit – pencils, uniforms, etc - from CAFOD to help her keep going to school [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-us/where-we-work/tanzania/images/sheila-from-tanzania/272152-2-eng-GB/sheila-from-tanzania_1column50_12space_landscape.jpg)
Although more peaceful than its neighbours – thanks to a sense of nationhood instilled by its famous socialist founding father Julius Nyere – this is one of the poorest countries in the region, with life expectancy just 46
Despite being almost four times bigger than the UK, only four per cent of land is good for cultivating crop - much of the country is extremely dry.
HIV medicine is free, but access is still a problem, and the country struggles to cope with large numbers of children orphaned by AIDS - for example, an estimated 40,000 children in the Diocese of Moshi alone.
We provide drought-resistant crops and water points for vulnerable communities, as well as support for community health workers and care for children affected by HIV.
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Hundreds of people from all over Africa are joining a “Caravan of Hope”, which is covering more than 4,000 miles and 10 countries en route to the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa. Follow the 'Caravan of Hope ' live on twitter , and read blogs from some of the people involved >> |
 | East Africa Crisis: "We need to act now" says Bishop John Arnold "No one, not even the oldest people in these communities, can remember a drought like this." |
![Lilian Mori [James Fraser]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/kenya/images/lilian-mori/111884-2-eng-GB/lilian-mori_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
Lilian Mori works in CAFOD’s East Africa office as the regional administrator. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, she has worked with us since 1998, and especially proud of the HIV work |
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CAFOD director Chris Bain explains why, wherever we put our cross on the ballot paper this election, we must look for a vision of a future based on the common good. |
