Zimbabwe
![89-year-old Mlanzi is blind and cares for five grandchildren - one of which, Janet, is pictured with her (names have been changed) [Fiona Callister/CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/zimbabwe/images/mlanzi-and-janet/257773-3-eng-GB/mlanzi-and-janet_1column50_12space_landscape.jpg)
We have supported programmes in Zimbabwe for almost 30 years - where more than 80 per cent of the workforce does not have a regular job.
Currently in the midst of an economic, political and social crisis, and many of the great advances made since independence – in education, health and agriculture – have been undone.
During the war for independence, we helped the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace and social welfare programmes for displaced people and refugees.
Now, many people are struggling to survive as inflation rates continue to escalate, in a country where more than 80 per cent of the workforce does not have a regular job.
![Nontobeko Nkomo and Mongameli, aged two, at Empandeni Primary School, Zimbabwe. The lack of food is reaching a critical level - many families are starving [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/where_we_work/africa/zimbabwe/images/nontobeko_nkomo_and_mongameli_aged_two/191744-3-eng-GB/nontobeko_nkomo_and_mongameli_aged_two_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
Make a donation to help the poorest people of Zimbabwe - please support our charity work there. A gift from you really will make a difference to thousands of people |
![Dominic Moorhouse raised more than £2,500 for the Catenian Association Centenary Water for Life Appeal helping our work in Zimbabwe [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/get-involved/sponsored-events/berlin-marathon/berlin-marathon-2008/1056668-1-eng-GB/berlin-marathon-2008_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
Fancy a race with some international flavour? Join Team CAFOD for the Real Berlin Marathon 2010 on Sunday, September 25th/26th |
![Helping those most at risk from devastating drought [Alessandra Magri/CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-us/what-we-do/emergencies/appeals/kenya-crisis/helping-those-most-at-risk-from-devastating-drought/1118438-1-eng-GB/helping-those-most-at-risk-from-devastating-drought_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) |
We respond to emergencies all over the world, reacting immediately by working through local organisations before, during and after the initial disaster |
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![A boy displays the new Zimbabwe currency introduced into circulation in Harare, August 1, 2008 [REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/emergencies/appeals/zimbabwe-crisis/bleak-christmas-2008-12-09/new-zimbabwe-currency/968876-1-eng-GB/new-zimbabwe-currency_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Zimbabwe: Helping people survive Photogallery: See how CAFOD supports local groups providing access to clean water and medical treatment, as well as distributing food, seeds and fertiliser to struggling families |
![Nontobeko Nkomo and Mongameli, aged two, at Empandeni Primary School, Zimbabwe. The lack of food is reaching a critical level - many families are starving [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/where_we_work/africa/zimbabwe/images/nontobeko_nkomo_and_mongameli_aged_two/191744-3-eng-GB/nontobeko_nkomo_and_mongameli_aged_two_0column75_nospace_landscape.jpg)
![A child waits in front of an improvised kitchen on the side of the road outside Mvurwi village, about 81 miles west of Harare - May 2008 [REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/emergencies/zimbabwe-crisis/archbishop-2008-09-17/child-with-kitchen/902046-1-eng-GB/child-with-kitchen_0column75_nospace_landscape.jpg)
