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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]

Nontobeko Nkomo and Mongameli, aged two, at Empandeni Primary School, Zimbabwe. [Annie Bungeroth]

CAFOD continues to meet the ongoing needs of ordinary people in Zimbawe

For most people in the crisis-torn country, life is still a daily struggle to put food on their families’ plates.

CAFOD has worked in Zimbabwe for many years but we need to re-double our efforts to feed hungry people and help them rebuild their lives.

CAFOD raised more than £2.3 million for its Zimbabwe appeal in 2007, to help people at risk of starvation in the region - but we anticipate more help will be needed.

You came when we most needed you, when we could hardly put food on the table

Woman at community meeting with CAFOD

CAFOD is supporting local church organisations distributing food, and is also providing fertiliser and seeds to families so they can grow their own food, and cope better with future food crises.

Receiving handouts is not a good idea, which is why we focus much of our work on supporting people to grow their own crops.

With your continued support, we can supply monthly food rations and access to clean water to thousands of the most vulnerable families. You can make a life or death difference.

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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

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]

Archbishop of Harare calls for "humility"

Following the historic Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement, the Archbishop of Harare has called for "a lot of courage and a lot of humility" from its leaders to turn the crisis-hit country around

Zimbabweans at the South African embassy in Harare, June 2008 [REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

Bishops’ Conference urges healing and reconciliation

"Huge challenges" ahead for Zimbabwe's new government of national unity, despite the power-sharing deal which has sparked new hope for the people

Food crisis must be tackled

While welcoming the opportunity for a new era in Zimbabwe, CAFOD warns that the power-sharing government must act immediately to avert the country’s biggest food crisis within living memory

Published on 23/10/2007, last updated on 15/09/2008

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