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![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Niccollette and Shrirvanie film the aftermath of the Guyanan floods, with support from CAFOD partner Guyana Human Rights Association [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/what-we-do/communications/images/after-guyana-floods/679742-1-eng-GB/after-guyana-floods_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
What CAFOD is doing
![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_1column50_12space_landscape.jpg)
CAFOD raised more than £2.5 million for its Zimbabwe appeal last year, to help people at risk of starvation in the region - but we anticipate more help is needed whatever the election result
CAFOD is supporting local church organisations on the ground that have distributed food to nearly 80,000 people.
We have also provided fertiliser and seeds to a further 11,480 families so they can grow their own food, and cope better with future food crises.
Receiving handouts is not a good idea. That is why we have focused much of our work on providing people with seeds and fertiliser to grow their own crops
Long-term commitment
CAFOD is committed to working in Zimbabwe and helping the people to rebuild their lives, whatever difficulties they may face.
Alessandra Magri, CAFOD emergency programme manager, says: “Receiving handouts is not a good idea. That is why we have focused much of our work on providing people with seeds and fertiliser to grow their own crops.
“But to have enough energy to farm, people need to eat. So it was also vital to give people food straight away to get them through the hungry season”.
CAFOD is also supporting local parishes in Zimbabwe to provide water and sanitation for poor communities.
![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)
CAFOD needs your help for the people of Zimbabwe - please support this appeal with whatever you can afford. It really will make a difference to thousands of people
Please note, following instructions from the Zimbabwe Government to all aid agencies, CAFOD has decided to temporarily suspend its work in Zimbabwe
Read more about this decision
![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_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
