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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]

CAFOD spent £2,815,000 in Zimbabwe in 2008

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.

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]

Zimbabwe: Be careful of false impressions

A Zimbabwean Catholic priest says that, despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of food and basic medicines

Zimbabwe: Message of hope

CAFOD Salford and Birmingham diocesan officers Anne-Marie Coppock and Abigail McMillan have returned from a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe with a message of hope

A boy displays the new Zimbabwe currency introduced into circulation in Harare, August 1, 2008 [REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo, courtesy www.alertnet.org]

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]

Give to the Zimbabwe Appeal

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]

Berlin Marathon 2009

Join Team CAFOD for the Real Berlin Marathon 2009 on Sunday, September 20

Zimbabwe Crisis: Latest news

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

Bleak Christmas for Zimbabwe

Sickness, hunger, starvation and death - an assessment by Caritas Zimbabwe shows there is now little to distinguish between the most vulnerable and everyone else in the country

Nicholas Mukokota has started his own vegetable and herb garden with the help of CAFOD in Zimbabwe [Alessandra Magri]

Praying for a good harvest

With power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe at a standstill, CAFOD takes a look behind the headlines at how the economic crisis is affecting ordinary people

Stand Up for Zimbabwe

Photogallery and video from our special night of eight top comedians appearing at London's world-famous Comedy Store to support CAFOD’s emergency work in Zimbabwe

Comedy acts Stand Up for Zimbabwe

For one night only, eight top comedians took part in an event which raised almost £4,500 for CAFOD’s emergency work in Zimbabwe

Published on 04/10/2007, last updated on 26/02/2009

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