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 |
![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_06space_landscape.jpg) | 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 |
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Campaigners, commentators, our staff and church leaders explain why they are taking part in this amazing day - and why they hope you will too. Plus, be part of our day online by tweeting and uploading photos to Flickr |
![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 |
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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 |
![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)
