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Christian
Aid in Zimbabwe
Christian
Aid
March
2005
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/world/where/safrica/zimbabp.htm
Food shortages,
political tension and a crumbling economy are making life very tough
for the people of Zimbabwe. The country also has one of the world’s
highest rates of HIV/AIDS.
Food
shortages
Zimbabwe continues to face food shortages because of drought,
the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, and the disruption to agriculture
caused by the government's land redistribution programme.
Many people have already sold their assets, such as animals, to
cope with past shortages, leaving them even more vulnerable to difficulties
this year.
HIV/AIDS
Almost one in four adults are HIV-positive. Since 1990,
life expectancy has dropped from over 60 to under 35 years.
Elections
Parliamentary elections are due soon. Previous elections
have been marred by political violence.
Along with other civil society organisations, Christian Aid partner,
the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, has called for calm and restraint
in the run up to the elections, stressing the importance of them
being free and fair.
NGO
bill
The Zimbabwean government’s non-governmental organisation
(NGO) bill could make it harder for some NGOs to operate in Zimbabwe.
Although Christian Aid is concerned about this bill, we expect that
most of our partners will be able to continue their core work.
Christian
Aid
Christian Aid works with nine partners in Zimbabwe. Our
partners’ work focuses on:
- emergency
work, rehabilitation and recovery
- food security
in rural and urban areas
- HIV/AIDS
- civic education,
information and research.
Since 2001,
Christian Aid-funded emergency work in Zimbabwe has helped more
than 1.3 million people.
Partner
news
Long-term partners Christian Care (in Masvingo) and Zimpro
(in Bulawayo) are beginning a new food security project, to run
until November 2005.
The project is supplying seeds for farmers, and supplementary feeding
for children in school. It’s also distributing food baskets to the
most vulnerable households – orphans, widows, elderly, sick and
disabled people.
In Masvingo, the project aims to reach nearly 36,000 schoolchildren,
and 3,500 vulnerable households..
The project in Bulawayo aims to reach nearly 4,000 children. It
will also provide a monthly food basket (10kgs maize, 2kgs beans,
750mls oil and 2kgs corn soya blend) to 1,000 vulnerable households.
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