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Zimbabwe Province

Current Appeals:
 
St Peter's School Help us to rebuild St Peter's School, Kubatana, and provide a brighter future for over 1300 pupils
Makumbi Orphanage Read more about Makumbi Mission including the Children's Home
Zambuko House Work with the Street Kids in Harare
'A Hard Life' Real life account from a Street Kid in Zimbabwe
Famine Appeal 2005 2005 Zimbabwe Famine Appeal
Musami Mission Work at Musami Mission

Land locked Zimbabwe is a country that has been wracked by problems for many years: plagued by famine, wars and the current economic and social turmoil; once considered the breadbasket of Africa, it is now one of the most impoverished countries in Africa.

With a population of roughly 12.5 million (July 2003 estimate), over ¾ are below the poverty line and over 50% under the age of 16, the recent chaotic land reforms and consequent devastatingly low food production levels have compounded on the problems that already faced the people.

HIV/AIDS is already at devastating levels with 33.7% of the adult population estimated to be infected , which after approximately 200,000 HIV/AIDS related deaths, has left 13% of the child population (or 780,00 children) orphaned. .

   

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