An initial needs assessment in eastern Zimbabwe has identified at least 9,000 people in need of vital humanitarian aid. An accurate number of people affected is difficult to establish at this point, as many districts remain inaccessible. CAFOD ’s emergency experts on the ground say that the immediate needs are clean and safe water, basic shelter, food, and household kitchenware and utensils. We will be providing support as the needs assessments come in. Your donation can change this.

What are CAFOD doing? Working with our local Caritas experts, rapid assessments are already underway in some of the worst affected area – Beira, Dondo, and Caia, where the priority is to reach 1,400 vulnerable people, with food – rice, beans, sugar and cooking oil, as well as hygiene kits.