Facts

Zimbabwe's current condition

Life expectancy at birth: for men, 37 years and for women 34 years.

6.8% of all children die at birth; more than 20% will die before reaching age 5.

Over 25% of the adult population has HIV/AIDS.

Major diseases include HIV/AIDS, hepatitis A, typhoid, malaria, and bacterial diarrhea.

Over 91% of the population is currently unemployed; yet the literacy rate is 91%.

Inflation is currently well behind the highest in the world making the Zimbabwe dollar almost valueless.

The people suffer from acute shortages of food, clean water, medicines, fuel and foreign exchange (currency).

82.88% of the population today lives below the poverty line.

In many areas of the country people are forced to live on less than one (1) meal per day.

1.8 million children are orphans (14% of the population).

How can you help?

Pray for and increase your understanding of the needs of the Zimbabwean people.

Write a letter, or assist with a fundraising dinner.

Volunteer your skills in medicine, finance, international law, construction, farming, civil engineering, fundraising, or public relations.

Donate items that can be used to raise funds.

Contribute vital services such as advertising, printing materials, design and printing services.

Help us in the raising of cash donations in support of building the medical facility and implementation of a critical medical education and outreach program.

These are but a few of the many immediate needs. No matter what you do, there’s almost certainly a way you can make a difference.