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In Zimbabwe Today

• There is food in local shops but unless you have foreign currency you can’t buy it. Prices are at least double those in South Africa and way beyond the reach of most people especially the elderly;
• There is no clean running water and hundreds have died from cholera;
• Unemployment is over 85%;
• The government healthcare system has collapsed and drugs are prohibitively expensive;
• Manufacturing industry has collapsed;
• Power cuts are frequent.

Homes In Zimbabwe

• Is the major source of food to over 1700 frail elderly people;
• Is the only supplier of fuel to power standby generators – vital to homes suffering frequent power cuts;
• Spends over £70,000 a year on fresh fruit, vegetables and eggs;
• Spends no money on advertising;
• Has kept expenses below 4% of donations;
• Has lost no donor's money through theft or corruption.

How Homes In Zimbabwe Works

Homes In Zimbabwe purchases non perishable tinned and dried food in South Africa and transports it to Zimbabwe. Drivers run the risk of up to ten days delay at the borders but all of them have the relevant government permits and no import duty is payable.

The food arrives either in Harare or Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's two main cities where it is securely stored. It is then distributed by teams of unpaid volunteers.

Homes In Zimbabwe also sources fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and eggs in Zimbabwe which are distributed to residential care homes every week and to elderly people in their own homes through SOAP (Save Our Aged People). Fresh eggs are vital – they are the most easily digestible high protein food for the frail elderly.