By Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference God Can Heal The Wounds Of The Afflicted: A Pastoral Letter on National Healing and Reconciliation, 1 October 2009 1. Introduction The Spirit of the Lord is upon our land and God is ready to heal us. Today, as we struggle with the Global Political Agreement, national economic recovery, the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Zimbabwe’
July 29, 2009
Rural poor’s resilience after decade of devastating decline
David Snyder in Zimbabwe – Day 3 Read this entry in French My last night in Zimbabwe, after a few days now with Caritas staff visiting Caritas beneficiaries in southern Zimbabwe. There is a lot to say about Zimbabwe today. After many years now of decline – the collapse, really, of both the economy and the health [...]
July 29, 2009
Mothers abandon children in economic crisis
David Snyder in Zimbabwe - Day 2 Français, Español If you want to understand the scale of the economic crisis gripping Zimbabwe, travel to the village of Mandabe. While evidence of the hardships facing the people of Zimbabwe is not hard to find across much of the country, the face of crisis is not what [...]
July 29, 2009
Zimbabwe – food still scarce in poor families
David Snyder in Zimbabwe – Day 1 Français , Español After a drive down from Harare yesterday, we headed out this morning for the village of Lupaka. We spent the day there visiting first the Lupaka Primary School then the Lupaka Clinic, which sit side-by-side and both of which Caritas Internationalis is supporting with food as [...]
May 14, 2009
Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) is carrying out a countrywide outreach programme to promote peace in Zimbabwe. The Programme tries to bridge the gap between followers of different political parties in the country as well as healing the wounds of last year’s poll violence. “We are trying to bring together both perpetrators [...]
March 12, 2009
There’s a light: Zimbabwe dares to hope
Make no mistake – the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe remains critical. Access to healthcare is limited. Schools are closed. Lack of food is widespread. A Cholera epidemic has killed 4000 people. Millions have fled. The country is in ruin. One would say “Could the last person to leave Zimbabwe please switch off the light”, but [...]
December 15, 2008
CRS staff member dies of Cholera in Zimbabwe
A national staff member of CRS, one of the Caritas members in the USA, has died of cholera in Zimbabwe. Our sympathy and support goes to all CRS staff, especially those in Zimbabwe.
