In the wake of the devastating El Nino-induced drought in Zimbabwe, CARE International has issued a plea for urgent assistance to help the 2.7 million people facing food insecurity in the country.
In an interview with journalists in Harare, CARE International Zimbabwe country director Patrick Sikana said the funds will be allocated to immediate food assistance, protection of existing gains, and long-term recovery efforts
"We want to provide either cash or food for people to survive. Secondly, we want to invest in protecting the gains made so far. We have been implementing programs which are now at risk of having the gains reversed. So, how do we protect those gains in terms of assets that communities and households have to be able to pull through?
Sikana also addressed the rising food prices and inflation, acknowledging the additional challenges they pose."In general, we know there is a warming in food prices," he said."We are still waiting for the actual numbers but we are working with the figure of 2.7 million as a planning figure. With that resource, we must be able to impact more than 20% of the affected population," he said.
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