11.2 million percent. That’s Zimbabwe’s latest count on its hyper-inflation. It is astronomical, nearly comical because of its absurdity. But the reality of this economic collapse is terrifying. The latest numbers from the World Food Program (WFP) estimates 83% of Zimbabwe’s population are living off of less than two US dollars a day. Imagine trying to feed yourself, [...]
Zimbabwe’s western neighbor, Botswana, has boycotted the current gathering of the Southern Africa Development Community in Johannesburg on the principles of democracy [. . .]
Elias’ middle child, and original Elias Fund scholarship recipient, has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) [...]
Sad news reached us recently about the passing of a good friend in Zimbabwe [...]
On 6 Dec., ‘07 Manuel was stabbed over a packet of sugar, here’s an update on his most recent progress:
A snippet from an email from friends in Zim - Elias and his family are doing fine – Manuel is making progress and we intend when we go to Harare next week, to get in touch [...]
Zimbabwean dictator, Robert Mugabe, and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, 21 July. Pictures were posted in the government run newspaper of Mugabe and Tsvangirai shaking hands after signing this ‘historic’ agreement. Both parties, Zanu PF and MDC, have agreed to talk through possible power-sharing solutions, and [...]
Here’s a short message from some of our students in Zimbabwe. Enjoy!
International concern has percolated media attention of the growing political crisis in Zimbabwe. As a result, people are beginning to comprehend the humanitarian disaster that is Zimbabwe.
Thanks for checking out the new blog site. Here you’ll be able to stay up to date with Elias Fund’s Zimbabwean partners and programs, and stay current with news related developments coming out of Zimbabwe. In the mean time, check out a few pictures from the Zim side of things:
