Appeal for help for internally displaced
Eddie Cross

I met with the ZCDT today and the current scope of the internally displaced persons is:
(Note that the numbers below refer to "family units" which vary from 4 to 8 people and for planning purposes they assume 5 people)

Harare 300
Mutoko 300
Mudzi 300
Chipinge 300
Buhera 100
Mutare (ex Mutasa South) 105
Mvuma 7 (huts burnt last night).

This amounts to approximately 1,400 family units and therefore about 7,000 people. The situation is getting worse over time
Many of the displaced are children (no longer able to go to school) , elderly folk.
The main challenge is to provide food and blankets as they do not have many, or any, belongings nor shelter.
Even one blanket per person would be very helpful, two would be ideal with winter coming. But then they can share. I am looking for costs and availability.
Food hampers would be issued per family unit on the basis of two for the first monthand then one per month for two more months by which time we hope that they are able to return home. A food hamper consists of the following, if we can find it, (again I am awaiting prices and availability):
10 kgs mealie meal, 500 gms dried fish, 500 gms sugar beans, 2 kg sugar, 500 gms salt, 750 mls cooking oil, 1 bar soap.
We would also need fuel to transport food and relocate people. This can be purchased by way of a coupon system
We would also like to try and re-build some of their huts.