yes agree with you 100% but here are my views. This deal although not IDEAL has put a stop to the violence lets hope. this is a transitional phase and something I believe Zimbabwe needs before we have a real government in power. the question has always been for me, is Tsangarai the right person, is he mature enough ? Tsangarai was our revolutionary and revolutionaries never really stay in power for long 2 to 3 years and after them comes the more solid government.

talking about hunger, it is terrible what is happening, do you have the World Bank and EU papers on Zimbabwe’s recovery? they are weak and scary and we need to get people together to input into these. I am currently reviewing them and adding my bit but lots more needs to be done.

in one of our areas our officer reported: A you lady, 20 or so was starving and limped across to her next door neighbour saying how hungry she was and that she was going to die. the Neighbours felt so sorry for her and gave her a full meal. She was glad for the meal and went and sat under a tree nearby and died. She had been fed too much and her stomach could not cope with all the food.

From Lupane someone was traveling to Bulawayo and picked up and woman carrying a baby and her two other small children. They were starving and were walking to try and find food. when the driver put them into his vehicle he noticed the baby was already dead, lying in the mothers arms.

There are loads more stories and so so sad.

Zimbabwe: We need to push for a SUSTAINABLE COUNTRY and link emergency aid with real true sustainable development. We have an opportunity to push for real things but lets be careful of the World Bank, IMF and all these large organisations who are going to pour in money. lets not sit back and watch the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. look at Ethiopia as a prime example – there is still starvation, poverty and deaths.

enough as am getting too emotional now.

lots of love
Charlie

would love to attend some discussions sometime. although traveling al ot at mo.