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Kathy came into the office to do her brother’s renewal form. For many years Kathy has been supporting her brother and paying his medical shortfalls. However, this is becoming very difficult as Kathy is now 73 and still working, but fears this will soon come to an end. Eric also came into the office to…

This week’s report, sent by a ZANE fieldworker. Peter is always gentle, quietly spoken, and very grateful for the help he receives. When possible, he repairs speed bikes for a small fee but for the past month has had no work. He is surviving as usual but I can see it’s hard on him. He…

News coming out of Zimbabwe both before and after Christmas shows how desperate the situation for the old folk has become. Here is one report sent by a ZANE fieldworker in December last year. We are now in an extremely busy time of year with assessments and renewals, deliveries to numerous people, visits particularly to…

Sandy and I did the weekly grocery deliveries which mostly went without a hitch. People continue to be enormously grateful and, as usual, we can see visible differences in their general well-being. I have always spent a lot of time with our recipients but adding groceries to the equation adds a different dimension which has…

CHRISTMAS 2020 Dear Friend of ZANE I hope you enjoy the ZANE Newsletter and Poetry booklet for 2020. You may wish to visit the ZANE Australia website (zaneaustralia.org.au ) to get an update on ZANE activities. You may not be aware that, in addition to general donations which are used to provide support across a range…

Dear Friend of ZANE When we sent out our Christmas greetings last year, little did any of us know what horrors 2020 had instore! Here in Australia we have been very fortunate through the course of the pandemic to have had suchgood leadership at both national and state level that, despite the bump in Victoria,…

Here are some updates on some of the people we support. They all have worries and the Covid-19 restrictions imposed upon them have created feelings of isolation and are coping with it badly. Mrs. W (82) was desperately sad, lonely, and weepy. She is always worried about money and asked if we could help her…

While we have several initiatives running in Aus around the Tour, any donations you would like to make towards Eric and the team can also be made through ZANE Australia by following the link below. Donations made to ZANE in Australia are tax-deductible – every amount given goes directly to the old folk in Zim…

Last week two of the ZANE field workers were faced with a dreadful scenario when they discovered that one of our diabetic pensioners had been subjected to an amputation of his toes under local anaesthetic in his own home. Mr F had refused to go into hospital as he was terrified of Covid. He then tried…

I have had many requests from people already on our books. They want us to double or at least increase our current monthly assistance, saying they can no longer cover their medical aid subscriptions and other monthly bills as well as buy basic foods. These are legitimate requests because we can see the alarming regular…