5.1 million people, almost half Zimbabwe's population, are facing a struggle to feed their families. Oxfam is running a food aid programme that provides support to some 150,000 people in the Kwekwe, Shurugwi and Chirunmanzu districts of Midlands province.
Our programme includes a number of registration and targeting exercises prior to starting food distributions in order to identify the most vulnerable households in need of support.
Photos: Laxwel Zitye and Blessing Mutsaka
Once households have been selected to take part in the programme, they are entered into an Oxfam database.
Photos: Laxwel Zitye and Blessing Mutsaka
On the day of a distribution beneficiaries group according to villages. Each village collects their food ration together at a specified dispatch point.
Photos: Laxwel Zitye and Blessing Mutsaka
Here, men offload maize and beans from a truck at a food distribution point. Distributions are being carried out in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP)
Photos: Laxwel Zitye and Blessing Mutsaka
Women measure out maize during one of the food distributions. Food rations include maize, corn soya blend, vegetable oil, and pulses.
Photos: Laxwel Zitye and Blessing Mutsaka
A couple carry a sack of food away from the distribution. Oxfam is also supporting rural households receiving food aid by providing training and supplies to grow special drought resistant crops.