I met Onias 25 years ago when I was a teacher in a rural school in Zimbabwe. He was the hardest working, most determined kid in my class. His parents sold home grown vegetables to raise enough money for his school fees. I helped pay his exam fees and he did brilliantly, passing 6 British O levels.

He got a good job but the economic situation in Zimbabwe eventually caught up with him and now he's trying to support his wife and three kids with no work and no welfare. Their youngest is 7 months old.

When he can afford to, Onias travels to neighbouring Mozambique to buy a few boxes of fizzy drinks. They are a few cents cheaper there so he can make a little selling them back home.

It is heartbreaking to see such a hard working guy struggling like this.

As determined as ever, Onias has put together a plan to set up a local grocery shop selling maize meal, cooking oil and other staples. If he can raise £2000 to get the business up and running he'll be able to send his kids to school and get his extended family back on their feet.

£2,000 is a lot of money anywhere. In Zimbabwe, for an ordinary person, it's a fortune. Onias has no access to banks or loans, no relatives with money, nothing.

I want to help and so I'm asking for your help too. Anything you can give, no matter how small, would be gratefully received.

Oh the millionaire bit? Yes. Anyone donating £50 or more gets a genuine $50 million Zimbabwean banknote. Experience a little piece of the Zimbabwean economic madness!

From Onias and from me, thank you.