For the first time in a generation, global poverty is rising. Covid-19, conflict, and the climate crisis are pushing more of our global neighbours into a struggle for survival. For Jessica, a loving mum in Zimbabwe, drought means every day is a struggle for survival. Like many women, she toils on her farm, but no food can grow on her ashen-dry land. She shares her heartbreak: 'My children crave a decent meal, but I can't provide. We often go to bed on an empty stomach. It pains me to send them to bed hungry.' Vulnerable communities like Jessica’s face the threat of ever more intense droughts, flooding and storms. 'Women are at the mercy of climate change and hunger,' says Jessica. 

By supporting our fundraising with whatever you can afford, together we can make a real difference to families like Jessica's. Together, we can restore justice to our world. With support from Christian Aid partners, Jessica can learn how to sow drought-tolerant crops and how to grow food in dry seasons. She could build a storeroom to preserve food and help her bounce back from future droughts. 

£5 could buy water taps for a community garden

£15 could buy drought-resistant seeds like sorghum or millet to help 10 farmers like Jessica to grow food

£60 could train 50 women farmers to adapt and grow food in the changing climate

£250 could help a family build a storeroom and provide seeds and fertilisers

Please give today, and help this loving mum provide food – and hope – for her family.

Every gift. Every action. Every prayer. Every one of us can change lives.

Thank you from the Marlow Christian Aid Group

Jean, Tony, Alison, Sue, Barbara and Catherine

PS. You can give directly via the main Christian Aid website if you wish, but by giving through this page we will be able to see the total raised in Marlow. Last year, donations to our JustGiving page reached £3725 including gift aid. Well done and thank you, Marlow!