Zimbabwe Gets More Aussie Emergency Aid

Australia will contribute another AUD8 million (USD5.2 million) to help provide food and other relief materials to Zimbabwe. Of the sum, AUD6 million will be allotted to the World Food Program. The remaining will be given to non-governmental organizations in collaboration with the U.K. Department for International Development. The aid will target orphans, HIV-infected people and violence victims. (“Australia Provides USD8 Million Emergency Aid for the People of Zimbabwe” - AusAid, Nov. 25, 2008)