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 * Social Impact on Zimbabwe**

Poverty has caused many people in Zimbabwe to suffer from malnutrition or to even starve. Zimbabwe is said to be in a food crisis because about 1.9 million people in Zimbabwe are in need of food aid. Due to the lack of nutrients to keep a sustainable healthy body, disease in Zimbabwe has been increasing rapidly. Not only is there a lack of nutrition, but sanitation and water sanitation also have a large role in the rise of disease. In about a year, 4,280 people have died from cholera. The large amount of diseases spreading across Zimbabwe has the average lifespan at a low 46 years. The high amount of Poverty has caused aid groups such as the Red Cross to have to withdraw aid due a lack of funding. This leaves many people of Zimbabwe poor, hungry, thirsty, sick, and in need of aid.

The poverty striking the people of Zimbabwe has lead many to emigrate to other neighboring countries in search of jobs and food. About a quarter of the people in Zimbabwe have left the country. This places an unappreciated stress on bordering countries that will strain Zimbabwes relationships with these countries. People with a little money can pay money under the table to both sides to gaurentee they will be safe as they cross the border. In reality, most don't have enough money to ensure their safety. Gangs along these borders are beating and stealing the people trying to cross over. There has also been many reports of women and girls being raped when they try to cross into South Africa. Unfortunately many many more have been raped but they have not reported it or received the HIV prevention treatment because some medical facilities will not treat them until they report it to the police. Reporting it to the police puts some women in fear of being deported, being criminaly charged, or not being treated correctly.

Poverty also affects the education of the Zimbabwe children. Due to the lack of funding there is not enough teachers, teaching resources, material, buildings, and transportation. Also, due to starvation and malnutrition, some kids are not healthy enough or have enough energy to fuel their learning. The poverty, malnutrition and starvation, has developed many social issues. This means that people are being raped, stolen from, and beaten as they escape the country. People are dieing from diseases and starvation. Children are not receiving an education. Women, men, and children are suffering along with the country and the countries bordering Zimbabwe.