A hunger crisis is growing in Zambia. Over six million people are facing severe food shortages and malnutrition, thanks to a serious drought which has destroyed almost half of planted crops.1

The southern African country had already been reeling from multiple crises. A cholera outbreak has killed more than 700 people. Climate-related disasters such as flooding and extreme temperatures are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. Meanwhile, a precarious economy has been depleted by a protracted debt crisis: inflation has soared while Zambia’s currency, the kwacha, has plummeted in value.