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by Lydia O'Kane

This year鈥檚 appeal will be going towards the funding of a three-year project to improve nutrition in Zimbabwe. During Lent every pound sterling that is donated will be matched by a pound from the UK Government.

Explaining why Zimbabwe was chosen this year, Grace Cowley,  who is responsible for community fundraising at CAFOD said that 鈥淶imbabwe is a country that  has a long standing relationship with鈥� and it鈥檚 a country that鈥檚 faced serious struggles in recent decades, it鈥檚 also facing serious impact from climate change.鈥�

Give it up Challenge

Apart from the Family Fast Day Appeal, the agency is running a 鈥淕ive it up Challenge鈥� in which people during the season of Lent  can renounce things like chocolate or even give up social media. Indeed this year some Catholics have decided to give up Netflix and shopping.

But although many people have decided to give something up for Lent, Ms Cowley points out that apart from giving up something Catholics can also take on something. 鈥淵ou might be giving something up, she said, but you might be giving more time to pray; giving more time in your day to reflection.鈥�

She added that people can also connect more with their community during Lent by thinking about the environment and can make a positive impact by, for example giving up plastic.