The guest at this year's annual ZANE supper was Rt Hon the Lord Hurd of Westwell (the past Foreign secretary)

'ZANE has done a remarkable job and it has a practical and down to earth way of helping people. They make a real practical difference to people’s lives. ZANE is a charity well worth supporting.'

John Humphrys, The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4

'ZANE’s work is wonderfully moving. ZANE is really in touch with the people it assists and so (ZANE) touches lives. It’s a very difficult thing to do but that’s what ZANE manages to achieve.'

General Sir Richard Dannatt KCB, MC - Former Chief of the General Staff

'In the context of the infrastructural collapse of Zimbabwe, ZANE does tremendous work. The work ZANE does to assist those who fought for their country, and its wider work in the community, is fantastic. '

Rt Hon Paul Boateng, former UK High Commissioner for South Africa

'ZANE is a wonderful charity, it’s about service and it’s about love. What makes it special is that it forms relationships with everyone it helps. '

The Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Clashfern

'In Zimbabwe people feel forgotten. ZANE does marvellous work with the money it raises. It is important to support that work. Please do so.'

Henry Olonga (former International Cricketer for Zimbabwe)

'ZANE does fantastic work helping people rebuild their lives and i know that it does this on a one to one basis. '

Tom Benyon OBE, founder and Director of ZANE

'ZANE's donations are down by 27 percent in real terms. At the same time we have 250 percent more people coming to us for aid. At present we cannot help any more people. It is a real tragedy. Please help us.' '