CARE Malawi steps in to help flood victims
CARE Malawi last Saturday joined government and its development partners in providing relief assistance to people affected by floods in Nsanje.
The organisation distributed, among others, household supplies and hygiene kits to 200 households at Bitilinyu Camp for the displaced.
The distribution was funded through a 40 000 euro donation from the CARE International Emergency Relief Fund.
CARE Malawi is supporting 900 households in Nsanje district through this programme, targeting pregnant women, lactating mothers, the disabled and the elderly living in selected displacement camps.
The items distributed included buckets, soap, kitchen utensils, blankets, oral rehydration salts, blankets and mosquito nets.
CARE Malawi’s country director Michael Rewald said the organisation is committed to contribute to the response to the floods which have left many people, especially women and girls in Malawi, in need of basic necessities.
“CARE Malawi is ready to support the efforts of the Malawi Government, the international community and those affected by this devastating disaster, especially women and girls, who, in disasters of this magnitude, are the worst affected,” said Rewald.
Rewald added: “While addressing the immediate needs of the flood affected families is the immediate priority, CARE Malawi is planning a longer-term response to help affected families recover from the devastating effects of the flood disaster.”
Eveless Zekiya from TA Nyachikadza thanked CARE for the donation, which she said will help her take care of her child who was born while at the camp.
In addition to distributing non-food items in Nsanje, Care Malawi is also delivering food assistance and winter-cropping materials to the people affected by floods in Ntcheu and Machinga.
