Please pray for Mozambique and Malawi. The rains are still falling. Some people in the major city of Blantyre have been without power since Saturday, so it is hard to communicate with our partners what is on the ground.
Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, has killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique, authorities say
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As if the displacement due to flooding is not enough, the afected people in Chikwawa and Nsanje are facing acute shortage of basic needs as humanitarian aid is not delivered due to road cutoff. @MalawiRedCross tracks are stuck at the first cutoff point as Cecilia Banda explains.
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai is inching closer to our region which could mean more rainfall to Malawi and Mozambique. It could hit sometime later next week.
"girls and young women with disabilities face up to 10 times more gender-based violence than those without disabilities. Girls with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. " https://t.co/iqQrjusPwQ via @UNFPA
Pray for these young girls in Malawi. Many are no longer practicing transactional sex, but with the dry spell in the South, the pressure to feed their families is high. Pray that they will obtain the skills they need to earn an income. https://t.co/a8eASB5ZHK
Celebrate with us! On Jan 31, our 5 yr Sustainable Livelihoods Project concluded. With significant support from @CanadaDev thousands of stories in five countries were changed in positive, poverty-defying ways. https://t.co/Nd5HU48OWB #IDW2018
Drought Emergency in Malawi: Dry spells and fall army worm infestation have threatened agricultural production of 3.8M people. ACT Malawi Forum aims to provide Food assistance, Agricultural inputs & Capacity building to the affected communities. https://t.co/lS8SLmHNxw
“This was the first time I got to see the #VillageSavingsandLoans in action. While none of the groups operated exactly as taught, every one was transforming their communities. I was blown away, they exceeded my deepest hopes.” https://t.co/UQkaGGJRaK