NGO donates to Flood victims in Karonga

 

With Support from one day wages, SPRODETA on Wednesday distributer food items worth MK20, 000, 000 to 1, 000 households in the area of Group village Hedman Zindi in Traditional Authority Kyungu in Karonga district following a response to the floods that had hit the community in February 2024 affecting over 1, 300 household from GVH Zindi only.  

Speaking in an interview, Zacharia Chisambi Secretary to GVH Zindi disaster committee applauded SPRODETA for the support saying the food supplements have come at a right time when the community members are struggling to source food for their families. 

“We have really been affected by the floods and we rely on government and other development partners for our community to recover. Since February, what used to be our income generating activities have been shuttered by the floods. Our main source of food is Rice and Cassava, but if you check our farms, our crops are pathetic” narrated Chisambi.

Martha Msukwa a 56-year-old woman from kafikisila 2 village in the area who is one of the recipients of food packaged thanked SPRODETA for the timely donation, saying it will help her family have enough to eat for the month. 

In her remarks, Linda Kaunda Coordinator for Disaster response for SPRODETA said their organization is committed to responding to various climate related disasters in the country and build community resilience as it has been doing the past years.

 

The organization has also reached out to 400 primary school learners from 3 schools (Kapolo Primary School, St Anne’s Primary School and Tilora Primary School) with school materials including Notebooks, Pens, Pencils, Mathematic instruments and reusable pads for girls.

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera declared a State of Disaster in 23 out of the country’s 28 districts affected by El Nino conditions where an estimated two million people are in dire need of food aid.

Benjamin GK Nyirenda