Month: October 2019 Posts

Malawi needs K508 billion to recover from floods

Oct 21, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Vice President Everton Chimulirenji says Malawi needs MK508 billion to fully recover from floods that affected some parts of the country. The Veep made the remarks on Sunday at Ntangaye primary in Machinga during the… ...

Malawi asks for more assistance for flood recovery

Sep 27, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has asked the international community for over K200 billion for flood recovery in Malawi. In his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, Mutharika said Malawi needs US$370 million… ...

Habitat for Humanity to construct 140 houses for flood survivors

Aug 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has given Habitat for Humanity Malawi K45 million for construction of 140 houses for flood victims in Chikwawa district. The Project will see communities from Group Village Headman Chabuka in… ...

World Bank wants Malawi to become more resilient to future disasters

Aug 04, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Bank says it wants to see Malawi recover from the March 2019 floods and become more resilient to future disasters. World Bank Country Manager for Malawi Greg Toulmin made the remarks on Saturday… ...

Nsanje woman stuck in flood victims’ camp

Aug 01, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

It’s over five months since Malawi witnessed a heavy downpour that led to floods in some parts of the country. The fierce waters swept livestock, hectares of farmland aside of destroying infrastructure like roads, bridges… ...

Sant’Egidio urges continued support for flood victims

Jul 28, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The community of Sant'Egidio has underscored the need to reach out to the needy and underprivileged people such as flood victims saying that this is the benchmark of Christianity. The faith based organization is currently… ...

DREAM reaches out to flood victims with mobile clinic

Jul 27, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Community of Saint of Egidio in Malawi through its health organization, DREAM has reached out to flood victims in Nsanje district with a mobile clinic as a way of ensuring quality health care to… ...

Malawi floods: K286 billion needed for recovery

Jul 03, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi government has disclosed that the country needs US$370.5 million (about K286 billion) for recovery and reconstruction following the 2019 floods that hit most parts of the country. Through a post-disaster needs assessment report released… ...

Farm inputs to facilitate flood victims’ re-establishment

Jun 10, 2019 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

Five thousand farming families that were hit by floods in Phalombe have been given an opportunity to re-establish themselves through a farm input flood response by the Malawi Government in collaboration with the Food and… ...

Catholic University donates relief items to Cyclone Idai victims

May 20, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Catholic University of Malawi (Cunima) has donated relief items to people in Phalombe who were hit by floods two months ago. Among the donated K12 million items are blankets, maize flour, soya flour, soap, mosquito… ...

MEC brings hope to Nsanje flood victims

May 16, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has assured flood victims in Nsanje district that they will vote despite losing their voter certificates to floods and due to displacement as the Commission still keeps names of those… ...

Chikwawa, Nsanje floods victims get Sant’ Egidio support

Apr 28, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Floods victims from Chikwawa and Nsanje districts have receive donation of food items from Sant’ Egidio. Speaking during the distribution of the food items to the victims, Sant’ Egidio National Coordinator, Keegan Mwanguku, said the… ...

Floods displace 878 people in Nkhotakota

Apr 15, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Over 878 people in Nkhotakota have been forced out of their homes following heavy rains which fell from from Wednesday to the wee hours of Saturday. According to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, the… ...

St Egidio launches relief food distribution to Idai victims

Apr 14, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

…targets nine districts The community of Saint Egidio in Malawi has launched relief food distribution to victims of cyclone Idai in the country. Launching the program on Friday at Mulanje Park Stadium, Bruce Tabwali from… ...

Zambia, Rwanda assist Malawi flood victims

Apr 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rwanda and Zambia on Thursday donated K150 million and assorted humanitarian assistance worth K435 million respectively to Malawi for disaster relief. Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Malawi, Monique Mukaruliza presented a cheque of USD $200,000 (K150… ...