Over 6,000 people are living in camps in Malawi including over 3,500 children as a result of severe flooding following prolonged heavy rainfall and a cyclone that hit neighbouring Mozambique. These conditions are expected to continue for some weeks.
Food and shelter are priorities. People are currently living on one maize-based meal a day. They have only makeshift shelters which make them vulnerable to mosquitoes as well as the weather. Medical supplies are low and schools have had to close.
Plan is working with a local partner organisation in Nsanji and is set to provide emergency supplies including nutritious food, plastic sheets for shelters, fuel or firewood for cooking and insecticide-treated nets. We will prioritise child protection and are planning to set up child-friendly centres where children can learn and play and to distribute toys and school equipment.
We need your help
- A gift of £38 from you could buy a 20kg bag of cereal to feed hungry babies.
- £85 could pay for a roll of plastic sheeting to shelter families from continuing rain.
- £100 could buy over 250 exercise books and over a thousand pencils so children can continue their education.
Please make a donation online or over the phone on 0800 526848.
