Our approach after cyclone freddy
Last month Cyclone Freddy largely destroyed our working area, Phulanya. More than 500 mm of rain fell in a few days. The current situation calls for an intervention of immediate relief help, reconstruction and prevention.
Phase 1. Relief help
In the past weeks we supported the shelters by:
- Weekly distribution of food and other necessities;
- Organizing activities during the day: planting of trees, planting of crops, sport activities, school activities;
- Daily pastoral care and prayers in the evening;
- Weekly health checks;
- Joining hands with the responsible government departments.
Phase 2: Reconstruction of Phulanya
This phase will be dedicated to restoring the infrastructure and rebuilding the houses in Phulanya, we do this by:
- Guiding the village in using sustainable building materials;
- Providing building materials to families;
- Providing a design for houses which can withstand difficult weather circumstances;
- Renovating classrooms and toilets which were affected by cyclone Freddy;
- Fixing temporary passages over broken roads and bridges;
- Planting seeds and cuttings;
- Organizing income generating activities.
Phase 3: Prevention
We will include several long-term interventions in our multi-year plan:
- Build dykes to protect the village;
- Plant trees at crucial places in the village;
- Construct a good road network, waterways, bridges and other water passages at places where this is required;
- Start tree nurseries in Phulanya.
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