To all of you who have been concerned for the people of Mulanje during the recent floods. This an opportunity to help and continue to be* the change.

A word from Ruth at the Mission Station in Mulanje...

“There have very heavy rains here, and severe flooding in some areas but we have been fortunate to only catch the edge of cyclone Idai and have not suffered the severity of damage seen in the far south of Malawi, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, there is considerable reparation to do to restore water and sanitation in the villages in MMH catchment area, and, to avoid the common aftermaths of such floods such as outbreaks of cholera, this must be done quickly.”

“Some houses have collapsed, and crops have been destroyed, but our immediate priority is safe water and sanitation. We currently estimate that about 4000 toilets have collapsed, and 3 villages are in urgent need of new boreholes to ensure a safe water supply.”

It will cost £20 to provide the basic building materials for the community to rebuild a pit latrine. A new borehole and pump is a larger enterprise, costing £4000.

Let‘s help those people we‘ve been visiting since 2008.

http://www.mmh.mw/flood-damage-in-mulanje/

Thank you all.

Dr Bell