Phalombe flood victims get more from Asian Muslims Relief Aid
Over 6,000 people directly affected by floods in the area of traditional authority Kaduya in Malawi’s southern district of Phalombe on Sunday received packs of relief items from a local charity Asian Muslims Relief Aid (Amra) as part of the organisation’s effort to alleviate the suffering of flood victims in most parts of the country.
The donations came few days after the charity donated another relief aid to other families affected by the floods in the same district.
A representative of Amra, Abbas Panjwane told journalists at Nasiyaya Primary School after the donation that the Sunday’s exercise was a small part of K300 million the organization has realized through donors for the relief effort.
“On this specific distribution we have got 1,100 packs. Each pack is sufficient for a family of five and above, so you are looking at targeting 6,000 people. This is the part of K300 million realize through donors for the effort,” said Panjwane.
He said the organization has so far distributed 7,000 packs throughout Phalombe, 1000 has been distributed in Mangochi and other packs have been distributed in Nchalo.
The relief pack consists of 10kg maize flour, 1 roll of black sheeting, 2kg maize seed, 25 water guard water purification sachets, 1 blanket, kitchen utensils consisting of 7 plates, 7 mugs, 7 spoons, 7 ndiwo (relish) plates, book, 2 packets of soya pieces, 1 mosquito net, 1 plastic Bucket and 1 plastic basin.
Panjwane said although the large chunk of the funds is from local donors, Amra is also working with other international charities in the effort.
For example representatives of the South Africa-based charity Polokwane Muslim Trust Fund and a UK-based charity Drop of Compassion, demonstrated their support towards the relief efforton Sunday.
Omar Ismael of Drop of Hope told journalists that the charity contributed about 35, 000 GBP and that they will continue to pump more money into the initiative.
The true tragedy is that Malawi will always need to beg for aid – just as it has in the past. As long as there is no discipline and the enactment of laws which penalize destruction of the environment, these kinds of crises are destined to continue. Couple this with the failing infrastructure – lack of running water in the cities and intermittent electricity and you have a recipe for total disaster. This is a cultural issue wherein for whatever reason, Malawians break or destroy everything they can get their hands on. We were donors to Malawi for many years… Read more »
You know i think Andrew Cole has a point. If these disasters are man made and a result of our own problem in US destroying the enviroment then when this is going to be a continual problem. People have to take responsibility for what they are doing and bare the consequences for their actions. Also is God not telling us something. Maybe he sending a warning to what will happen if we continue destroying the enviroment?
allah akbar
May Allah reward these pple abandantly
BREAKING NEWS: Malawi envoy to RSA Miss Ndau and a Mr. Singini who is chairing the floods comtee in RSA have just had a lively interview with SABC. The two were well prepared with facts on the situation back home. The interviewer also did an excellent mind-catching appeal for us. Thank you all three
“another relief aid”?
Thank our friends I Salyut you Muslims for the donations lets not rely on government only and being evil government they are there to still not to help malawians.
Haha. Paster, your concern is noted. However this form of relief is given directly in to the hands of the individual villager, unlike other forms which go through formal bureaucratic channels.
A BUTAO NDINU OPUSA BWANJI OSAKOKOMENTA ZIMENE MWAWERENGA BWANJI PALI ZONKHUDZA PITALA APA UCHITSIRU KUCHENJERA KOPUSA MWAMVA
The money will reach the victims