Flood 2019

Alarming news is reaching us from our friends and partners in Malawi. For about a week now, the regions in the south of the country, as well as neighboring Mozambique, have been plagued by severe flooding. Heavy rainfall has broken dams and caused rivers to overflow. Almost a million people are affected, and more than a hundred have already died.
In Malawi alone, 38,000 people have had to leave their homes and have sought shelter in emergency camps.
We now want to help as quickly as possible. On the ground, there is an urgent need for medicine, food, and hygiene supplies. In the overcrowded camps, there is a threat of disease outbreaks, and nets to protect against malaria-transmitting mosquitoes are also lacking. The storm has also caused severe damage to our partner projects. Emergency toilets have to be set up at the schools, and we want to continue to guarantee lunch for the students.

The Malawian government has already reacted quickly, setting up camps and sending rescue teams to affected regions, and local organizations such as the Malawi Red Cross are on the job. International aid is now slowly getting underway as well. We are doing our part – the bottom line is: every financial contribution can save lives.
Ansbach für Malawi, as some may remember, grew out of the initiative “Ansbach hilft” – founded in response to the flood disaster in Germany in 2014. Already in our first year, we helped when Malawi was hit by a flood. Time and again in our work, we feel how similar our fates on this planet can be. That strengthens us in our solidarity.

We can immediately transfer an amount from our donation account. However, since our funds are firmly earmarked for sustainably designed development projects, we would be glad if you would like to support us financially in this emergency:
For as little as 16.50 euros, 25 students who have attended school at least three days a week receive food to take home for two months, so that in addition to the meals at school they have something to eat on the weekend.
A huge problem is the collapsed toilets. Together with the destroyed water supply, diarrhea and cholera are now setting in, because wastewater and fresh water are no longer separated. Ansbach für Malawi estimates that around 4,000 toilets and three boreholes were destroyed. Repairing a toilet costs 20 euros; only the material for the base slab and the roof is needed – the walls can be put back up, and the people do the work themselves.