Cyclone Idai victims get more aid with Japan $11.7m

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister, Japan

Japan has decided to assist Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in their Cyclone Idai recovery with a $11.7m emergency grant.

This aid is to provide humanitarian assistance in the areas of food, protection for vulnerable people, shelter, camp coordination and camp management and early recovery through three international organizations including the World Food Programme (WFP).

From the aid, Mozambique will get $9.85m, Malawi: $1.25m, Zimbabwe: $0.6m; which will be disbursed as $8.25m to WFP; UNICEF: $2.1m and IOM: $1.35m, to carry out the assistance tasks.

The expected outcome of the assistance is in each country as follows:

Mozambique

Food assistance to approximately 350,000 vulnerable people.

Approximately 27,000 people gaining access to safe drinking water and safe sanitation.

Approximately 150 government and NGO staff trained and approximately 160,000 people reached by participatory community outreach on protection of vulnerable people including children.

Provision of shelter to approximately 25,000 people.

Malawi

Food assistance to approximately 21,000 vulnerable people.

Approximately 6,000 adolescent girls and women with reusable sanitary kits.

Approximately 14,000 children with access to psychosocial support.

Zimbabwe

Food assistance to approximately 26,200 vulnerable people.

Approximately 5,000 government and NGO staff trained on protection of sexual exploitation and child abuse in emergencies.

Approximately 15,000 children and approximately 8,000 young mothers with sanitary kits and community outreach.

Provision of shelter to approximately 1,000 people.