HIGHLIGHTS
In efforts to prevent and sustain good behaviour change from the cholera outbreak, Communications for Development continue to implement hygiene promotion activities through WASH, Health and Child Protection.
Through UNICEF support, World Vision in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Science and Technology and Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is currently distributing the first batch of recovery education supplies comprising of 299 school in a box and 170 recreation kits and 24 tents to 84 out of the 150 UNICEF target disaster affected schools in Phalombe, Mulanje, Thyolo, Zomba rural and Machinga which will benefit 80,743 learners (55,652 girls).
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) successfully carried out a Lessons Learned Workshop in late July with all clusters and district councils in order to synthesize the strengths, weaknesses and lessons learnt of the Emergency Flood Response.
Challenges are persisting for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in camps remaining in Nsanje and Chikwawa, which is preventing the closure of camps.