Cyclone Idai Appeal

On Friday 15 March, Cyclone Idai made landfall through Beira, Mozambique, causing widespread devastation and flooding. In the aftermath of the disaster, an estimated 1.5 million children are in need of urgent humanitarian aid across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Hundreds of people have died, with many more injured or missing, and an estimated 400,000 people have lost their homes. Across the region, thousands of children are in need of shelter, hygiene products, medicine and health care. As well as dealing with the trauma of their experiences, children are living without power and clean water, putting them at risk of cholera and diarrhoeal diseases.

Our teams are on the ground, assessing the needs of children and their communities affected by the devastating floods. We’ve already responded with life-saving essential supplies, including safe drinking water, blankets, shelter kits, mosquito nets and water containers. But there are still many more children and their families we need to reach with emergency support.

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is enough to provide two girls with essential hygiene materials, including soap, underwear & two reusable sanitary pads

A single donation of £21

is enough to provide blankets to seven children to keep them warm and dry

A single donation of £30

is enough to provide six families with a tarpaulin each for shelter so they can stay dry and repair their home

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Mozambique

In Mozambique the death toll has risen to 202, but could rise to hundreds or thousands as the full extent of the disaster becomes known. At least 600,000 people are affected across five provinces.

“Emergencies often cause already fragile water and sanitation systems to break down or become damaged. [They] put girls and young women in particular in a very vulnerable situation. Also, lack of access to clean water increases the likelihood of an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera,” says Anne C Hoff, Country Director for Plan International Mozambique.

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Malawi

Heavy, non-stop rain in early March had already severely affected most parts of the Southern Region of Malawi. Cyclone Idai is now known to have caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of children and girls are in need of emergency shelter and aid.

“We will start responding in Mulanje district by providing lifesaving needs in the priority sectors of food, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and shelter," says Daniel Muchena, Country Director of Plan International Malawi.

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Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, more than a hundred people have lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced across the affected region. Eight bridges have been destroyed in the Chimanimani district, making the area inaccessible by road.

“Our immediate concern is for the women and children who are now cut off from assistance due to the damage affecting most roads, making it impossible to travel. The heavy rains continue to pound the affected areas putting them at higher risk," says Angela Muriithi, Country Director of Plan International Zimbabwe.

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Women receive Plan International WASH kits in Malawi — Women receive Plan International water, sanitation and hygiene kits in Malawi

Our response on the ground

Our colleagues are co-ordinating closely with the national governments, partners and other humanitarian organisations in all three countries to ensure we identify and address the needs of families affected by this disaster.

We are focusing on the safety, security and needs of children, especially girls and young women – including expectant and breastfeeding mothers – and our team will work to ensure those affected get the life-saving support they need.

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