Floods 2008                           Emergency report: AFMZ81                       LWF-ACT Mozambique

In January 2008, when the floods alarm was given, our emergency team contributed to the preparation of the AFMZ81 appeal in order to help the communities victim of the waters. Within five months the LWF-ACT helped 42.750 people in13.800 families.  We planned to reach 24.460 people within 5,075.
We have helped the people in the Tete, Sofala and Gaza provinces.
1. Seeds and tools distribution in Zumbo , Buzi district, and Gaza district
2. Food distribution during to 12.000 people in Zumbo Food in a joint program with the WFP
 Carter, our Emergency officer in Tete Province says: ”It is a hard work. When we prepare ourselves to go, we know that it is a 600 km adventure in very bad roads. It takes us one to three weeks in the field. Not only our bodies are suffering, the cars also are quickly getting problems. But the fact that we are feeding 12.000 people with food provided by the WFP, this is a great satisfaction. I like my work.”
3. Seeds and mosquito nets were distributed in Mutarara.
4. Non food items provided to the communities via our partner CCM-ACT
Through the emergency activities, the LWF-ACT also organized:

• Post crisis activities which help the people to restart their activities. Seeds and agriculture tool kits distribution
• The Logistics department  : purchases Goods to restock the ware houses
• Visibility: The ACT forum members worked together to create Provincial sub fora which will be able to help in the next emergency.
• Field Monitoring and controlling missions
• Coordination meetings on national (Logistic cluster) and provincial levels
• Participation and contribution in the ACT-Forum Coordination meetings, Signature of the Memorandum of understanding, Regional ACT Forum seminar, Installing and enforcing the provincial ACT sub Fora. Collaboration with ACT Forum members IPM in the Mutarara Flood program
• Training
Sphere training for LWF-MOZ project emergency officers and ACT forum partners
A training for the use of the Water purification unit and readjustment of the equipments was organized.
Disaster preparedness and mitigation meetings are part of the sensitization program of the LWF Mozambique

Funding
The request of the LWF-ACT in the appeal was US$ 388,944 and US$ 390,8449 were received thanks the contribution of FinnChurchAid US$ 75,907; Norwegian Church Aid US$ 109,844; Church of Sweden/SIDA, US$ 189855 and Evangelican Lutheran Church Bavaria 15,243 US$. 100% of the funds have been used.