The Dalitso Project
May 2019
5/8/2019
April has been a busy month in Malawi. It has been a month of evaluating the after-effects of Cyclone Idai. First of all, a massive thanks to everyone who prayed for the situation. - Whilst the situation has been devastating, it has been much less so than expected. It appears that whilst the floodwaters have affected our crops at both Thyolo and Kambilonjo, we will still harvest a moderate crop at Kambilonjo. After the initial few days where our toilet blocks were broken down and a couple of roofs blown off, we have had no further structural damage which is also in itself a miracle. We are still housing several children who have been made homeless by the cyclone and there are still hundreds of displaced villagers who are homeless. However, as a charity, we have had no loss of life and minimal injuries and , perhaps most importantly, the fear of cholera or dysentery and other water borne diseases has been staved off in our areas, which again seems to be so fortuitous given that the floodwaters have washed away much of the sanitation infrastructure and the water systems. The 5 children who were taken into residence at Kambilonjo during the cyclone have settled in well and seem to be enjoying life at the centre. Here is young Tryness who we’ve introduced to you to before. Tryness was living with her mum, but as Mum was not coping with looking after the children and it was found that the children were not attending school, getting washed or being properly fed. Social services therefore determined that Tryness and her brother Ishmael would be better off living at the centre at Kambilonjo. Check out Tryness’ happy, healthy and smiley face! -When we first met her she didn’t know how to smile. The container also arrived on 16th April (which is incredibly quick progress, especially given the cyclone), having left Arbroath on 22nd January... see pictures below. ….and with the distribution of gifts we see lots of heart warming stories. Meet Clever Salamba who was knocked down by a car a few years ago and had to have his right leg amputated. Whilst this is devastating for any child, it has been more so for Clever as he has struggled to get a prosthetic limb ordered. Clever now has a lovely prosthetic limb and was also given a wheelchair from the container that he could use to continue to get out and about and to encourage him to maintain his independence! What an inspiration! See pictures below Upcoming events- Quiz and Chips – 12th May Gin Tasting Night – 7th June Please remember that sponsor child presents are due in at the end of May (Sunday 26th May)! The presents this year are... a shirt (smart blouse/ shirt for church etc rather than school shirt) and a pack of cards- age appropriate – playing cards/ uno/ snap etc and a small 5cm by 5 cm packet of haribos, plus of course a letter to your child! Also a big THANK YOU to those have raised their sponsorship to £15/month to help us cover the rising cost of the work in Malawi. We really appreciate your support in this. Thanks again for all your support. Love Becky
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
A catch up on all the latest happenings in Malawi
Archives
April 2020
Categories |