Cyclone Freddy update

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First of all, thank you so much/ zikomo kwambiri (in the local language of Chichewa) to everyone who has donated, raised awareness and sent us messages of love and hope over the last few days. Your support has been unbelievable and your funds will genuinely save lives.

As valued supporters, we wanted to send you a quick update from Domasi. We are devastated to announce that over the last couple of days we have lost two community members in Domasi, 265 families have been displaced, and 123 families have lost absolutely everything as a result of Cyclone Freddy.

Since we were last in touch we've been working around the clock, alongside other CBOs and local authorities, to work out a plan to best support these families and we are pleased to say that the action starts tomorrow. Using the incredible donations we have already received we will start delivering aid to households in our area. Priority will be given to vulnerable families and individuals e.g. those living with HIV.  

The aid we will deliver is based on local needs reported by our team on the ground, as well as the guidelines and recommendations of the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) in Malawi.  This first phase will focus on the provision of blankets, maize flour, other food items and plastic sheeting - helping to provide people with access to food, shelter and warmth.

We hope to reach over 20 vulnerable households in phase one, and we will then build from there. We've scheduled to collect data every few days so we can understand how the situation is progressing.

We are so proud of how our community of Community Highlighters have come together at this terrifying time, and we really can't thank you enough for everything you are doing to support the people of Domasi.

Keep shouting from the rooftops, keep spreading the word and keep our community members in your thoughts.

Thank you for everything, we will be in touch again soon.

Take care and stay safe,

Evie, Thocco, Emma and everyone at Community Highlight 🙏

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