Aftermath of Cyclone Freddy
Where do we start to describe the impact of this recent tropical storm. Our national press has spoken of the loss of lives, businesses and homes but it really does hit home when so many of us have visited the area and got to know many people living there.
Reports coming in each day tell of the priests and local men digging roads in order to once more gain access to the outside world, of thousands of people displaced, with schools like Chirunga accommodating just short of 200 people, of the village’s eldest resident aged 95 years losing her home, schools closed because of physical damage, houses having fallen down, rain continuing……
All of this has come at a time when the harvest is due, much of it now damaged
In short the worst events have hit the poorest once again.
Other News
Happiness for Loveness
Loveness is six years old and has cerebral palsy, a condition which has severely limited her mobility but now it has all changed.
Distributing Baby Clothes
Volunteers have been to the maternity unit at the Matawale Health Centre, just 15 kms away from Sitima, to deliver baby clothes to new born babies. Most women give birth at home but for some who experience a complicated pregnancy or birth.
A new skill for the ladies
The ladies group in Sitima Parish is probably made up of some of the most 'willing to learn' people in the world