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HARARE, July 25, (Xinhua / GNA) – The United States provided additional information on Thursday
4.7 million US dollars to help thousands of Zimbabweans living in Chimanimani and
Chipinge districts to recover and rebuild lives after Cyclone Idai
which hit the country in March.
Supplement
This contribution complements previous relief efforts of Hurricane Idai through USAID
Office of Food for Peace and the Office of Foreign Assistance in Disaster, and brings
the total contribution of the US government to 8 million USD.
United States.
The embbady said with these additional funds, the US agency for
International Development (USAID) will work with seven partners to provide
affected families with access to safe drinking water and hygiene products, shelter and
settlement support, and early recovery services in the agricultural sector.
"In
In response to the results of several evaluations conducted by USAID, we are
provide additional funding for recovery efforts to help people rebuild
their life after the tragedy. This contribution will provide the most needed
vital badistance to help those affected, "said the US Embbady in
declaration.
in the
immediately after the disaster, USAID provided food to approximately
133,000 people in the most affected areas, including 2,000 metric tons of
sorghum, vegetable oil and enriched cereals.
In addition,
USAID supported a two-month activity on water, sanitation, hygiene,
and shelter to 36,400 people in the regions of Manicaland affected by the cyclone
Province.
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Earlier this month, USAID launched a project that helps 1,700 people
smallholder farmers to grow valuable crops, grains and legumes
nutrition and hygiene, helping them meet their food needs in the short and long term
security needs.
Cyclone Idai,
which also affected Mozambique and Malawi, was one of the worst natural disasters of
Southern Africa in almost two decades.
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States have so far reported having provided more than $ 79 million in
humanitarian badistance to help people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi who
affected by cyclone Idai and hurricane Kenneth, as well as by
floods occurred early March.
GNA
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