A quick up-date of the situation in flooded Nsanje. The Makoko Foundation is exploring a cooperation with the local Malawian organization SURCOD to support of the most affected families in Nsanje. Both SURCOD and The Makoko Foundation have vulnerable women and girls as their target groups. We hope we can do more on long term rebuilding and support by working together. 



Underneath a summary of the situation as it is from January Mvula, of the SURCOD Malawi: 
"The flooding coordination is now in the hands of international organisations, all the big organisations such as World Vision, GOAL Malawi, Action Aid, UNICEF, WFP, Concern Worldwide as you know they have a financial muscles, millions of dollars are spent on relief iterms which are temporary in nature. Thus my worry, Instead of being united and work together they are busy showing themselves. They are doing a great job with the crisis, but the interventions lacks sustainable solutions for the affected people. The local organisation we are just observing but we will be with the affected people forever assisting them to come up with sustainable solutions."

Today another 300,- Euro's is send to the local FBO "Hope for the Community". The FBO will be using the money for the support of the worst affected families in the south of Nsanje. Report of the activities of "Hope for the Community" will follow soon. 

At the moment the numbers of affected people in Malawi are: 638.000 people affected, 79 dead, 153 missing and 1.5 million of people in need of food assistance (source: CARE Malawi). But to be honest, the numbers are still fluctuating. 

More information on SURCOD Malawi: http://surcodmalawi.weebly.com/

In the following figure the IDP sites (shelters) in southern Nsanje and the numbers of people and households using that IDP. These figures are a result of an UNDAC assesment January 19th. Because not all locations are verified the map is indicative. 

Since the balloons in the map are a bit hard the read, following the number shown on the map from the top most balloon to the bottom.

• Mota Engil, 1,434 affected people, 330 households, located in collective centre 
  
• Khulubi, 840 affected people, 152 households, located in school
  
• Mchere, 1,387 affected people, 193 households, located in school
  
• Bitilinyu, 2,586 affected people, 322 households, located in open area
  
• Nyachilenda, 4,848 affected people, 1,092 households, located in school
  
• Marka, 2,551 affected people, 350 households, located in school

For the people wandering: I used to live close to the IDP Mota Engli, I marked my former house with a purple star on the map. The location of the Makoko Orphanage is close to Mchere and also shown with a purple star. 

The map does not show where the floodings are at the moment. 

For more information of the situation on the ground  read this article of Doctors without Borders (in Dutch) or check the other media coverage on the bottom of this page.  https://www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl/ontdekken/nieuws/duizenden-mensen-malawi-zonder-hulp-na-overstromingen

Malawi floods in the media:

• http://floodlist.com/africa/malawi-flood-victims-clean-drinking-water-priority
  
• http://www.unicef.org.uk/Media-centre/Press-releases/Unicef-steps-up-relief-efforts-for-Malawi-flood-victims-as-rains-continue/?id=400870_495971&idkeep=True&epslanguage=en#.VLzWO2fHV-A.twitter
  
• http://ewn.co.za/2015/01/19/Malawi-floods-Food-security-a-major-concern
  

Following the Nsanje District flood figures as send to me by January Mvule, the executive Director of Sustainable Rural Community Development Organisation in Nsanje, Malawi, on the 17th of January 2015.

Update: These are the preliminary figures from Wednesday January 14th. Up to date figures are still being compiled as more reports come in. Hopefully there will be an accurate count early this week.

A  T/A (Traditional Authority) is a region that exists of several GVH's (Group Village Head's). A GVH is a group of villages under the authority of a Group Village Head. 

*  Rescueteam's are  failing to make the assessment  on the actual number of the households affected as the whole    area is submerged in water, which means all the households are affected
**1 woman injured referred to Ngabu health Centre in Chikwawa.