Helping members rebuild after the 2015 floods
The floods of early 2015 destroyed homes, crops and businesses across southern Malawi. With a private donor, MASYAP gave seven of the hardest-hit women in Mpemba money to rebuild.
From December 2014, heavy rains caused unprecedented damage across Malawi, with the southern districts hit hardest. By the end of January 2015 the floods had affected more than 650,000 people, according to the United Nations. Among them were MASYAP members in Mpemba, Blantyre: houses collapsed, crops were ruined and many women had to abandon their businesses after losing their stock and savings.
What we did
In March 2015, with the support of a private donor, MASYAP gave seven of the worst-affected women MWK 10,285 each towards rebuilding their homes and businesses.
One of them was 81-year-old Margret Mtuwana, a widow who supports seven children and five orphans. She planned to use the money to rebuild her house and to restock flour and sugar so that she could restart her cake business.
