Relief for families affected by Flooding in Rwanda

Dear Patrons,

We are so happy to thank you and the GlobalGiving disaster response team for all the support that you have provided so far for the Relief for Families affected by Flooding in Rwanda project.

We are so excited to share with you the progress report on the activities carried out to support the most vulnerable families that are heavily affected by the May 2023 flooding.
In May 2023, floods had completely destroyed over 5,100 houses and affected an additional 2,500, more than 130 people were died and left with several injuries. These disasters were caused by floods and erosion, which resulted in houses collapsing on people.
On 10th July 2023, RWAYDAVO volunteers in Collaboration with Nyundo Sector leaders, one of the sectors of Rubavu district, the western province of Rwanda was heavily affected to was able to provide food packages to the affected communities. Floods have affected hundreds of farming households in this sector, increasing the risk of food insecurity. The baseline assessment showed that food security is the main problem and the sector leaders advise to us to provide food packages, especially to the most vulnerable. The leaders of the Nyundo sector have chosen 20 vulnerable families according to our budget and we have provided food packages including a sack of rice 25kg, a sack of Maize flour 25kg, and 10kg of beans per family (see attached photos).
There are a lot of needs that we can provide including emergency disaster relief, the package including food to families facing this disaster. Home Supplies (bed covers, mattresses, and hygiene materials), also flood resilient Shelter reconstruction is a priority as most of the families their houses were destroyed. Our volunteers also provide home-to-home counseling therapy and training on disaster management, prevention, and control of floods. As part of this project, we will plant trees and vegetation to retain extra water which can't be carried out within stream channels to reduce and prevent the flow of water from flooding
We request you to donate generously to our project and please consider telling your friends and family about our project—you can share our project link on social media so that we can keep working and achieve our goals. You could also consider doing a monthly recurring donation for our project, which will help us with our ongoing work. We thank you for everything that you have done for our project, and we look forward to your continued support.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Jean Damascene Uwizeyimana

RWAYDAVO President