October 2019
Mozambique, Africa
The SiGH Grant awarded to MIHER continues to benefit the people of Mozambique. The MIHER medical team was able to use some of the funds to provide long term benefits. They set out to build two new wells that would provide clean drinking water in some of the communities that were hit the hardest from Cyclone Idai. The goal being to help prevent the spread of waterborne illnesses such as Cholera that are at higher risk after major storms.
MIHER is happy to report the wells have been completed in the district of Luabo in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. One well is in the neighborhood Guerreiro A, Vila Headquarters of Luabo and the other in the village of Chivenaro, locality Samora Machel. These wells will benefit around 600 inhabitants of that district.
SIGH Raises $11,270.10 for those affected by Cyclone Idai
(June 2019-Mozambique, Africa)
Since March, SIGH has raised over $11,000 in donations directed to MIHER (Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research) in support of those affected by Cyclone Idai.
The team of Mozambican Medical Specialists that SIGH works closely with battled the difficult weather conditions and maneuvered hundreds of kilometers over damaged roads to bring aid to the local people. They travelled around Zambezia (the second largest province in Mozambique) to help thousands of people delivering supplies including food, drinking water, clothing, medications, as well as seeds and tools to plant new crops. The medical team, led by Dr. Emilia Noormahomed, also consulted with residents of these heavily devastated communities providing nutritional education and preventative education against contraction of waterborne illness.
Mozambique still requires a great deal of recovery efforts. If you would like to contribute, visit https://sigh.global/donate-to-aid-mozambique/
For more information on MIHER: http://www.miher.org/en/