The Situation Tropical Cyclone Freddy has swept across southern Africa. It first struck Madagascar and Mozambique in late February, but caused only limited damage in landlocked Malawi. The storm then moved back out over the Indian Ocean, where it drew more power before making a course reversal to southern Africa’s mainland, lashing Malawi with unprecedented… Read more »
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Maletooane’s New Home
Meet Maletooane 78 year-old Maletooane Ranko lives in the rural village of Ha-Rantai in the Mafeteng District, Lesotho. As the head of her household, she is the primary caregiver to her two grandchildren Lehlohonolo, aged 13, and Keketso, aged 10. Maletooane is also caregiver to her grandchildren’s mother, Mohatla, aged 35. Since 2016, Maletooane has… Read more »
Read moreNever giving up: James’ story
Housing Poverty in Uganda According to the World Bank’s 2016 Poverty Assessment, the number of people living in Uganda classified as living in ‘monetary poverty’ (people being classed as living in poverty because they do not have enough money for essential items such as food) has reduced. However, despite this reduction in monetary poverty, Uganda… Read more »
Read moreEmpowering Through Water and Shelter in Lesotho
Lesotho’s 2.2 million continues to be vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 (World Bank, 2022). When it was safe to do so, Habitat for Humanity Lesotho continued to work with families to construct safe and decent housing. They have also been supporting communities to provide access to safe drinking water. Here are some of the… Read more »
Read moreKenya: Preventing Mosquitos from Entering Homes
Identifying Solutions to Stop the Mosquitos Entering the Home In Kenya, we work not only within vulnerable communities to build safe and decent homes. We also support research projects to improve life within the home. Inside a controlled environment, a model hut has been built. This hut is part of research into how mosquitos can… Read more »
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