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October 02, 2006
Update on Flood Relief: 2 October
Background
UPDATE
• Mosquito nets. We bought 1000 mosquito nets from the national malaria bureau (PNLP) at 950 CFA (about £1) per net, which is a good price. We had problems again with transferring the money, but it did eventually work, and the nets were successfully distributed last Tuesday. The team there says that “this was a very important and beneficial distribution, since mosquito nets have been needed in this area for a long time…. We have seen the church’s white nets in use at the refuge sites already, and it’s very gratifying. The more people use them, the more the transmission of the disease will be prevented. Since our current list of displaced households only amounts to 821, we have some extra nets. These we will give to the hospital and to the authorities of nearby villages which have fallen houses but have not received any aide yet.”
• Blankets and mats. We are in the process of buying blankets and mats, but are having problems again with money transfers. This has been a continual difficulty. Please pray that we can get the money out quickly without further problems.
• Help from elsewhere. The Red Cross has now begun their distributions, including food for each affected household, and mats, clothes, and mosquito nets for each pregnant or nursing woman. They also have plans to help with reconstruction. The government is apparently providing temporary shelter in tented camps, and is promising help with the longer-term housing needs. I will look into this further once I get out to Burkina in a few weeks time.
Thanks for all your support and prayer.
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Posted by Keith at October 2, 2006 04:17 PM
