Humanitarian and Disaster Response
The program distributed maize flour, beans, cooking oil and salt as well as seeds. Recovering from floods in Tanzania PWRDF has been working with the Diocese of Masasi in Tanzania for almost 25 years. In early 2020, heavy rains in the area resulted in flash floods that killed 24 people and destroyed homes, telecommunication and electricity lines, bridges and roads. PWRDF responded with the Kilwa Emergency Humanitarian Relief Assistance program using equity in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. From April 1 to June 30, 2020, the program distributed maize flour, beans, cooking oil and salt to 1,000 households, as well as seeds to restore crops. Some funds were allocated to care for the staff and enumerators and project participants during COVID-19 and provided soap and thermometers for each distribution site to enable hand washing and temperature checks. 18
