EMERGENCY RELIEF

EMERGENCY RELIEF REACH KILOSA

Relief supply to the flood stricken areas in Morogoro Region of Tanzania was delivered by a team of thirteen Lions from Dar es Salaam and Morogoro. The Relief Supply comprising consumable items and some utensils weighing 7.5 tons worth TShs. 17,872,500/= or just above US$ 10,000:00 was an emergency grant from Lions Clubs International headquarters in Oak Brook, USA.

Un-expected heavy rains for three days consecutively end of January resulted in one death, many suffered minor and major injuries during the fracas, nearly 2,000 houses were totally damaged and over 9000 people, mostly women and children were displaced. The affected areas or villages included Mateteni, Magole, Mbigiri, Mabana, Dumida and Barega.

A twenty- six- sitter  bus accompanied by a truck reached Morogoro Regional Commissioner’s Office where the Disaster Risk Reduction expert, Mr. Gilbert Mkindi received them for the necessary introduction and procedural delivery of the relief package. The Lions Team led by Regional Chairperson Lion Happiness Nkya, Lions of Senior Status Cabinet Secretary Lion Kishore Simzia, Cabinet Treasurer Lion Mohamed Lalji, Asst. Cabinet Treasurer (T) Lion Yusuf Dalala, District Officer for LCIF Grant Lion Rizwan Qadri were among the prominent people.

The activity was carried out jointly by the Lion Team and Officials from the Government of Tanzania including District Commissioner  Mr. Elias Tarimo at Mateteni in Dakawa approximately 205 kms from Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of the country.

More Info: Morogoro Region is among the  regions considered to be  the food basket of the country and gifted with natural mineral resources and tourist attraction spots. The region is equally famous for producing top quality rice and sugar. While we are working on this story, the seasonal heavy rains popularly called “masika” has just started in many regions of the country.

Two prominent Lions, Grant Administrator  (T) PDG Lion Abdul Majid Khan and LCIF Grant District Convenor Lion Rizwan Qadri played their respective important roles in securing and managing the Emergency Grant of US$ 10,000:00. PDG A.M. Khan was unable to accompany the group because of his ill health.

Some inland patches affected by the flood  obstructed the relief team to reach other affected areas. However, the recipients some of them in temporary tents provided by the Government and Red Cross were given cutleries, plastic utensils, buckets, detergent soaps, cooking oil in jerry cans, maize flour, rice, beans, sugar and salt.

After a good humanitarian project, the team returned to Dar es Salaam.

Story by Abdul Hai

Source of information and pictures Lion Sayed Rizwan Qadri