In a major boost to disaster preparedness, CARE Malawi, Friday, through the USAID-funded Titukulane Project handed over three vehicles worth USD $90,000.00 (K155 million) to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA).
Speaking at the handover ceremony, at Capital Hill in Lilongwe, Commissioner, Charles Kalemba, said the vehicles will help strengthen the country’s resilience efforts as it will help DoDMA easily reach disaster affected areas.
“This will enhance our capacity to reach out to different councils and facilitate movement of various clusters we work with to go to where the operations are needed,” said Kalemba adding that with all the contingency plans that are already in place, will benefit from the donation of the vehicles.
In a separate interview, Country Director for Care Malawi, Pamela Kuwali, emphasized the need to coordinate and assist DoDMA as their Partner as it aligns with their resilient food security Project.
“We consider DoDMA a key partner because of their crucial role in the Resilient Food Security Project, which was implemented in Zomba and Mangochi and is now coming to a close,”
“This project aligns with the National Resilience Strategy, for which DODMA is the national policyholder hence we approached and partnered with DODMA as they represent the government in the project, and also you can see one of our officers is stationed at DODMA hence without their support, the success of this project would not have been possible,” she said.
With the increasing frequency of natural disasters, such as cyclones and droughts, the partnership between DoDMA and CARE Malawi underscores an important commitment to protecting lives and property across the country therefore the new vehicles will enable faster, more efficient disaster response, ensuring that Malawi is better prepared to face future challenges.
