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UNDP helps flood victims with new houses

    JOHANNESBURG

    Sixty families whose lives were disrupted by severe floods in Mozambique last year are proud owners of new homes they helped build near Xai-Xai City, 250 km northeast of Maputo, with support from the Italian government. Most of the new owners are needy families headed by those who are disabled, elderly or single women responsible for young children. They were chosen to participate in the project by the local Population Resettlement Commission.

    The housing construction project is part of a programme for community rehabilitation in flood-affected areas supported by the agency Italian Cooperation. The programme targeted communities hard hit by the floods and comprises twelve projects in the provinces of Maputo, Inhambane, Gaza, Sofala, and Manica. UNDP managed the housing project, with technical assistance from the Italian Trade Union Institute for Development Cooperation (ISCOS).

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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