Government, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs ( DoDMA) has finalised distribution of maize under the MVAC Humanitarian Response Programme ( Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme) in Rumphi, Mwanza, Mzuzu City, Karonga and Chitipa.
The Department in collaboration with various development and humanitarian partners, is providing food assistance to over 1.7 million food insecure households in all the 28 districts and four cities of the country.
The affected populations in Nsanje, Chikwawa, Neno, Balaka, Ntcheu, Likoma and Phalombe, and some affected populations in Mangochi and Machinga are getting cash transfers while the rest of the districts and some parts of Mangochi and Machinga are getting in-kind support, in form of relief maize as the response programme is being implemented through the two mentioned modalities.
DoDMA is working with various partners who are providing cash transfers to affected populations.
A total of about k16.09 billion worth of resources ( financial and in- kind) have been mobilised so far from government and development partners namely; Germany, Irish Aid, European Union, USAID, WFP and UNICEF.
Government allocated 29,169 metric tonnes of Maize valued at K6.56 billion from the strategic grain reserves for the programme.