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Cyclone Idai
How Jesuits in Southern Africa are Empowering Youth in Mozambique Following Cyclone Idai
Members of the Southern Africa Province (SAP) of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) have been reaching out to the youth in a Mozambican Province following the Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa, that ravaged parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in March 2019.
Reconstruction Complete at a Mozambican Parish after Last Year’s Cyclone Idai
Initiatives toward the reconstruction of church structures at one of the parishes in Mozambique following last year’s Cyclone Idai that caused catastrophic damages have borne fruit, a Mozambican cleric has shared, acknowledging the help from various quarters.
Catholic Children in Ivory Coast to Reach Out to Counterparts in Cyclone-hit Mozambique
Following two violent cyclones that hit Mozambique early this year causing severe levels of food insecurity among the population including children, Catholic Children in Ivory Coast under the guidance of the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) have been encouraged to raise funds and reach out to their counterparts in the Southeastern African nation as a concrete sign of solidarity.
Humanitarian Aid Needed in Zimbabwe to Save Lives, Catholic Agency Appeals
As the landlocked Southern Africa country of Zimbabwe struggles on the political front with a recent Reuter’s report indicating the curtailing of “the democratic space” manifested in “the arrests and abductions of several political activists,” the England and Wales’ Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) operating in the country has painted a gloomy picture of the humanitarian situation of the country despite its own interventions to save lives.
