One thousand kits were distributed over a period of 10 weeks. After the floods Mozambique has now moved from a period of emergency to reconstruction. More than 90 percent of those people forced from their homes by flooding have either returned or are living in new areas, although large numbers are still using temporary shelter. Hundreds of thousands of people are still receiving food assistance. Disease, nutrition and shelter are still concerns for many.
Roads are still inaccessible in some areas, making relief and rehabilitation efforts difficult.
The Oxfam family has been active in the rehabilitation of Mozambique, which directly affected two million people across the country. Ensuring appropriate relief Community Aid Abroad-Oxfam Australia and other members of the Oxfam network supported a Mozambican land rights organisation attend a conference in Rome of international donors to floods relief, to ensure that Mozambicans themselves were involved in deciding how aid would be spent in the reconstruction phase. Community Aid Abroad-Oxfam Australia has supported affected communities in Maputo, Gaza and Imhambane provinces. In total, over 20,000 people have received seeds and tools through Community Aid Abroad-Oxfam Australia and out partner organisations. We are also supporting an agricultural rehabilitation project to help restore production lost to flooding in the Vundica community of Maputo province.