World Vision starts implementation of emergency assistance projects in Cabo Delgado

By António Massipa

In the next six months, World Vision will be implementing projects in education, child protection and water, sanitation and hygiene in Cabo Delgado province, central Mozambique, which will benefit 7,000 people who have been internally displaced by insurgent attacks in that part of the country. “We will be based in Pemba and implement the projects through partner non-governmental organisations in the district of Metuge”, said Ângelo Pontes, Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs manager. As part of its response to the Cabo Delgado crisis, World Vision is training its employees in security to ensure that they are better prepared to work effectively in humanitarian crisis environments. The training is known as “Security Awareness in National Theatres”.

Taking place in the district of Nacala-à-Velha, Nampula province, the training “will provide knowledge and tools to those who have to work in places ravaged by conflict, such as Cabo Delgado”, said Ângelo Pontes.

It should be noted that the Cabo Delgado conflict has been characterised by extreme violence perpetrated by Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), since October 2017, having caused more than 900,000 people to be internally displaced, with various needs, including shelter; protection; health; education; water, sanitation and hygiene.