USAID provides over $650,000 emergency assistance to flood-affected communities in Afar

Addis Ababa, September 17, 2020 (FBC) – USAID is providing more than $650,000 in immediate emergency assistance to help communities affected by recent flooding in Afar regional state.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page, USAID said it is providing life-saving food assistance, emergency non-food item support, and shelter to families affected by flooding across several woredas.

USAID assistance also includes safe drinking water and proper sanitation and hygiene support.

“Our assistance is also helping pastoralist communities preserve their livestock and livelihoods through a small-scale stimulus package for microbusinesses, assistance in transporting and distributing fodder to breeding animals, and collaborating with local government and communities to align flood response with regional and woreda interventions,” it said.

USAID is also working closely with partners to assess the situation in SNNP, Oromia, Somali and Gambella regional states in an effort to mobilize additional resources to help communities mitigate the impacts of flooding in these regions.