Japanese Government donates $1m to Tokwe Mukosi floods victims

The Japanese Government is expected to hand over $1 million  in support of  women and children displaced by the Tokwe Mukosi floods.

The ceremony is set to Wednesday in Harare and Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Saviour Kasukuwere and Japanese Ambassador, Yoshinobi Hiraishi and UNICEF Country Representative Reza Hossaini will attend.

In a media advisory, UNICEF said : "The Japanese Government has contributed US$1million to support women and children who were displaced by the 2014 floods around the Tokwe Mukosi Dam in Masvingo Province.

"This area, where the families have started to settle, lacks adequate basic social services including, health, education, WASH and social protection mechanisms, thereby increasing vulnerabilities to the inhabitants. The funds will being used to reduce the risk of malnutrition, diarrheal diseases, and prevention of abuse and sexual violence, especially among children and women,".

Villagers were moved to Chingwizi camp last February after the flooding that hit the dam's flood basin, destroying their property, livestock and homesteads.

The camp was overcrowded and the government tried to move the people out, but faced resistance from villagers who demanded compensation first as well as five hectares per family.