"Thank God I had already escaped when the house collapsed"

54yr old Selina Kadondo and her family were one of the first to settle in Pensulo and establish the community there over 30 years ago. A grandmother with six children, she lost her husband 5 years ago and has been struggling to survive ever since. Three of her children still live at home with her, thankfully they all managed to escape before their house collapsed due to the heavy rains at 3am one morning.

Their home was made from “burnt bricks" with an iron sheet roof. After days and day of continuous heavy rains water started to run down the inside of two of the walls. First one wall collapsed and then at 3am two others, saturated from days of heavy rain followed suit. Selina said "Thank God I had already escaped when the house collapsed." She is now living at Pensulo Camp with other flood victims.

Only one wall of Stella's house remains standing. Thanks to your donations to our Emergency Appeal we have been able to give Selina and her family, plastic sheeting to protect the remaining wall, blankets, soap, rice, cups, lukini phala (fortified porridge,) maize, salt and a bucket for washing.

The future is uncertain for Selina, but thanks to your generous donations she and her family are warm, well fed, safe and clean.