Impact stories

The story of Maria, who lost most of her home and crops when Cyclone Dineo hit the province of Inhambane on 15 February.

Ailora da Dionora, 19, is one of many girls who dropped out of school in the last two years due to the drought in Mozambique.

You don’t know what El Niño is? You are not the only one! Don’t stop reading because you are put off by a term you don’t know. You are not the only one, we hear this question all the time.

Andarieta Titosse, 40 years old, is a widow and mother of three children. Her youngest child is less than seven months old. When Nércia was born, she weighed only two kilogram. During the pregnancy, Andarieta Titosse had hardly anything to eat, and there…

Almost two decades ago, Alejandro (38) and Rosina (34) met at a disco in a village close to Funhalouro, in the south of Mozambique. “I saw him and fell in love at first sight,” Rosina says with a big smile on her face. “We wanted to start our own family…

Patiente is only 14 years old. But since her mother has to spend all day to search for food, Patiente has taken on tasks usually done by adults.

Mozambique has been hit by its worst drought in the past 35 years. Two million people in the central and southern parts of the country are in need of assistance to see them through the next months.

Joaquina and Relia have been neighbors in a little village close to Funhalouro in the Southeast of Mozambique for many years. The two friends spend hours to fetch water every day. Their village has no running water, no electricity and the nearest…

“What exactly is El Niño?” I was asked this question more than once in the past months. For many El Nino is an abstract term, something that reminds them of difficult geology lessons.