The Isle of Man Government’s International Development Committee is supporting three charities responding to humanitarian crises in the Lebanon, Mozambique and South America.
Medair UK has been awarded £20,000 of emergency aid to provide essential healthcare and psychological support to Syrian refugees and their Lebanese host communities. Funding from the Isle of Man will help to establish three new clinics, as well as enabling three existing clinics to continue to assist some of the region’s most vulnerable families.
Plan International (UK) has also been allocated £20,000 to address life-threatening flooding in central and northern Mozambique where the country’s Government has declared the highest possible alert for a natural disaster.
An estimated 177,645 people have been affected, including at least 77,550 children. The money provided by the Isle of Man will be used to construct emergency latrines, install washing facilities and distribute mosquito nets.
A further £10,000 has been awarded to Save the Children to contribute towards its projects in South America, based in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. Funding will help to support communities adversely affected by dramatic changes in coffee and grain prices and to support children affected by violence and organised crime.
Phil Gawne MHK, Chairman of the International Development Committee, said:
‘These charities urgently need funding to deliver emergency aid in countries scarred by conflict and natural disasters. Our donations will add to those of other nations to help to improve the lives of thousands of vulnerable people.’
