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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Football Association of Malawi, NBS Bank, and the Malawi Red Cross Society have handed over four houses to four families in Mtauchira Village, TA Likoswe in Chiradzulu District who were affected by the Cyclone Freddy in March this year.<\/p>\n

This was a fulfillment of a pledge made by FAM and Charity Shield sponsors, NBS, to use MK23 million proceeds from this season\u2019s curtain raiser between FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s soccer governing body committed MK23 million to the Red Cross for the construction of the low-cost houses. Speaking during the handover ceremony, FAM President Walter Nyamilandu Manda said the association is very happy to have fulfilled the pledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy that we have fulfilled the pledge we made to provide decent houses to the victims. It\u2019s good to see them happy. It\u2019s been a terrible period for them after they lost their families and properties. But with this fulfillment of the pledge, we have given them new hope, and as they remember their lost families, they will find solace in what we have done for them. We are not just football administrators. We also provide entertainment and development to the nation,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

NBS Bank Deputy Chief Executive Officer Temwanani Simwaka said her bank is excited to ease the burden of losing both the properties and relatives, hence coming in to assist.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs NBS, we are very excited to hand over these houses to the beneficiaries. As a caring bank, it\u2019s always our responsibility to come in when such things happen. As they remember their relatives whom they lost, they should always remember that they have a true friend in us. It\u2019s terrible to lose family members and a place to stay, plus their property, so we thought it wise to provide a solution to the natural disaster that these victims faced,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Acting head of disasters management for Red Cross Society also expressed her gratitude to hand over the houses, saying her Society is planning to build 200 houses before 30th November this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy to hand over these houses to the beneficiaries. We initially planned to build 200 houses, and by handing over these four houses, we are making strides. We plan to build these houses before 30th November this year in various places,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

She also revealed that it hasn\u2019t been easy to relocate people from flooding prone areas to safety, saying they face resistance, but they are slowly managing because of community engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not an easy decision to relocate people to safe places, but with the community engagement, we have managed to relocate them to a new place,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

One of the four beneficiaries, a 40-year-old Magret Makawa, who lost her husband on that fateful day, thanked the three institutions for giving her a new lease of life, saying she lost everything, but the house has given her more reasons to live and to start afresh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis house will help us a lot. I lost my husband and my property. By having this house, it\u2019s a fresh start to my life after losing everything. I thank God that even though I lost my husband, my five kids survived, and this house will give me more reasons to believe in starting afresh as I keep on mourning my husband,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Apart from the houses, FAM also distributed maize flowers, a pack of soya pieces to each of the affected families, a carton of washing soap, cooking oils, mattresses, and blankets.<\/p>\n

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