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MSD, NGOs launch disaster mitigation project
Kudakwashe Matizanadzo ·
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has partnered some non-governmental organisations on an 18-month project aimed at establishing and strengthening early warning systems (EWS) to improve disaster preparedness and resilience among rural communities in Matabeleland South province.
The MSD has partnered Oxfam, Save the Children and International Risk Committee to roll out the programme in Matobo and Beitbridge districts.
Under the project, funded by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and running under the banner #Ready To Act, Oxfam has installed rain gauges at six schools in six wards in Matobo as part of EWS.
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