Cyclone Dineo: Message from Lalaland in Tofo, Inhambane
Some of you may know that southern Mozambique just sustained a direct hit from Severe Tropical Cyclone Dineo. The majority of the southern coastline has sustained unbelievable damage and entire communities have been physically erased. Many in these communities have lost literally everything they owned: homes, crops, and livestock, and livelihood. Everything.
There will be no Big Government swooping in to save them. No international movie stars will rally to their cause or help them feed their families and rebuild their homes. No catchy Top 40 song about it will grace your radio waves. To the outside world, African tragedy is just not news.
Literally all they have left is their sense of community, which is absolutely unbreakable. Its the kind of community that most better-off people with lots of material wealth will simply never know. It’s also the exact reason that for almost 10 years, Corinna Heidi and myself have been very proud to call Mozambique home. It is a beautiful, friendly place full of beautiful, friendly, hard working people and they need your help.
Please consider doing just that. It’s impossible to describe how far the smallest contribution can go in this part of the world. Thanks.
Chad Leavitt and Corinna Heidi
Contact Chad and Heidi through http://lalalandafrica.com or buzz me on umzimkulu@gmail.com if you would like to assist in ANY way.
