In response to Cyclone Idai and Kenneth, the government of Malawi through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs received a grant in 2019 from African Development Fund (ADF) to finance the Post Cyclone Idai and Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience (PCIREP) Project. The project aims to restore and improve sustainable livelihoods of affected vulnerable groups of the population, enhance disaster risk reduction, early warning, preparedness, support inclusive social and economic recovery empowerment and enhance post recovery adaptive capacity. The program will specifically aim to reconstruct and rehabilitate damaged infrastructure (including roads, bridges, water supply and   sanitation   facilities) and   to   restore   agricultural   livelihoods. Reconstruction   and rehabilitation will promote resilience to climate shocks and disasters and enhance the adaptive capacities and preparedness of vulnerable communities.

One of the key components of the project is to enhance Agricultural Productivity and Resilience. While the goal under this component is to restore productive agricultural infrastructure and re-build capacity of farmers, the project is also working with Department of Fisheries in supporting fish farming. Some districts earmarked for this, include Mulanje and Chikhwawa. The project is supporting capacity of Mulanje Fisheries Office, and Kasinthula Aquaculture Centre located in Chikhwawa to improve service delivery whilst assisting restoration of lost livelihoods to affected communities. Cyclone Idai and Kenneth left most families in despair when all their Income Generating Activities (IGA) were lost during the disaster.

In this context, the project is also procuring some project-related equipment to support its implementation process.  Aqualink stood out as a reliable aquaculture company that can supply a variety of aquaculture equipment based on our performance during the bidding phase.

The company has been on the ground organizing all necessary supplies, including various fish hatchery tools for the past two weeks. On March 10^th, our company traveled to Mulanje, and the following day, March 11^th, Aqualink team traveled to Chikhwawa to deliver the first batch of this order. The company is pleased to have delivered high-quality products that have brought satisfaction to our client. In the next couple of days, Aqaulink is also planning to deliver final part of the order.