BENIN UNDER WATER. // Q & A.
LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF BENIN COMMUNITY IN THE U.S. AND DEAR COUNTRYMEN / WOMEN,
YOU ARE NOW PROBABLY CONSULTING OR REFLECTING ON WHAT CAN YOU, YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS DO TO HELP AS OUR DEAR
COUNTRY IS UNDER WATER?
HERE IS A QUICK REPLY: YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY AS WELL WANT TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH SOME PARTNERS OF YOUR CHOICE THAT MAY INTERVENE ON YOUR
IN BENIN, COORDINATION OF INTERVENTION IS NOW LED BY A NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM (NDRT) (GOVERNMENT, UNITED NATIONS, NGOs).
THEIR CURRENT E-MAIL CONTACT IS: benin.floods2010@gmail.com .
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF FLOOD WATER, THE NDRT IS STILL CONDUCTING A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS OF DISPLACED AND AFFECTED
PERSONS. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE URGENT NEEDS INCLUDE:
FUNDING SUPPORT, MEDICAL & FIRST AID, PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND SENSITIZATION ON GOOD HYGIENIC AND SANITATION PRACTICES, FOOD AND NON
FOOD ITEMS (NFIs) LIKE TENTS, MATS, BLANKETS, POTABLE WATER, WATER TREATMENT TABLETS, MOSQUITO BED NETS, CHILDREN CLOTHES, JERRY CANS,
PLASTIC BUCKETS, KITCHEN SETS, UTENSILS AND TOOLS, SOAP, SHELTER KITS, HYGIENIC BIRTH KITS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.
BEHALF IN THE CURRENT RELIEF EFFORTS. THERE IS CERTAINLY DIFFERENT WAYS TO ASSIST, PROVIDED HELP REACHES THE NEEDY.
THE EMBASSY SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
I HOPE THESE DETAILS HELP SPEED UP YOUR CONSULTATIONS AND ACTIONS.
AS THIS IS SUNDAY, MAY I ADD THAT PART OF THE SOLUTION IS PRAYERS, IN VARIOUS WAYS, FOR BENIN AND WEST AFRICA IN THESES TRYING
CIRCUMSTANCES.
VERY BEST REGARDS.
Cyrille S. Oguin
Ambassador of Benin to the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
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