The Zalala Foundation is a UK registered charity established to support the work of the Fundação Zalala, our sister Mozambican registered charity based in the North Central province of Zambezia. We aim to improve the lives of local communities, in particular girls and women, by promoting access to basic rights, including education, health and reproductive services, training, business opportunities and employment opportunities. The work of the Foundation is funded through charitable donations and grants from within and outside Mozambique.
Cyclone Freddy, one of the longest and most powerful tropical storms ever recorded ravaged our villages as it swept across the coast of Mozambique last week. Communication with and access to Supinho and Idugo by road is extremely difficult as the roads have turned into rivers, electricity poles have collapsed and communication networks are absent. What we do know is