When asked by ILLOVO Sugar Company and its partners to identify a credible and trustworthy organization in Chikwawa to channel through a donation towards the flood victims, the District Commissioner (DC) for Chikwawa, Lusizi Nhlane advised Illovo to go with Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) to distribute the items.

Working with its partners through their Creation of Shared Value Principle, ILLOVO has donated Ten tons of Sugar worthy over K8.3million, Total has donated 2 million Kawacha divided as 1.5 million Kwacha  for solar lamps to be used in the camps and 500, 000 Kwacha worthy of fuel for response activities the MRCS and the Chikwawa district Council. Unitrans has donated K500, 000 for foodstuffs and FES Company, machinery to use for works in camps.

Marc Pousson, one of the directors at ILLOVO who handed over the donation on behalf of the Managing Director Mark Bainbridge said ILLOVO intends to extend the assistance to some camps in the Lower shire.

Both DC Nhlane and MRCS District Coordinator Cecilia Banda thanked ILLOVO and its partners for the valuable support towards the floods victims. They said the donation would go a long way to lessen their suffering.

Apart from supplying potable water, Illovo will supply tough bags to be used as mats & for toilet – bathroom use.