UPDATE
Flash Flood -- September 1, 2009 and ACTS Response

After 12 inches of rain fell on Burkina Faso, flooding caused homes to collapse leaving 150,000 homeless. Food stored in villages was ruined and poor families lost all their material possessions.

ACTS continues to respond to the the needs of the poor. On November 3, additional grain was distributed to village widows.

By November 2009, with the help of donors ACTS has:

Purchased and distributed 8 tons of corn and 11 tons of rice to more than 266 widows
Before the beginning of school, 100 5 kg bags of pasta were distributed to widows with children
311 orphans and vulnerable children in the village of Saonré received soap, blankets, clothes, food, medicine and medical treatment
11 tons of cement was purchased to rebuild 20 widows' homes that were destroyed by the flooding
More than 1,000 villagers received medical treatment and counseling during September and October