His Highness the Aga Khan donates $1 million to aid flood victims in Mozambique
Mozambique · 26 February 2026 · 3 min
Lisbon, Portugal, 26 February 2026 – His Highness the Aga Khan has donated $1 million in humanitarian aid to victims of the floods that are ravaging mainly southern Mozambique.
According to the latest official data, this tragedy has already affected more than 860,000 people, causing 223 deaths and more than 94,000 displaced persons, 441,000 hectares of lost agricultural production and 365,000 affected farmers.
This emergency response aims to prioritise the stabilisation of livelihoods, rapid health support and interventions related to water, sanitation and hygiene, focusing mainly on Gaza province, one of the areas most severely affected by the floods.
The aid now being made available will contribute, in particular, to addressing serious problems in the supply chain for essential medicines, improving access to drinking water and sanitation services, and distributing agricultural resources to enable affected families to resume food production and restore their livelihoods.
This programme to support the population will be implemented directly by the Aga Khan Foundation, in coordination with the country's authorities and local partners with whom it already collaborates in other areas. The aim is to closely monitor the direct impact of this support.
First Lady of Mozambique Gueta Chapo and AKDN Diplomatic Representative Nazim Ahmad met to continue with the rapid implementation of aid to the country’s flood victims.
In recent weeks, the Ismaili Imamat – an organisation led by His Highness the Aga Khan – through its entities, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Ismaili communities in Mozambique and Portugal, has already launched an aid programme for the country, consisting of the distribution of 45 tonnes of goods and materials, including food, clothing, hygiene kits, tents and other essential items, according to identified needs.
To continue with the rapid implementation of this aid, a meeting was held on 20 February, between First Lady Gueta Chapo, AKDN Diplomatic Representative Nazim Ahmad and the Director of Planning and Cooperation of the National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) Rita de Almeida, entities linked by the common effort to respond to the humanitarian crisis ravaging Mozambique.
Of the 45 tonnes made available by the institutions of the Ismaili Imamat, the last 13 tonnes are being distributed to the most needy populations in coordination with the INGD and under the high patronage of the country's First Lady, who has been personally committed to supporting the victims and in direct contact with those most in need, and whose office is also operating on the ground. This batch consists of 200 family tents and 500 food and hygiene kits.