Cyclone Freddy passed through Mozambique on Saturday night, March 11th hammering Quelimane town in the province of Zambezia. Over 200.000 people affected, more than 18.000 houses destroyed, 37.200 people displaced and sheltered in 55 accomodation centres of which 29 located in Quelimane. Over 191.562 hectares of farmed land destroyed, 50 health centers severely damaged and 53 fatalities. Chiara from Quelimane recounts what happened that night.

On occasion of the international workshop held by the Pontificial Academy for Life at the Augustinianum Institute in Rome, the Guardian of Life award was given to a passionate and highly professional woman because of her commitment both as midwife and trainer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Rumbek, South Sudan.