Tanzania: DREF Review and Lessons Learnt

On the night of 21 January 2014,heavy rainfall caused flash floods in Morogoro region located 270 kms west of Dar-es- salaam Tanzania displacing more than 10,000 persons. An allocation of CHF 180,676 was made from the DREF kitty to assist 2,000 people with shelter, water and sanitation, health (psychosocial support service) and relief items. An end of operation review was carried out by IFRC in June 2014 to examine if the DREF operation achieved its planned goals and outcomes, to assess outputs against the plan of action, and to capture and disseminate lessons learnt to improve future planning and response.