Cyclone Jude Triggers $2.5M UNICEF Response Through the Today & Tomorrow Initiative

After Tropical Cyclone Jude hit Mozambique last month, a USD 2.5 million payout from the “Tomorrow” component of UNICEF’s Today and Tomorrow Initiative (TTI)—a pre-arranged parametric insurance mechanism designed to release rapid funding following severe storms—has enabled a fast and coordinated emergency response across key sectors. These include WASH, Health, Child Nutrition, Child Protection, and Education, with a strong focus on meeting the urgent needs of affected communities, especially children and women.

Current efforts aim to reach at least 100,000 people, with numbers expected to grow as the response continues. Activities have focused on restoring vital services by repairing four health facilities and fixing water systems, such as boreholes, in the hardest-hit districts of Nampula and Zambezia provinces.

Ensuring children can return to learning as quickly as possible has also been a top priority. Learning materials have been distributed, and approximately 80 damaged classrooms are being repaired.

A gender-balanced approach is central to the response, particularly in child protection and community outreach. Interventions include support for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), mental health and psychosocial services, and inclusive birth registration campaigns.

Youth and community members are actively involved in the response, helping to create and disseminate life-saving messages through local media and outreach channels, ensuring communities are informed, supported, and empowered during the recovery process.

UNICEF would like to express its sincere gratitude to the governments of Germany and the United Kingdom for their generous support to TTI through the Global Risk Insurance Facility (GRiF), now known as the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), administered by the World Bank.