Project News

Renovation and construction works of public facilities to ensure its resilience at five sites in Sofala Province, Mozambique are on progress, which were damaged by the Cyclone Idai. This construction started in January 2021, and one of the sites, the Health Personnel Training School in Nhamatanda, was completed. The handover ceremony was held on 8 December 2021 and was attended by 12 people from Post Cyclone Reconstruction Cabinet (GREPOC), Sofala Provincial Health Service (SPSS), training school officials and JICA Mozambique office.

This site was not damaged severely by Cyclone Idai, but in January 2021, Cyclone Eloise hit and caused extensive damage, blow-off roof sheets and rain leakage. For this reason, four buildings are fully renovated of their roof structure, ceiling and electrical service. Other buildings are reinforced their roofs for future cyclone. In the reinforcement work, end purlins, fasteners on roof sheets and steel joints on the members are added to increase the strength.

Renovation works

Admi. block:
The ceiling has been damaged by Cyclone Eloise.

Admi. block: After renovation
The ceiling has been replaced and new lighting fixtures have been installed.

Laboratory block:
The roof sheetings have been damaged by Cyclone Eloise and caused rain leakage to the ceiling.

Laboratory block: After renovation
The roof sheetings and the ceiling were replaced and a comfortable learning environment has been created.

2 Classroom block: Roof sheeting blown off by strong winds of Cyclone Eloise.

2 Classroom block: After renovation
After the roof structure was strengthened, new roof sheetings were installed.

Refectory block: Under construction
After the damaged roof sheet has been removed, strengthening work was underway.

Refectory block: After renovation
New roof sheetings have been installed.

Refectory block: Under construction
The existing ceiling that was rain leaking was removed and new ceiling base was installed.

Refectory block: After renovation
The ceiling has been newly replaced and new lighting fixtures have been installed.

Strengthening of the roof (Eaves reinforcement work)

[Before strengthening work]
Fasteners for fixing the roof were installed every two ribs of roofing sheets.

[After strengthening work]
The fasteners are installed at intervals of one rib of roof sheets and are effective against the upward force of the wind.

[Before strengthening work]

[After strengthening work]

[Before strengthening work]

[After strengthening work]

[Before strengthening work]

[After strengthening work]

[After strengthening work]

Cyclones and strong winds give an upward force to blow the roof off. This upward force outside the building is stronger than inside.
The project aims to strengthen the roof by installing additional purlins (*1), metal joints: hurricane clips (*2) and metal joints: hurricane ties (*3).

Hand-over ceremony of facilities

The consultant is explaining the details of the renovation work to the Mozambican officials.

The ceremony for hand over the facilities.