Your donations help DEC charities save lives in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. But then the work to rebuild communities shattered by catastrophe begins.

An independent review into how DEC funds were being used in the aftermath of the cyclone to aid learning and improvement.

Here are some of the ways the £41 million raised by the DEC's appeal is helping people across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe whose lives were devastated by Cyclone Idai.