EMERGENCY APPEAL UPDATE:
SOUTHEAST ASIA TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE
YEAR-TWO RESPONSE (2006)
Appeal Number: 6970
Appeal Goal Amount: $15.23 million
December 12, 2005
(This revised appeal outlines a continuation of CWS activities through 2006, year two of its response to the SE Asia Tsunami and Nias Earthquake.)
Situation Re-Cap:
The massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that was centered near the northwestern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in December 2004, affected over a dozen countries on the Indian Ocean. Hardest hit was Indonesia's Aceh province, with 130,000 confirmed dead, more than 37,000 missing/presumed dead, more than 500,000 persons displaced--150,000 of which still reside in tents. Also badly hit -- Sri Lanka, with 30,957 confirmed dead, 5,637 missing, and more than 400,000 displaced; and India, with 10,749 confirmed dead, 5,646 missing, and more than 300,000 displaced. Further, in March 2005 a strong earthquake occurred that had devastating impact on Nias Island, Indonesia.
The impact on coastal fishing communities and fisherfolk, some of the poorest people in the region, has been devastating with widespread loss of income, boats and fishing gear. Damage to infrastructure and destruction to agriculture is also an overriding factor. In some areas, family and community wells, water treatment facilities and pipe networks will take years to restore.
The emotional and psychological trauma experienced by many of the survivors, especially women and children, and those who lost loved ones is overwhelming.
Emergency Appeal:
In response to this disaster and the additional impact of the March 2005 earthquake that rocked Nias Island, the CWS Indonesia office, in collaboration with other local non-governmental organizations, continues its commitment to addressing basic needs (food, shelter, water, medicine) and now begins implementing its post-crisis work with long-term reconstruction, rehabilitation, and capacity building projects already underway and planned throughout 2006.
CWS will also be providing additional financial support for the post-crisis work of partner organizations and Action by Churches Together (ACT) members Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) in India, and the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL).
Indonesia
A key component of the overall Church World Service response to the Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami is the work of its Indonesia program. Since 1964, CWS has implemented emergency and long-term rehabilitation projects in cooperation and collaboration with both faith-based and secular organizations throughout Indonesia.
CWS's second-phase response to the Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami continues through 2006 targeting the most vulnerable households in the regions of Banda Aceh (including Aceh Besar and Pidie), Meulaboh (including Aceh Barat, Aceh Jaya, and Nagan Raya), and Nias.
On-going work of CWS Indonesia through 2006 includes program implementation in the following categories:
(Funds still needed: $11,239,000 -- reflects program costs, equipment, labor, storage, and transportation)
- Health and Nutrition: Includes on-going provision of health services, rehabilitation of permanent health posts, supplementary feeding for 2,000 children under five years-old, distribution of basic medicines, medical equipment, training and education, and provision of CWS "Gift of the Heart" Health kits, Baby kits. Approximate number targeted combined beneficiaries (children and adults): 7,500.
- Non-Food Item Distribution: Includes distribution of kitchen utensils, blankets, mosquito nets, CWS "Gift of the Heart" kits,
- Shelter: 921 permanent houses (approx. $3,615 per house) will be built; 2,800 family tents will be distributed, and provision of household items such as mattresses, sheets, and other miscellaneous items.
- Livelihood recovery and capacity building: Targeting 3,700 households (18,500 people) for small business grants, training, agricultural rehabilitation, seeds and tools, fishing equipment and boats, as well as construction of community centers, community organizing, training, and development programs emphasizing local micro-enterprise ownership.
- Psychosocial support and child development programs, including recreational materials and activities, building of 36 children's centers; and distribution of CWS "Gift of the Heart" School Kits and Kids Kits. Target beneficiaries: 6,000 persons.
- Water and Sanitation: CWS, in a collaborative effort with Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is targeting approximately 75,000 persons for access to clean water and sanitation facilities; on-going activities include rebuilding/repairing water supply systems (springs, pipes, wells, surface water treatment) and sanitation facilities; and continued trucking of water using water tankers. *Currently more than 10,000 people in the Meulaboh area depend on CWS/NCA-procured/installed water purification units for their daily water needs.
India
Long-time CWS partner and ACT member CASA has been responding with emergency relief aid in hard hit Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Andrha Pradesh throughout 2005. In year-two of its response, CASA will focus on reconstruction, livelihood rehabilitation, food or cash for work programs, community organizing and capacity building, in those three regions, as well as in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, -- targeting 50,000 families (approx. 300,000 people) in 70 villages.
CASA activities planned throughout 2006 that CWS will be supporting:
- Construction of 4,024 houses (2,824 in South India and1,200 in Andaman and Nicobar)
- Furnishing 485 new fully equipped boats supporting livelihoods of 1,940 families (approx. 11,640 people)
- Construction of 26 school buildings with provision of school supplies, books, and uniforms to 2,400 children
- Constructing 20 community centers, including capacity building and community organizing initiatives
- Reconstruction/rehabilitation of 12 health stations, includes education and training workshops and materials
Based on income for this appeal, CWS is targeting $3 million in support of CASA's total request of $26 million.
Sri Lanka
NCCSL is responding to the disaster through its member churches and local partners throughout the affected areas of the island. Through 2006, planned post-crisis interventions are being implemented under the NCCSL secretariat’s umbrella encompassing coordination and project/financial management support in the following regions:
- Northern and Peninsular Coasts (including Jaffna Peninsula, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts)
- East: Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee districts
- Southern Coasts: Galle, Matara, Hambantota districts
- Western Regions: Colombo, Kalutara, and Gampaha districts
Approximately 50,000 of the most vulnerable people are targeted for assistance through NCCSL funded programs that will provide:
- Fishing gears, boats, nets, engines to 2,896 fisherfolk, and rehabilitation of boat docks (Vaadi)
- Income generation opportunities for 8,620 people, including small business promotion, micro-credit program, agricultural inputs, and training
- Special needs assistance, including supplementary feeding for 41 children orphaned or disabled in the north and 86 widows in the village of Hambantotan in the south
- Assistance to 11,218 school-age children with school supplies, fees, and books
- 357 permanent shelters and 500 housing repairs to shelters
- Psychosocial support and health education for 7,101 people, including health center construction, mobile clinics, and health and nutrition awareness programs
- Protection, human rights, and peace building trainings for 5,591 people
- Water and sanitation services targeting 14,347 people
Based on income for this appeal, CWS is targeting $1 million in support of NCCSL total request of $7.2 million.
CWS is issuing SE Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Recovery Revision Two - 2006 in the amount of $15.23 million. Contributions to support these efforts may be sent to your denomination or directly to Church World Service. Please note the country in which your contribution should be applied -- Indonesia, India, or Sri Lanka.
Contributions to support CWS Tsunami Recovery efforts may be sent to your denomination or directly to:
Church World Service
Tsunami Recovery (Acct. #6970)
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
Contributions may also be made by credit card by calling: (800) 297-1516, ext. 222, or online.
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