“300 familias beneficiadas”

El pasado 5 de enero Cruz Roja Guatemalteca Delegación San Marcos entregó 120 colchonetas tipo somier al mismo número de familias en la cabecera departamental de San Marcos, afectadas por el terremoto del 7 de noviembre.

After the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Guatemala, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies immediately activated two delegates from its Disaster Response Unit. Felipe Del Cid, disaster management delegate and Maritta Vuori, emergency health delegate, traveled on Wednesday 7 November at Guatemala City to support the Guatemalan Red Cross.

Luego del fuerte sismo de 7.2 grados en magnitud que sacudió a Guatemala, la Federación Internacional de la Cruz Roja inmediatamente activo a dos delegados de su Unidad de Respuesta a Desastres. Felipe Del Cid Delegado de Manejo de Desastres y Maritta Vuori Delegada de Salud en Emergencias viajaron el día miércoles 7 de noviembre a ciudad de Guatemala para brindar apoyo a la Cruz Roja Guatemalteca.

Summary: On 7 November an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred off the northwestern Guatemalan coast. Although assessments are still ongoing, the government estimates that more than 1,200,000 persons were affected and 5,251 left homeless. Currently 50 deaths have been reported, while 24 people are still missing. The government of Guatemala declared a State of Calamity on 7 November for the departments of Retalhuleu, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, Quiché, Totonicapán, San Marcos, and Huehuetenango.

In brief
Programme outcome
This annual report updates the achievements made to implement the 2011 Country Support Plan for the Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC). The Guatemalan Red Cross’ work during the past year was guided by the Guayaquil Inter-American Plan and the Strategy 2020, which puts forward three strategic aims: 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disaster and crises.
2. Enable healthy and safe living.
3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace.

Enrique Jair Guevara

Period covered by this Final Report: 01 June 2010 to 31 May 2011.

Appeal target: 1,286,382 Swiss francs to support 1,500 families for 12 months

Appeal coverage: 103%

Appeal history:

· On 31 May 2010, 172,274 Swiss francs were allocated from the International Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC) to initiate the response and deliver immediate humanitarian relief.

Period covered by this Ops Update: 6 December 2011 to 16 January 2012

Appeal target (current): 786,728 Swiss francs

Appeal coverage: 87 per cent

Appeal history:

· An Emergency Appeal was launched on 26 October 2011 for 786,728 Swiss francs for 9 months to assist 1,500 families.

· 240,190 Swiss francs were initially allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 19 October 2011 to support the National Society to respond.

1 Americas Zone Mission

The mission of the Americas Zone is to support Americas National Societies to increase humanitarian and development standards, helping them to remain relevant within their country and sustainable and accountable for their actions, guided by the implementation of Strategy 2020.

2 National Society Mission