This reports covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2011
Programme outcome
In line with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Strategy 2020 and the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) vision and goals in its own Strategic Plan 2011-2020, the IFRC country office in Cambodia has supported CRC in “doing more, doing better and reaching further”.
Programme summary
Since January to December 2011, the Cambodian Red Cross with support from the IFRC Cambodia country office, Southeast Asia regional office and Asia Pacific zone office has mainly focused on strengthening disaster management through disaster risk reduction (DRR), community-based health development (CBHD), and organizational development (OD). In the disaster management sector, the scope of humanitarian efforts has been on disaster response, as well as preparedness and risk reduction. Clashes along the Cambodian-Thai border in February and in April 2011, and the worst floods in a decade in Cambodia from August to November 2011, kept CRC fully occupied with implementing crucial emergency interventions. Additionally CRC branches have been assisting in several local emergencies, such as house-fires, lightning strikes and drought. CRC responded through its national network during floods with relief operations and assisting 387,417 internally displaced families. CRC branches also responded to assist 13,435 families in house fires. Branches have strengthened their capacity with support from Red Cross partners. Investments in disaster preparedness and risk reduction have built the institutional capacity of the national society and CRC is today better able to respond nationwide to future disasters.
In the health and care sector, the focus has been on stronger contribution to CBHD, and to link health services with community resilience. CRC developed a harmonized and integrated approach for CBHD. An orientation workshop on the CBHD framework (a practical guidance document for CBHD implementation) and the development of monitoring tools were carried out by the end of the year. Through health and care services such as access to clean water and sanitation, hygiene promotion, implementing harm reduction activities, and promoting public awareness, CRC reached a total of 857,582 people (241,981 direct recipients; 614,601 indirect recipients).
In organizational development, the main focus was on highlighting the year of volunteering. The activities of CRC youth and volunteers were promoted to show the contribution of volunteerism to society. In particular, CRC also updated its volunteering policy and guidelines in line with IFRC’s new policy.
Financial situation
The total 2011 budget is CHF 777,322 of which CHF 673,403 (87 per cent) covered during the reporting period (including opening balance). Overall expenditure during the reporting period was CHF 553,200 (71 per cent) of the budget. CRC’s total expenditure for 2011 is CHF 10,162,141
No. of people we have reached
During 2011 an estimated 857,582 families including 49,520 people under the disaster relief emergency fund (DREF) operation have directly benefited from CRC programmes supported by IFRC and its Partner National Societies.
Our partners
The main partners who have supported CRC under this programme are Australian Red Cross, British Red Cross/British government, Finnish Red Cross/Finnish government, German Red Cross, Italian Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross and Swedish Red Cross. Funds were also received from United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) partnership grant. At the same time, Australian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, Finnish Red Cross, French Red Cross, German Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross Society, Norwegian Red Cross, and Swiss Red Cross are contributing to CRC on a bilateral basis. Furthermore, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is supporting CRC in the areas of restoring family links and tracing, mine action, communication and dissemination, and promoting humanitarian principles and values. Working relationships have been explored and further strengthened with the World Health Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Public Work and Transport, Cambodia Development Council, and Ministry of Economic and Finance.