Appeal Target: US$ 1,095,014
Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 930,193
Geneva, 21 September 2004
Dear Colleagues,
From 3 to 7 September 2004 China experienced another period of heavy rainfall. This time torrential rainstorms swept through the northeastern part of Sichuan province. The worst rainstorm in the past two hundreds years triggered landslides and floods, claimed 106 lives and 25 people were reported missing. Roads, farmlands and houses were inundated. The affected families in these areas are in need of basic support.
In Sichuan province, the rainstorm hit Nanchong, Bazhong, Dazhou, Guang’an, Guangyuan, Ya’an and Liangshan prefectures. The average rainfall over 8 counties was over 200 mm. Among these prefectures, Dazhou was the most seriously hit with rainfall reaching 297 mm.
This revision is being issued to include a further proposal from ACT member the Amity Foundation to assist the most vulnerable of those affected by the disaster in Nanchong, Bazhong and Dazhou cities in Sichuan Province with emergency assistance comprising rice, blankets and cotton quilts.
It was decided to revise the existing ASCN41 Appeal, instead of issuing a new appeal, to give Amity Foundation the flexibility to set priorities, based on needs and funding. This revision describes only the additional proposed assistance. The attached budget combines the original and revised budgets.
Amity has already started providing relief as described in the original appeal. It will continue the implementation depending on available funding.
ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide.
The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.
Project Completion Date: 31 August 2005
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested
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Amity
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ACT Communication
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Evaluation
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Total Target US$
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| Appeal Target(s) |
1,041,689
|
3,000
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50,325
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1,095,014
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| Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd. |
158,698
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6,123
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164,821
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| Balance Requested from ACT Network |
882,991
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3,000
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44,202
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930,193
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Please kindly send your contributions to the following ACT bank account:
Account Number - 240-432629.60A (USD)
Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together
UBS AG
8, rue du Rhône
P.O. Box 2600
1211 Geneva 4
SWITZERLAND
Swift address: UBSW CHZH12A
Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (direct tel. +4122/791.60.38, e-mail address jkg@act-intl.org) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal.
We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.
ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org
Thor-Arne Prois
Director, ACT
Co-ordinating Office
I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
The Amity Foundation
II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
The Amity Foundation is a church related relief and development organization promoting health, education, social service, rural development, emergency relief and rehabilitation programs. Amity is registered as a non-profit organization and has been serving the people in China for the last 18 years.
Amity has been engaged in relief work for the last 17 years and has established a nation-wide relief network through its local partners and churches. Amity handles, on average, two or three emergencies a year. In major disasters, it starts with emergency assistance of two to four months followed by rehabilitation programs for a period of one or two years. When there is a need, and when resources are available, disaster mitigation and prevention programs are initiated to help reduce the effect of disasters on communities. Amity works in close collaboration with its local partners.
Description of Act Implementing Partners
Amity implements its relief and rehabilitation programs in close collaboration with the Overseas Friendship Association – a people’s organization strongly supported by the Chinese government. It aims at promoting friendship and co-operation between Chinese people and people overseas. The Overseas Friendship Association has been a close partner of Amity in fields of relief and rural development for the past 11 years and has gained comprehensive experience in relief activities.
III. DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION
Statistics on losses in Dazhou and Nanchong cities inSichuang Province
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Item
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Unit
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Amount
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Dazhou
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Nanchong
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| People Killed | Person |
41
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23
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| People Missing | Person |
30
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1
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| People Evacuated | Person |
220,000
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46,365
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| People Injured | Person |
1,068
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| People Affected | Person |
3,400,000
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1,526,000
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| House Collapsed | Unit |
28,179
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33,000
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| House Damaged | Unit |
48,924
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79,000
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| Crop Inundated | Ha. |
142,000
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73,333
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| Total Crop Failure | Ha. |
30,667
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20,667
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| Big Livestock killed | Head |
21,300
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3,767
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| Direct Loss | RMB |
800,000,000
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920,000,000
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Otherwise, damages in Bazhong city include:
People killed: 7 persons
People missing: 8 persons
People affected: 205,000 persons
Houses collapsed or damaged: 10,000 units
Crops inundated: 10,200 ha.
Direct economic loss is estimated at around 18 million yuan.
Locations for Proposed Response
Amity has chosen to work in Dazhou, Nanchong and Bazhong cities in Sichuan Province. These locations have been selected as they are the areas that have been the most affected by the rainstorms. Both churches and local authorities in these areas appealed for assistance very early during the disaster.
IV. GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal: to alleviate the suffering and help meet the basic needs of about 31,500 families seriously affected in Dazhou, Nanchong and Bazhong cities.
Objectives:
- to provide one cotton quilt to 500 families and 15 kilos of food rice to 6,000 individuals in about 1,500 families in Bazhong city
- to provide one cotton quilt and one blanket to 11,000 families in Nanchong
- to provide two cotton quilts to 7,000 families in Dazhou
V. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSITANCE
Description of Assistance
FOOD RICE
15 kilos of food rice will be distributed to 6,000 individuals in about 1,500 severely affected families in Bazhong city. The rice will be of ordinary quality and produced locally.
BLANKETS
11,000 families in Nanchong will receive one blanket each. These are 1.8 meters wide, 2 meters long, made of cotton and chemical fibres.
COTTON QUILTS
25,500 quilts will be distributed to 18,500 families. The quilts are 1.8 meters wide, 2 meters long, filled with cotton wadding and weighing 2.5 kilograms.
Procurement: Relief material will be purchased locally. In order to ensure the quality and to achieve cost effectiveness, three potential suppliers will be invited for quotes. The supplier will be chosen based on comparison between the quality, the price, the supply period and the service they offer.
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