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This Emergency Appeal seeks 2,773,566 Swiss francs (increased from some 2.2m Swiss francs) to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) to reach 65,371 people (increased from 35,000) affected by drought. The revised operation focuses on extending the supplementary food support to an additional 30,000 moderately malnourished children < 5 years, pregnant and lactating women in priority hotspot areas, and adjusting the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) component to ensure integration with the Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) approach, and providing increased access to water for the target community. With 1,566,136 Swiss francs received, the funding gap (revised budget) is 1,207,136 Swiss francs.
The disaster and the Red Cross Red Crescent response to date
September / October 2015: consecutive failed rains (Belg rains (March – May), and Kirmet rains (June – Sept) combined with erratic weather conditions attributed to El Niño, has resulted in severe food insecurity, especially in the North and North East areas of the country.
November 2015: ERCS requests support through an IFRC Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT) deployed to define the needs and to develop an appropriate, relevant plan and budget for the response. The FACT conducted field visits to Afar and Somali regions, and held numerous meetings with Movement, non-Movement partners and other stakeholders.
28 December 2015: Emergency Appeal launched for 2,211,085 Swiss francs to support 35,371 people, with 181,521 Swiss francs allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) as start-up funding support for the response.
March 2016: IFRC Head of Emergency Operations (HEOps) deployed to work with the ERCS to consolidate its National Drought Response Plan.
June 2016: Revised Emergency Appeal launched for 2,773,566 Swiss francs to assist 65,371 people, with increased supplementary food, WASH and community based health (CBHFA) support, specifically targeting moderately and severely malnourished children < 5 years, pregnant and lactating women.