This Preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 2,131,749 in cash, kind, or services to support the Mauritanian Red Crescent to assist 10,000 beneficiary households for one year, and will be completed by the end of 2012. A Final Report will be made available by March 2013 (three months after the end of the operation).
CHF 200,000 was allocated from the IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.
Summary: Poor rains in the 2011 growing season have resulted in crop failures and weak harvests, leading to serious shortfalls of cereals and fodder for livestock. This will exacerbate the chronic vulnerability to food insecurity and malnutrition of many households, which will run out of food stocks earlier than usual.
Based on the situation, this Preliminary Emergency Appeal responds to a request from the Mauritanian Red Crescent (MRC), and supports MRC to take an appropriate and timely response in the following sectors: relief, health (including nutrition), relief food distribution, water and sanitation, hygiene promotion, disaster risk reduction and livelihoods.