GLIDE: FL-2007-000200-MEX
This revised Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,904,884 (USD 1,814,175 or EUR 1,170,795) in cash, kind, or services to support the Mexican Red Cross (MRC) to assist 44,380 beneficiaries for 8 months. Based on the situation, this Revised Emergency Appeal responds to a request from the MRC and the affected communities and includes support for longer-term recovery needs such as disaster preparedness programmes, rehabilitation of livelihoods and strengthening of the National Society.
This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 6 November 2007 for CHF 1,208,000 (USD 1,042,278 or EUR 722,056) for four months to assist 40,000 beneficiaries. On 20 November 2007 the budget was revised to CHF 1,540,000 (USD 1,328,732 or EUR 920,502).
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 200,000 (USD 173,563 or EUR 119,546) was initially allocated from the Federation's DREF to support the National Society's response. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.
Phase I of the emergency operation came to a close at the end of January 2008 after a three-month humanitarian relief effort to assist the affected families. Assistance provided in this appeal by the Federation and its partners has supported the wider Mexican Red Cross (MRC) relief operation and has easily met all planned targets. To date, 61,491 people have received assistance: 8,000 families have received standard relief kits, 5,000 families received cleaning kits, 6,491 children received school kits and 3,000 families received agricultural tool kits to assist in their recovery from the emergency.
The MRC, with support from the Federation, Partner National Societies, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and the general public, has conducted a highly successful operation delivering approximately 16,000 tonnes of humanitarian relief items benefiting an estimated 1,5 million people.
As the emergency phase of the operation brought about that the basic needs of the affected population were met, this Revised Appeal will focus on meeting the longer term needs of the affected population. The activities will be concentrated in the Macuspana municipality in the state of Tabasco, which was identified by the Mexican Red Cross as one of the most affected. After evaluations, the MRC identified deficiencies and socio-economic vulnerabilities in this region and therefore decided to revise the existing plan of action (PoA) for Macuspana. The PoA aims to benefit an additional 876 families with disaster preparedness programmes and restoration of livelihoods in 13 communities in the municipality.
Appeal coverage stands at 100% thanks to the generous support of PNS and external assistance from a broad range of governmental, non-governmental, private sector and individual actors. Therefore, no additional donations are being sought.
The overall operation is expected to be implemented over 8 months, and will therefore be completed by 6 August, 2008; a Final Report will be made available by 6 November, 2009 (three months after the end of the operation).