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This revised Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,390,816 in cash, kind, or services to support the Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) to assist 55,000 beneficiaries (11,000 households) in four northern regions (Kavango, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kunene) severely affected by drought.
Appeal target (current): CHF 1,390,816; < click here to view the attached Revised Emergency Appeal Budget>
Appeal coverage: 71% (of the revised budget) <click here to go directly to the updated donor response report, or here to link to contact details >
Appeal History:
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This Emergency Appeal was launched on 28 June, 2013 for CHF 1,372,054 to assist 11,000 households for 12 months.
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Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 150,000 was allocated from the International Federation’s DREF to support the National Society to respond.
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Operations update n° 1 and n° 2 were published on 15 July and 31 July, 2013 respectively.
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Operations update n° 3 was published on 11 October, 2013 to provide a progress report update on the operation.
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This Revised Emergency Appeal specifically adds a cash transfer element of NAD 300 a month (approximately CHF 28) targeting 2,000 households for 6 months.
Summary: While the food security situation in Namibia continues to worsen, the Namibia Red Cross has undertaken some significant steps on supporting the worst affected populations, by forging partnerships, coordination, assessments and direct programme delivery.
The Namibia Red Cross has partnered with the WASH cluster to undertake an emergency WASH assessment and with the assistance from British Red Cross undertaken a Household Economic Security assessment. Both these assessments have been shared with the wider humanitarian community in Namibia and have helped to redesign this emergency response.
So far, 22,000 hot meals have been served by Red Cross volunteers reaching the most vulnerable children, mothers and elderly. In addition, 21,000 people now have access to clean water for drinking and cooking through the distribution of water purification tablets. A total of 170 Red Cross volunteers have been trained to conduct malnutrition checks, water and sanitation activities and in soup kitchen management.
This revision allows for the distribution of cash as a key activity for food insecure families. The Revised Emergency Appeal will provide NAD 300 cash for 2,000 most vulnerable households for six months to enable them to meet their basic food needs as well as to prevent them from resorting to more severe negative coping strategies.
Under this revised Emergency Appeal the community based nutrition and referral component has been removed, as these activities will be carried out by the National Society bilaterally with UNICEF. The provision
of cooked meals at the NRCS run soup kitchens continue to be a major component of this revised appeal, and will contribute towards reduction of malnutrition. Furthermore, sanitation component has also been removed as the NRCS is in discussions with the government regarding the continued requirement of these long term interventions in sanitation and will seek funds from alternative sources for these type of activities.
In partnership with UNICEF and in accordance with the WASH Rapid Assessment Team assessment, the NRCS plans to position up to 24 water tanks in drought affected areas, including testing of water supplies. As the rapid assessment also indicated that lack of access to water is a significant need in drought affected areas, this Revised Emergency Appeal aims to rehabilitate water points and provide motorized pumps for improving water supply. NRCS also plans to position water tanks at the rehabilitated water points. This Revised Appeal will also complement UNICEF’s support to NRCS on water interventions by training and providing allowances to volunteers and provision of technical support by deployment of a Regional Disaster Response Team member for supporting implementation of water sector activities. Namibia Red Cross also has programmes on hygiene promotion at school levels and community radios. This Appeal will support expansion of these messages and programmes in the targeted areas.
To date, cash contributions to the appeal have been received from American Red Cross, European Commission – DG ECHO, Japanese Red Cross Society, Luxembourg Government, Red Cross of Monaco,
Swedish Red Cross, The Canadian Red Cross Society (from the Canadian Government), Netherlands Red Cross and USAID. IFRC on behalf of Namibia Red Cross Society would like to thank all the partners for their generous contributions to the Namibia Drought Emergency Appeal.