GLIDE n° EQ-2007-000133-PER
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In Brief
Revised Appeal.
Period covered: 17 October to 15 November 2007.
Revised Appeal timeframe: 17 August 2007 to 17 February 2009. New Revised Appeal target: CHF 10,895,000 (USD 9.5m or EUR 6.4m).
Appeal coverage: 65% based on confirmed pledges (80% with announced pledges).
Appeal history:
- On 17 August 2007 an Emergency Appeal was launched for CHF 1,626,000 (USD 1,341,869 or EUR 979,150) for 5 months to assist 4,000 families (20,000 people).
- Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 250,000 (USD 207,641 or EUR 151,515).
- Appeal revised on 20 August 2007 to CHF 5,605,000 (USD 4,655,315 or EUR 3,396,970) for 9 months to assist 7,500 families (37,500 people).
- Second revision of the Appeal Budget on 27 November 2007 for CHF 10,600,000 (USD 9,579,403 or EUR 6,468,591) for 18 months (February 2009) to assist 7,500 families (37,500 people).
- Final Report is due on 17 May 2009.
Operational Summary: After the completion of the first phase of humanitarian assistance, the Red Cross action is now focusing on recovery at community level.
Three months after the 15 August 2007 earthquake in the Peruvian department of Ica, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale and 7.9 on the moment magnitude (Mw) scale, nearly all of Peruvian Red Cross (PRC) humanitarian assistance objectives to assist 7,500 families (37,500 people) reflected in the Revised Appeal (20 August 2007) have been surpassed. The coverage of the CHF 5,605,000 budget, thanks to generous support of Participating National Societies (PNS) and assistance from governmental, non-governmental, private sector and individual actors, as of 19 November 2007 reached 116 percent. The PRC operation has provided 8,025 families (40,125 people) with a standard Red Cross emergency relief kit, and an additional 12,066 families (60,330 people) with partial relief kits and/or other emergency support items. Basic health care has been provided to 3,018 people. 8,928 affected children and adults have benefited from the operation's psycho-social support actions. Almost 5.4 million litres of clean drinking water have been provided to 24,650 people.
Nevertheless, the needs of affected communities - and amongst them the needs of particularly vulnerable groups - are far from being met. A large number of families continue to live in difficult conditions in overcrowded camps or inappropriate shelters, with limited access to basic services. At the same time those families that can afford so have started rebuilding their homes; yet most lack access to easy and appropriate low-cost technologies that could avoid future loss of human lives. Continued support is essential to ensure the establishment of conditions of life based on dignity and the reduction of pre-existing and present vulnerabilities in this crucial period of recovery.
This Revised Appeal details current developments and features a second revision of the Emergency Appeal budget. It builds on the previously planned support to the recovery process (transitional shelter modules for 1,000 families within an overall Red Cross plan of 5,000) and expands it to community projects that integrate health education, water and sanitation, social development, risk reduction and participatory reconstruction of 1,800 houses and 10 community centres. The activities in support of participatory reconstruction are based on appropriate low-cost earthquake-resistant construction technologies and extensive use of local materials (such as adobe and light bricks). The PRC/ Federation will manage a bank of basic construction materials so affected people can progressively build their new homes in a manner that allows future improvements. The activity includes operational agreements with universities, governmental institutes, technical training centres and local authorities.
In order to implement the above actions, the PRC/ Federation invites donors to further support the revised appeal and contribute to the next phase of assistance. The new appeal coverage currently stands at 65 percent, but increases to 80 percent with the announced pledge from Telefónica / Spanish Red Cross.
We express our sincere gratitude to the following PNS that have generously contributed to the Appeal: the American Red Cross, the Andorra Red Cross, the Australian Red Cross, the Belgian Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross, the Croatian Red Cross, the Cyprus Red Cross, the Ecuadorian Red Cross, the Finnish Red Cross, the German Red Cross, the Irish Red Cross, the Italian Red Cross, the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Luxembourg Red Cross, Monaco Red Cross, the Netherlands Red Cross, the Norwegian Red Cross, the Singapore Red Cross, the Spanish Red Cross, the Swedish Red Cross, the Swiss Red Cross, Turkish Red Crescent, and the Uruguayan Red Cross.
In addition, the PRC/ Federation would like to thank the governments of Belgium, Canada, the People's Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and the United States, and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and invites them to further support the appeal.
Over 40 percent of total appeal funds to date are contributions from non-traditional sources, particularly the private sector. The PRC/Federation gratefully acknowledge the support given by - and invites to further support - the ALAS Foundation, KLM, JT International Foundation, the Monsanto Fund, the OPEC Fund for International Development, the SAFRA Edmond J. Philanthropic Foundation and the Telefónica Foundation. Additional gratitude is due to the Alcatel- Lucent Foundation, the Association of Civil Servants of the Peru Diplomatic Service (Asociación de Funcionarios del Servicio Diplomático del Perú), BNP Paribas Miami, Exxon Mobil, Galaxy Latin America, Germanischer Lloyd Perú, Goodyear, Hermandad de San Martin de Porres, Kraft Foods, Minera San Juan, Pesco Marine SAC Talara, Petrolife Petroleum Company, Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation, Rutas Servicios de Viaje, Taiwan Red Cross Organization, Ximesa and other government, private, and individual donors.
The International Federation undertakes activities that are aligned with its Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity."
Global Agenda Goals:
- Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters.
- Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies.
- Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.
- Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity.
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
- In Peru: Luis Machuca, Judicial Administrator, Peruvian Red Cross, email presidente@cruzroja.org.pe, phone (511) 470 0606 or (511) 97910943.
- In Peru: Giorgio Ferrario, Regional Representative, Lima Regional Representation, giorgio.ferrario@ifrc.org, phone (511) 221 8151, fax (511) 441 3607.
- In Panama: Maria Alcazar, Relationship Management Coordinator, Americas Zone, e-mail: maria.alcazar@ifrc.org, phone (507) 317 1300, fax (507) 317 1304.
- In Panama: Jose Garcia-Lozano, Head of Zone, Americas, email: jose.garcialozano@ifrc.org, phone (507) 317 13 00, fax (507) 317 13 04.
- In Geneva: Linda Stops, Operations Coordinator, email linda.stops@ifrc.org, phone (41 79) 217 3376.
All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.
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