This report covers the period from 01/01/2008 to 30/06/2008
In brief
Programme purpose:
Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) programmes have been developed in line with its Strategic Development Plan, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Global Agenda, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the Zambia Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP).
The programme focus is on:
- Reducing the number of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters;
- Reducing the number of deaths, illness and impact from diseases and public health emergencies; - Increasing local community, civil society and Red Cross/Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability;
- Promoting respect for diversity and human dignity, reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion.
The overall goal is to ensure that the programmes and services of the Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) respond to the needs of vulnerable people, that they are sustainable and meet the acceptability standards as elaborated in the Federation of the Future.
Programme(s) summary: While integrating emergency response and long-term development, the programme components are customized to be in line with local development plans at district level where ZRCS is operational. To this effect, ZRCS has been responding to the needs of the most vulnerable which include 21,000 refugees, more than 40,000 people without access to clean and safe drinking water in the Southern and Eastern provinces, more than 3,000 households directly affected by the flooding (2007/2008), 3,980 home-based care (HBC) clients and 2,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
ZRCS is also implementing a disaster risk and reduction programme, supported by IFRC and in coordination with the government and the United Nations (UN) agencies, which has undoubtedly contributed to increase community resilience to emergencies. For institutional development, ZRCS concentrated on branch development and strengthening volunteer management systems. Particular emphasis has been put on developing staff through both formal and informal training of and improving the operating system and procedures at all levels. The branch development framework has been revised to intensify and strengthen capacity and partnerships at grassroots level.
Financial situation: The total programme budget for the year is CHF 3,055,077 (USD 2,812,551), of which 69 per cent was covered. Expenditure overall stood at 45.4 per cent during the period.
No. of people we help: Approximately 500,000 people were reached during this reporting period (target for 2008 is 1.4 million people)