Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 0

Hurricane Ivan hit Jamaica between 10 – 11 September 2004 causing 17 deaths. According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hurricane Ivan affected 100,000 families in Jamaica.

Hurricane Ivan also battered the eastern Caribbean where it caused comprehensive destruction to the island of Grenada. Ivan was the worst hurricane in Grenada’s recorded history, surpassing the ferocity of Hurricane Janet in 1955 – the last to inflict such damage. Of a total population of 100,000, it is currently estimated that 85,000 people have been left homeless and are still living in the public buildings (churches) that survived the storm as well as makeshift shelters. A significant number of people are still being hosted in private homes that are now stretched to capacity.

On 15 October 2004, ACT appeal LACA41 was issued to support Christian Aid (CA) efforts to respond to this disaster through its partners in Jamaica and Grenada. The implementation is ongoing.

In the case of Grenada, due to the magnitude of the disaster, Christian Aid (CA) and its partner the Caribbean Policy Development Center (CPDC), has had to revise their activities to extend them according to the needs in the field. The present revision refers to the CA/CPDC project for Grenada and includes the following components: cleaning debris, housing repairs, sanitation, food security and income generation for women. The projects supporting temporary education for children, education and skills training programmes for teenagers as well as the rebuilding of schools are ongoing.

For the sake of brevity this revision includes only the CA project for Grenada. For the CA project for Jamaica please refer to the original LACA41 appeal.

Project Completion Date:

CA Jamaica - 31 May 2005

CA Grenada - 31 July 2005

Jenny Borden
Interim Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office