ACT Appeal

Eritrea - AFER51

Relief & Rehabilitation

Geneva, 9 March 2005

Appeal Target: US$ 2,255,562

ACT members, the Lutheran World Federation/World Service-Eritrea (LWF/WS-Eritrea), and the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) are responding to the deteriorating food security situation in Eritrea and the conditions of IDPs in the southern part of the country following four consecutive years of inadequate rainfall. According to Christian Balslev Olesen, UNICEF country representative for Eritrea, "It is cheaper to give the support now to avoid starvation, rather than later, when an enormous amount of people are moving to hospitals for treatment for malnutrition". "Then it will be much more expensive." According to UNICEF, all six regions of Eritrea have malnutrition rates higher than 10 percent, and in three of them, the rates were above 15 percent.

LWF Eritrea is proposing to respond to the problems of food shortages, water, shelter, and restocking of livestock, situated in the following regions: Maekel, Anseba, Debub, and Gash Barka. The scarce rain has resulted in another poor harvest of between 0 and 10% of the normal average annual production. Food reserves have been depleted and the coping mechanisms of the population stretched to the limit. NCA Eritrea will provide targeted communities located in the Zoba Senafe, Zoba Debub sub regions, with access to much needed potable water and will address the serious issue of HIV/AIDS in the areas. These areas are located in the temporary security zone and are hosting many IDPs.

Project Completion Date:

LWF/WS-ER: 1 April - 31 December 2005

NCA: 1 April 2005 – 28 February 2006

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested

	LWF/WS-ER	NCA	Total USD
Total Appeal Target/s	1,524,910	730,652	2,255,562
Less: Pledges/Contribution Received	0	0
Balance Requested from ACT Alliance	1,524,910	730,652	2,255,562

Note: Dutch Interchurch Aid will not launch an Appeal this year.

White Rakuba
Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office

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ACT Appeal

Eritrea - AFER51

Relief & Rehabilitation

Appeal Target: US$ 2,255,562

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