Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 1,204,354

Please find enclosed the revision of ACT appeal AFER51 which is including a separate appeal from ACT member Dutch Interchurch Aid Eritrea. The DIA Eritrea appeal is already fully funded with implementation expected to be completed by the end of February 2006.

DIA Eritrea is planning to provide multi-sectorial support in the areas of basic health services, distribution of non food items, primary education and the provision of water to regions heavily affected by conflict and drought on the Sudanese and Ethiopian borders in Eritrea. An estimated 10,500 beneficiaries in Mahimet, Kolentebai and Girmaica sites will benefit from the construction of a clinic and the provision of medical kits to traditional birth attendants (TBAs). Non Food items including (kitchen sets, jerry cans, buckets and blankets) will be provided to the most vulnerable Sudanese and Ethiopian refugees in Rehib and Tessennay refugee camps. A number of primary schools for school children and adults will be supported in Warsay and Mukasarat refugee camps. The final component of this appeal is the provision of water in drought affected areas in five villages: Zoba Debub and Anseba that will cater for both animals and people.

There is still a substantial funding shortfall in other sections of this appeal implemented by the other ACT members the Lutheran World Federation/Eritrea and the Norwegian Church Aid/Eritrea. We therefore encourage you to give funding support for these other sections of this appeal. For the sake of brevity this revision includes only the DIA project. Please refer to the original appeal for LWF and NCA projects.

Name of ACT members/partners

• Lutheran World Federation
• Norwegian Church Aid
• Dutch Interchurch Aid Eritrea

Project Completion Date:

LWF/WS-ER: 31 December 2005

NCA: 28 February 2006

DIA: 28 February 2006

Signed by:
Jenny Borden
In terim Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office