Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 32,631,471

A 9-magnitude undersea earthquake off the west coast of the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra set off massive tidal waves on the morning of 26 December 2004, which slammed into coastal towns and villages across south and south east Asia, killing over 280,000 people and affecting millions throughout the region.

Immediately ACT International members throughout the region mobilised relief assistance teams and relief supplies through their local partner networks. The assistance includes food, emergency shelter materials, medicines, and non-food items such as blankets, clothing and cooking utensils and water. Assessment missions are continuously underway and co-ordination is taking place with governments and other (I)NGOs as well as within the ACT Alliance. The relief phase is expected to continue for 3 months, but where possible the rehabilitation activities are planned to help people to become independent from relief distributions as quickly as possible.

This is a revision of (and replaces) the appeal for US$ 41.79 million issued on 7 January 2005 which replaced a preliminary appeal issued on 30 December 2004. Both appeals were fully funded. This revised appeal incorporates the programmes from the ACT members in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, and adds an appeal for work with tsunami affected people in Somalia. The appeal is for work beyond the relief phase into rehabilitation and reconstruction and in some cases is for work until 31 December 2006. It is envisaged that further revisions will be made to the appeal during this period of time as plans change in the light of co-ordination with governments and other implementers.

As this Appeal incorporates different countries and implementing members the co-ordination and follow up of the implementation and reporting will be complex. Therefore provision for strengthened ACT Co-ordination in Geneva, in Indonesia and Sri Lanka is included in this appeal. There is also provision for some monitoring and a major evaluation and lesson learning component.

Project Completion Date:

Due to the magnitude of the disaster, longer term assistance to the affected will be necessary. To ensure the appropriate time for planning and implementation this Appeal will be for the period of two years to

31 December 2006

The table above shows the current funding status of this appeal. In order to ensure that all implementing partners are covered we ask that wherever possible you contribute unearmarked funding to the appeal. Where this is not possible we ask that you consult with the ACT Co-ordinating Office in advance about earmarking requirements so that we can ensure it is possible to accommodate such requirements. Please discuss any intent to submit applications to back donors with the ACT Coordinating Office in advance of submissions being made.

Jenny Borden
Interim Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office