Emergency Relief to Quake Affected

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 17,655,549

This second revision of the South Asia Earthquake Appeal is made to include the programme of ACT member United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI).

This appeal includes all the programmes of the ACT members in Pakistan and India in response to the earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale that shook parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on 8 October 2005. The quake’s epicentre lay 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Islamabad in Pakistan. Meteorological Departments reported that it was the strongest earthquake in the area for the last hundred years. Thousands of smaller tremors have been recorded in the area since the main quake on 8 October.

The death toll continues to rise with numbers currently around 87,000 dead and many more seriously injured. The full scale of the disaster is unfolding gradually with access to remote villages being made. Massive rescue and relief operations are continuing in a race against time. They are still facing immense challenges because of the difficult terrain and the worsening weather conditions due to the oncoming winter. There is an enormous need of relief goods with food, tents, blankets and medicines being the priority.

ACT member Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan - CWS (P/A) along with Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is providing emergency relief for Pakistan comprising shelter kits, food packages, housing reconstruction kits, medical services, water and sanitation. ACT member Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) with the assistance of partner organisations is providing relief kits comprising blankets, clothing and household utensils; temporary shelter – tarpaulins and tin sheeting in Indian-administered Kashmir. ACT member the United Evangelical Church in India (UELCI) is focusing on the provision of medical care.

For the sake of clarity, this revision includes all the above mentioned programmes as well as the ACT co-ordination and communication budget and the Evaluation. ACT requests urgently your further pledges against the total appeal.

Project Completion Date:

CASA-ACT - 30 December 2005

CWS (P/A) - ACT - 31 July 2006 UELCI - 31 January 2006

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

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