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ACT Appeal
Bolivia
- LABO61
Assistance
to Flood affected
Geneva,
24 February 2006
Appeal
Target: US$ 58,759
Unprecedented heavy
rains lashed Bolivia in January and February 2006. In the highlands
alone rainfall has been nearly three times the annual average. Consequently
the highlands and the Amazon River basin were severely flooded, causing
serious damage to houses, crops, roads and other basic infrastructure.
Rural families, who rely mainly on subsistence farming, were badly affected.
The most affected areas are located in the departments of Santa Cruz
and La Paz y Beni. The government declared a state of emergency at the
beginning of February and appealed for international assistance. According
to the latest reports 33,856 families have been affected and 12,742
are in need of humanitarian aid. To date 13 persons have died as a result
of the floods and 9,374 families have been evacuated. Some families
have taken refuge in tents in nearby communities, but others are simply
left to their own means.
ACT member in Bolivia Lutheran World Relief (LWR), through its
partner Fundación Tierra, is proposing to assist 200 families
in 10 communities of the Cuatro Cañadas municipality in the Santa
Cruz Department. They will provide seeds and sheep to contribute to
the economic recovery of the affected families. They will also provide
training in disaster mitigation and preparedness and promote reforestation
activities.
The
Methodist Church of Bolivia is still working in their proposal.
This appeal might be revised.
Project
Completion Date: December 31, 2006
Summary
of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested
US$
Total Appeal Target(s):
58,759
Less:
Pledges/Contr. Recd.: 0
Balance Requested
from ACT Alliance: 58,759
Signed by:
Jessie Kgoroeadira
Acting Director
ACT Co-ordinating Office
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- Assistance
to Flood affected - LABO61
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