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ACT Rapid Response
Fund Payment Notification
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With
this notification of the payment of Rapid Response Funds, the
ACT Coordinating Office requests contributions from donors to
replenish the Rapid Response Fund. This will enable a response
to future requests for these funds.
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Date: 9 March
2006 Details of
Payment
Emergency: Drought in Kirundo, Muyinga, Ruyigi and Cankuzo in Burundi
Date of Emergency:
9 March 2006 Implementing
Partner: National Council of Churches of Burundi (CNEB) Details of
the Emergency: The drought in Burundi that has been building up
over the last four years has claimed at least 300 lives this year.
A FAO/UNICEF/ PAM and Burundi government survey in January 2006 cited
1.5 million people are at risk due to the prolonged drought. According to ACT
member the National Council of Churches of Burundi (CNEB), more than
4,000 Burundians have fled to neighbouring countries due to shortages
caused by the drought and at least 10,000 children have abandoned
school either due to hunger or their families fleeing to other regions.
Some newly repatriated families have started to reverse their movement
and return to camps in Tanzania. The most affected
provinces are Kirundo, Muyinga, Ruyigi and Cankuzo. Other neighbouring
provinces Karuzi, Ngozi, Kayanza, Gitega and Rutana are also affected.
The World Food
Program is already assisting by giving seed protection ratio while
the FAO is planning to provide seeds. Proposed Assistance:
ACT member CNEB plans to assist 1,500 families in the affected
provinces through the provision of food basket consisting of beans,
maize flour, rice and sugar. This assistance is targeted at widows
with children under 13 years old, families which host orphans; orphan-
heads of households, the disabled and the elderly. They will be those
families that are not covered by the WFP assistance.
BUDGET
Note:
CNEB proposes
to provide: Implementation
period: March to June 2006. ACTION
The ACT Co-ordinating
Office has approved the use of US$50,000 towards the budget from its
Rapid Response Fund and would be grateful to receive contributions
to wholly or partially replenish this payment.
Description
Type
of
Unit
No of
Units
Unit Cost
US$
Budget
US$
Beans
for 1,500 families
Kg
20
0.65
19,500
Maize
for 1,500 families
Kg
20
0.55
16,500
Mixed
Flour for 1,500 families
Kg
10
0.8
12,000
Transport
& administration
2,000
TOTAL
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
50,000
- 20
kg of beans per family
- 20 kg
of maize flour per family
- 10 kg of mixed flour per family
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