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Rapid Response Fund Payment Notification
and request for top-up of funds

Malawi

Floods in Salima, Malawi

Geneva, 14 March 2006

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.

Funds sent to: Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM)
Amount sent: US$$22,129
Date of emergency: 14 March 2006

Details of the emergency: Heavy rains from 5 to 10 March 2006 have flooded the catchment of Lifidzi river, in the low-lying Salima district in central Malawi, displacing at least 280 families. The floods in the flood-prone lakeshore district have destroyed livestock such as chickens, guinea fowls, goats, personal possessions including cooking utensils, clothes, blankets and stored food, according to ACT member Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM).

The majority of the affected families are currently taking refuge at the Mphunga Catholic church hall. Their immediate needs are food, cooking utensils, water storage pails, blankets and plastic sheets, according to CHAM.

Purpose of response: To mitigate the adverse impact of floods on the lives and health of the affected communities, particularly families with chronically ill HIV/AIDS patients, widows, orphans and the elderly.

Proposed assistance: The proposed assistance includes providing relief items comprising maize flour, plastic sheets, blankets, pots, plates, cups, water treatment chemicals and plastic water containers.

Budget

Description  

Type of unit

No. of units

Unit Cost Local MKw

Budget Local MKw

Budget US$
Maize flour 50kg bag 280 4,000 1,120,000 8,615
Blankets Each 560 900 504,000 3,877
Pails Each 280 640 179,200 1,378
Pots Each 560 625 350,000 2,692
Plates Each 560 150 84,000 646
Cups Each 1,120 120 134,400 1,034
Water treatment chemical Bottle 560 45 25,200 194

Sub Total

      

2,396,800

18,437
           

Transportation & coordination costs

          
Staff travel & coordination Lumpsum 1   140,000 1,077
Distribution vehicle hire Lumpsum 1   200,000 1,538
Publicity Lumpsum 1   40,000 308
Fuel Lumpsum 1   70,000 538

Sub Total

      

450,000

3,462
           
Stationery/Reports Lumpsum 1   20,000 154
Office communications Lumpsum 1   10,000 77

Sub Total

      

30,000

231
           

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE

      

2,876,800

22,129

Exchange rate US$ = MKw130

Implementation period: The assistance is needed immediately (one time distribution of relief items) to meet immediate needs.

Action

The ACT Co-ordinating Office has approved the use of US$22,129 towards the budget from its Rapid Response Fund and would be grateful to receive contributions to wholly or partially replenish this payment.


 
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