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

Haiti

Floods and Landslides in North West, Nippes and the Grand Anse

Geneva, 6 December, 2006

Funds sent to: Lutheran World Federation/Caribbean Program
Amount sent: US$ 50,000

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.

Details of Payment

Emergency: Floods and landslides in North West, Nippes and the Grand Anse, Haiti

Date of Emergency: 22 November 2006

Implementing Partner: LWF / Fondation de la Nouvelle Grand Anse (FNGA)

Details of the Emergency: A tropical depression provoked heavy rainfalls resulting in landslides and floods in the Departments of North West, Nippes and Grand Anse.

In the Department of Grand Anse, the bad weather particularly affected the coastal area with severe flooding as well as landslides. The communes of Jeremie, Bonbon and Abricots, with a total population concerned of about 170’000 people, were amongst the hardest hit. In Jeremie, 3 persons were reported dead and 3 disappeared. Other disaster’s impact reported for the 3 communes are: 1790 distressed families, 238 destroyed houses, 515 damaged houses and 452 people living in shelter. Lost cattle amounts to 200. 50% of the crop was affected, representing 300 ha.

Regarding the infrastructure, the main road between Bonbon and Anse du Clerc was destroyed and the road between Anse du Clerc and Abricot is only accessible to pedestrians. The two water catchments and the piping systems supplying Bonbon with potable water were destroyed. The health center in Bonbon was flooded and all medicines supplies gone.

Purpose of Response

  • To provide relief assistance in the form of medicines, health and hygienic kits and water tablets in order to avoid epidemics. Medicine will include drugs against diarrhoea, skin diseases, typhoid and malaria, pain relieves, antibiotics.
  • To provide clean water supply through technical assistance and water purification tablets
  • To provide access to villages through tools and technical assistance.

Beneficiaries information and location of response

Two Communes in the Department of the Grand Anse totalling 68’000 people: Bonbon (21.000 people) and Abricot, including Anse du Clerc (47.000 people). All affected areas are located in remote zones in the North West Coast of the Department.

LWF is responding in the affected areas of Bonbon and Abricots (including Anse du Clerc) through its local partner FNGA, and might prepare an appeal proposal. LWF is coordinating with the Government and OCHA and other potential actors.

Implementation Period

December 4th, 2006 - march 4th, 2007

BUDGET

Description

Unit Type

Unit No.

Unit Cost USD

Budget
USD

Crisis Phase

Non Food items

Medicines (hand over to hospitals)

L/S

5,000

Health kits

Kits

200

25

5,000

Hygenic kits

Kits

500

10

5,000

Water tablets

3,000

Subtotal

18,000

Assuring access to villages

Tools (shovel, pick axe, wheel barrow etc.)

Tools

400

15

6,000

Site clearence for road- labour

man/day

6,000

100

15,000

Construction materials- road

L/S

2,500

Site supervisor

person

3

1,000

3,000

Subtotal

26,500

Distribution cost

Travel cost

L/S

4

500

2,000

Vehicle expenses

L/S

1

800

800

Communication

L/S

200

Office expenses

L/S

500

Partner's management cost

L/S

2,000

Subtotal

5,500

Total Budget

50,000

ACTION

The ACT Co-ordinating Office has approved the use of US$ 50,000 towards the budget from its Rapid Response Fund. Should there be an appeal for this emergency, the RRF payment will be considered as an advance.

 
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