ACT Appeals

Total Appeal Target: US$ 8,058,028

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 714,696 (towards Christian Aid component only)

The ACT Alliance responded to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli military operation against

Lebanon

, following the capture of two Israeli soldiers by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Starting July 12, and for 34 days, the Israeli military operations targeted all regions of Lebanon focusing on the South of Lebanon and the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, amongst the poorest regions in

Lebanon

. 1,287 persons were killed, 4,054 injured and 1,200,000 uprooted, thousands of houses, shops and other constructions severely damaged or destroyed, basic services and infrastructure and the agriculture sector severely affected.

The ACT Alliance responded to the humanitarian crisis in various steps. An alert was issued on 17 July 2006, followed by a Rapid Response on 19 July. On 27 July 2006 an ACT preliminary appeal, comprising the ACT/Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), was issued. A complete ACT appeal followed on 13 September 2006 with a revision of the MECC proposal, including food and non food, health and psychosocial assistance, as well as, in cooperation with the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), water and sanitation activities. This appeal also included the proposal of the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to provide non food assistance, develop immediate economic recovery activities and rebuild schools and water systems. The appeal was revised on 14 November 2006 to include the proposal of Christian Aid (CAID) which proposed to support communities through livelihood rehabilitation projects.

ACT Coordination support was completed on 31 January 2006. Following the recommendation of the CAT mission, an ACT Coordinator, an ACT Finance Officer were sent to Beirut for a four months mission. The ACT Coordination team supported both MECC in the implementation and administration of the appeal, and the whole ACT alliance members in the coordination of their activities in Lebanon. An ACT Communicator, seconded from PDA for a month, reported personal stories who were published on the ACT International website. In addition, in August/September 2006 a psycho-social assessment team led by the Church of Sweden assessed psycho-social needs of the population and set-up a program which was included in the MECC/ICNDR intervention.

The ACT Coordination Team strongly recommended that an independent evaluation be conducted to assess the results and the impact of the ACT members’ response.

The present revision is done to include the evaluation component in the appeal as recommended. To this effect, a budget of 31,700 US$ has been included and an equal amount of funds from the current available funding has been reserved. The evaluation process which is conducted by evaluation consultants, one international and one local was started on the 18 June and is to be completed before the 31 July 2007. The final report will be submitted to the ACT Coordinating office by 31 July 2007.

Project Completion Date:

CAID: October 2006 – October 2007
IOCC: October 2006 – April 2007 (completed)
MECC/ICNDR: August 2006 – mid-March 2007 (completed)
MECC/ICNDR/NCA: August 2006 – January 2007 (completed)

Reporting Schedule

Reports due ACT CO	CAID	IOCC	MECC/ ICNDR	MECC/ICNDR/ NCA
Interim narrative & financial	30 June 2007	N/A	30 November 2007	N/A
Final narrative & financial	31 December 2007	30 June 2007	15 May 2007
Audit	31 January 2008	31 July 2007	15 June 2007

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested (US$):

	CAID	IOCC	MECC/ ICNDR	MECC/ICNDR/ NCA	ACT Coordination	Evaluation	Total Target US$
Appeal Targets	1,819,795	1,041,612	3,272,111	1,797,000	95,810	31,700	8,058,028
Less: Pledges/Contr Recd	1,105,099	250,637	1,464,731	1,670,556	72,621	31,700	4,595,344
Funding Required to completion	1,819,795	250,637	1,464,731	1,670,556	72,621	31,700	5,310,040
Balance Requested from ACT Alliance	714,696	0	0	0	0	0	714,696

Signed by:

Jessie Kgoroeadira
Acting Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office

ACT Appeal

Lebanon - MELB61, FINAL REVISION (2)

Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis