Appeal Target: US$200,186

This appeal is for follow-up rehabilitation activities from appeal ASBD72 Cyclone Sidr.  Cyclone Sidr developed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall on 15 November 2007 in the coastal areas of Bangladesh.  It brought winds of up to 250 Km/hr and associated tidal surges.  These tidal surges penetrated deep and extensively inland, compounding the already existing problems from seasonal flooding.  It was reported as the worst cyclone to affect Bangladesh since 1991.

ACT member Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) responded to this disaster.  RDRS’s regular working area is far northern Bangladesh while Cyclone Sidr struck in the far south of the country where the organisation has no presence.   Due to the severe devastation experienced in the aftermath of the cyclone, RDRS intervened to extend immediate modest relief support working through five partners, which operate development programmes in the affected areas.   Among those five partners, RDRS has now selected one in order to carry out rehabilitation activities in the next phase. The partner is a Non Government Organisation (NGO) called Resource Integration Centre (RIC).

The emergency relief operation provided food, drinking water, warm clothing, temporary shelter, and medicine to meet the immediate needs.  Now, the needs can be prioritized as follows:  Repairing and reconstruction of houses, establishment of WATSAN system, livelihood restoration support and repairing of community places. The goal of this 4-month appeal is to ensure minimum standards of housing, safe drinking water and sanitation facilities for 250 of the most affected and vulnerable families in the worst cyclone-affected area.

Project Completion Date:

RDRS              -           30 September 2008

Reporting schedule:

Interim narrative & financial: N/A
Final narrative & financial: 31 November 2008
Audit: 31 December 2008

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested:

Signed by:

John Nduna
Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office