From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Aug 28 2009 - 10:41:52 EDT
Eritrea and Djibouti: Appeal No MAA64005 (2009) Programme Update No 1
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC)
Date: 26 Aug 2009
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This report covers the period 01/01/2009 to 30/06/2009.
In brief
Programme purpose: The programmes herein are aligned with the
Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the
Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by
mobilizing the power of humanity".
The Red Cross Society of Eritrea (RCSE) and Red Crescent Society of
Djibouti (RCSD) programmes focussed on strengthening disaster
preparedness, response and recovery capacities. Both National Societies
(NS) play a leading role to strengthen their respective communities to
address the most urgent situations of vulnerability in the country. Red
Cross Society of Eritrea programmes focus on Community Based Health
Development Programme (CBHDP), Disaster Management (DM) and Principles
and Humanitarian Values.
Programmes summary: The year was marked with the change of the Secretary
General of the RCSE. The Rural Water and Sanitation Project (RWSP)
resumed at the beginning of the year after two years delay. The
Netherlands RC takes the lead role in the consortium and has appointed
an advisor to the RWSP who arrived in the country at the beginning of
2009. In order to include current needs, the RWSP document was reviewed
in consultation with the Zobas through the RCSE branches. A consultant
was deployed to conduct the review jointly with the project advisor,
RCSE and the International Federation. The reviewed document was signed
by the RCSE and forwarded to the Federation for approval before sending
it to the European Union (EU).
RCSE participated in the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Red
Cross and Red Crescent (RC/RC) in Solferino, Italy that was commemorated
under the theme ''Youth on the Move''. The objective of the gathering
was to bring international youth and volunteers together to share their
experiences and develop a common vision for humanity, address human
suffering caused by manmade and natural calamities and work together to
alleviate human suffering.
One of the major constraints for the RCSE is being in the process of
formation and yet to be officially recognized by the government of
Eritrea. The change in the management, specifically the appointment of
the new Secretary General (SG) was also another factor which slowed down
the implementation rate of the major activities planned in the last two
quarters. Due to the above mentioned constraints the first half of the
year was more devoted to planning and revising project proposals
submitted from the six braches. Financial shortage and lack of pledges
from Partner National Societies (PNS) was also another major constraint
that affected the community based health development programme.
The Red Cross Society of Djibouti (RCSD) is a leading humanitarian actor
in the country with limited resources. Due to the food security needs
identified by the assessment conducted in the last quarter of 2008, the
RCSD was part of the Horn of Africa food security crisis appeal
MDR64003. The overall objective of the programme is to supply food to
15,353 most vulnerable people, rehabilitate water pans, establish water
trucking system supported by community hygiene promotion programmes and
construction of latrines to avoid outbreak of water borne diseases.
Moreover, the programme also tries to address other pressing needs of
the vulnerable population such as distribution of tarpaulins to help
children, pregnant women, breast feeding mothers and the elderly to stay
healthy through the cold and rainy season. The programme is ongoing
since its inception early this year. Thus, the RCSD is fully involved
and overstretched with this Horn of Africa food insecurity operation.
Due to this fact the 2009 implementation rate is low for the other
programmes. The Federation supported both NS in disaster response to
vulnerable members of community through mobilizing resources and
providing training to communities, volunteers and community leaders and
the staff. The Federation also contributed in supporting the RCSE and
RCSD staff participation to regional workshops to upgrade their
capacity.
Financial situation: The total 2009 budget is CHF 2,434,133 (USD 2294170
or EUR 1604094), of which 33 per cent covered. Expenditure overall was
CHF 357,479
No. of people we help: Some 60,000 people benefited directly from the
Federation supported programme interventions mainly in disaster
preparedness and response, health and care, Water and Sanitation
(WatSan). In total about 180,000 people from 180 villages are expected
to benefit from the programme by the end of the year.
Our partners: Partners who provide financial and technical support to
the RCSE include Danish, Netherlands, Swedish, Finnish, Austrian Red
Cross Societies, the Federation and International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) among others. Other partners include UN agencies such as
World Food Programme (WFP). The RCSE works in close collaboration with
the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture,
Water Resources department, National Union of Eritrean Women, National
Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, Eritrean Demining Agency and the
communities.
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