This Operation Update covers progress during the period from February to March, 2013 and announces a timeframe extension of 2 months until end of June in order to finalize the implementation of activities that were delayed. The final report will be made available by 30 September 2013.
Appeal target (current): CHF 775,716;
Appeal coverage: 60%;
Appeal history:
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 125,920 was initially allocated on 11 September, 2012 to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to 11,770 beneficiaries.
The Emergency Appeal was launched on 21 October, 2012 for CHF 775,716 to support the Red Cross of Chad (RCC) to assist 4,400 households (30,800 beneficiaries) for six months.
Operation update n°1 was published on 10 December, 2012 and provided information about activities implemented within the timeframe of DREF
Operation update n°2 was on 1 March, 2013 and provided about the distribution of NFIs and the effective launch of activities within the timeframe of the DG ECHO partnership.
Summary: Out of the 3,160 vulnerable households planned to benefit from NFIs distribution, a total of 2,392 (17,957 beneficiaries) households were reached by the Red Cross of Chad (RCC). In addition, 200 volunteers were trained and organized sanitation campaigns on hygiene practices in order to prevent water-borne diseases such as cholera and others. At the community level, five female community focal points were selected from the 12 target sites to carry sanitation activities within their respective communities. The activities carried out include: hand washing demonstrations, individual and collective hygiene, public sanitation and the importance of having a family latrine. Before providing shelter material to beneficiaries, families were requested to dig their own latrines in every household after which a Sanplat was provided. A total of 135 sanplats have been distributed out of which 72 were installed.
Distribution of shelter materials such as tarpaulin, bricks, laths and rafters is currently underway in the field for 200 families. Water treatment materials (bleach water and PUR bags) have been made available in seven out of the 12 targeted sites. The pool testing materials are yet to be dispatched in the field pending the training of volunteers on water portabilization techniques.
Due to the limited availability of standard relief items in country, international procurement and trucking from Cameroon was necessary. This process along with late deployment of international staff to the field has contributed to delays in implementation of activities, necessitating 2 months extension of the emergency appeal announced through this operations update to finalize the implementation of the delayed activities.