Appeal Target: US$1,176,176 Balance Requested: US$346,252
Geneva, 08 October 2012
Dear Colleagues,
This appeal has been revised to extend the implementation period for Christian Aid to 31st December 2012 and correct the errors on the Christian Aid budget.
More than 19 million people in the Sahel region including 2.8 million from Burkina Faso are at risk of food insecurity according to FAO report1. The reason for this severe food crisis is not only caused by a prolonged drought and the subsequent severe decline of agricultural production but is also a consequence of high food prices, displacement and chronic poverty. The situation has been further worsened by the political instability in Mali and the influx of an estimated 65,0002 Malian refugees in Burkina Faso.
To tackle the worsening food crisis in the country, ACT Forum members in Burkina Faso; the Association des Eglises Evangéliques Reformées du Burkina (AEERB), Christian Aid, Lutheran World Relief (LWR), ICCO&KerkinAktie, and Diakonia Sweden have assessed the overall situation and designed a coordinated emergency response appeal. The requesting members in the appeal are Diakonie Sweden and Christian Aid who will be working with local implementing partners to provide food and psychosocial support to affected people.
The objectives of the appeal are: 1) to increase the food and nutritional accessibility for 42 751 persons and 2) to improve the living conditions of children refugees in Burkina by increasing their daily food intake and psychosocial care. A total of 58,000 people will benefit directly from the proposed emergency response.