SECRETARIAT - 150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland - TEL: +41 22 791 6033 - FAX: +41 22 791 6506 www.actalliance.org Preliminary Appeal Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina Floods and Landslides – SRB141 Preliminary Appeal Target: US$ 730,000 Funds secured: US$ 116,470 Balance Requested: US$ 613,530 Geneva, 23 May 2014 Dear Colleagues, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been affected by a devastating cyclone, which has resulted in record flooding from heavy rains. Throughout the region dozens are confirmed dead, and many people are still missing. The Republic of Serbia has declared May 21st, 22nd and 23rd as days of mourning for those who have lost their lives in this calamity. Over 60,000 people have been evacuated and tens of thousands of households have been completely destroyed or severely damaged and remain without electricity or potable water. Bridges and roads have been damaged which makes it difficult to carry out detailed assessments and to provide accurate figures. ACT members responding to the disasters are: Philanthropy the Charitable Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Church World Service (CWS), International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), and Hungarian InterChurch Aid (HIA). The response is done in coordinating and collaboration among these members to ensure that resources are used in the most effective way and that the specific strength of is used strategically. Preliminary assessments done by ACT members, authorities, Red Cross and other partners have shown a wide range of needs and interventions ranging from personal hygiene supplies to major infrastructure repairs. What is required for the short term is: food, water, major infrastructure and utility repair, demining, and medications. ACT members will target families living in the semi-rural locations that are less likely to receive the most immediate attention from other service providers. The projects outlined in this preliminary appeal have a length of three months. However, ACT members will carry out detailed needs assessments in the coming weeks and more detailed information on the target group, locations, type of support, and budget will be provide in the full appeal. Preliminary Appeal SRB141 2 ACT REQUESTING MEMBERS PHILANTHROPY, CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITY (IOCC) CHURCH WORLD SERVICE (CWS) HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID (HIA) KEY ACT Member ACT Member ACT Member ACT Member PARAMETERS: Philanthropy IOCC CWS HIA Project Start 26 May – 31 August 2014 Completion Date Geographic areas -11 districts in -Trstenik and -2 districts in Serbia and BiH of response* central Serbia and Kraljevo central Serbia Tuzla, Maglaj, (see details of Bosnia and municipalities -4 cantons in Zenica; will be geographic areas Herzegovina -Sabac, Mali Bosnia and confirmed after of intervention Zvornik, Ljubovija, Herzegovina detailed on page 8) Krupanj assessments and -Novi Grad, coordination with Prijedor, Gradiska, partners and local Derventa, Bijeljina authorities, and Banja Luka municipalities Sectors of -Food -Clean-up and -Food - provision of food, response & -Hygiene packs Disinfection -Personal health - NFI projected target -Disinfection -Home drying and and hygiene - hygienic kits for population per equipment, tools repairs -Disinfection evacuated people, sector and packs -Agriculture equipment, tools IDPs and affected - Homes cleaning, assessment and and packs population (total drying and repairs relief -Agriculture target group HIA -Cattle food assessment and 1,500 families) - Water pumps relief TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY APPEAL REQUIREMENTS BY ACT MEMBER AND SECTOR: Preliminary Appeal ACT Member ACT Member ACT Member ACT Member Total Requirements Philanthropy IOCC CWS HIA Requirements Total requirements US $ 250,000 US $150,000 US $ 150,000 US $ 180,000 US$ 730,000 Less: 68,235 48,235 116,470 pledges/contributions Balance requirements 181,765 150,000 150,000 131,765 US$ 613,530 TABLE 2: REPORTING SCHEDULE Type of Report All requesting members Situation reports Each Monday Interim narrative and financial report NA Final narrative and financial report 30 September 2014 Audit report and management letter 31 October 2014 Preliminary Appeal SRB141 3 Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Euro Account Number - 240-432629.60A Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z Account Name: ACT Alliance UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Director of Finance Jean-Daniel Birmele ([email protected]) and the Senior Programme Officer, Josef Pfattner of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Senior Programme Officer, Josef Pfattner (phone +41 22 791 6710) ACT Web Site address: http://www.actalliance.org Barbara Wetsig-Lynam Officer in Charge and Director of Quality Assurance, Identity and Learning Office ACT Alliance Secretariat Preliminary Appeal SRB141 4 NARRATIVE SUMMARY DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been affected by a devastating cyclone, which has resulted in record flooding from heavy rains. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have both declared states of emergency following the worst floods in the living memory of the region. Several months’ worth of rain (more than 140 l/m2), starting on 13 May 2014, had fallen in four days. Extensive rescue efforts are underway in both countries and official data on lost lives and damages changes hourly. Throughout the region dozens are confirmed dead, and many people are still missing. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and tens of thousands of households have been completely destroyed or severely damaged and remain without electricity or potable water. Numerous power systems, drainage, sewage and water treatment systems; bridges, and railroads; public infrastructure and municipal buildings, schools, health care facilities and churches have been compromised. Significant damage to the agricultural sector has occurred – cultivated land, orchards and livestock have all been negatively impacted by the flooding and its residue. As the levels of the rivers and streams are only now beginning to recede and flooded areas are becoming accessible to the authorities accurate figures, calculations and projections related to the floods are still under assessment and are being up-dated regularly. ACT members are encouraged to consult reliable official reports for the most current information. RESPONDING ACT MEMBERS ACT members, Philanthropy, Hungarian InterChurch Aid (HIA), Church World Service (CWS) and International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) – have many years of presence and experience within the Balkan region. Each has an extensive network of partners (local and international), colleagues and ex-colleagues, well-placed individuals, and institutions like (for Philanthropy and IOCC) the Serbian Orthodox Church. The responding ACT members will provide assistance in 10 – 15 districts of central and western Serbia in the watersheds of the West Morava, Big Morava, Drina, Sava and Danube rivers and in four Cantons and the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Drina, Bosna and Sava river watersheds and areas affected by landslides from the heavy rains, as resources permit. ACTIONS TO DATE, AND EMERGENCY NEEDS ACT members participating in this appeal and their local partners in Serbia and Bosnia are closely monitoring the situation and have carried out assessments in 10 municipalities in Serbia and 4 Cantons and the Republika Srpska in Bosnia. The ACT members’ emergency assessment teams, led by ACT RST member – IOCC staff, visited and continue to visit the affected regions and communities in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to gather and obtain first-hand information on the damages done and needs of the affected populations. Based on the assessments, some remote rural areas and villages have been isolated by landslides or cut off by the collapse of roads and bridges, hampering effective assessments and appropriate relief. ACT members continue to undertake rapid comprehensive field assessments and collection of all available data from flooded areas in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina as greater access to the affected areas is becoming possible. These findings will be used to inform and guide our further response efforts. The ACT members are currently (May 22 and 23) undertaking an assessment in and around the Kraljevo and Trstenik areas of Serbia. The ACT members also continue to monitor government official updates from respective ministries and national crisis committees and to be in contact with local crisis committees, Red Cross branches, community leaders, and local authority representatives as well as local parishes. Preliminary Appeal SRB141 5 So far, ACT members delivered to Red Cross of Serbia for chapters in Belgrade, Smederevo, Sabac and Kraljevo quilts/blankets and approximately 1,000 individual hygiene kits in Kraljevo. The Smederevo Red Cross received assistance in food, clothing, and hygiene kits. In addition, an 8-seat passenger van was made available to