WHO IS WHO IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:
AGENCY OVERVIEWS
TheSE “Agency Overviews” provide a brief introduction to each organisation operating in the Central African Republic (CAR). Each indicates: Ø Mandate or mission of the organisation; Ø Full title of the regional structure and its coverage; Ø Staffing levels, both international and national; Ø Key areas or sectors of activity at regional and country level; Ø A ‘guide’ overall budget figure for these activities; Ø Contact details for the regional structure.
Organisations would welcome contact from those interested in further information.
Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF) Headquarters: Paris (France) Website: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org Contact: Stéphanie Herinckx, Chief of Mission, [email protected] Sector(s): Food security, water and sanitation Objectives: Contribute to improve the food security, and the water and sanitation conditions, of those most in need. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: available on request
Name: Association des Œuvres Médicales des Eglises pour la Santé en Centrafrique (ASSOMESCA) Headquarters: Bangui (CAR) Website: - Contact: Ione Bertocchi, Director, [email protected] Sector(s): Health Objectives: Provide health care to those in need; support the improvement of health facilities and the provision of health supplies in the most affected areas. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: $67,840
Name: Caritas Centrafrique Headquarters: Bangui (CAR) Website: - Contact: Abbé André Singha, President, [email protected] Sector(s): Health, food security, protection, recovery Objectives: Provide multi-sector assistance to the most vulnerable, and support their economic recovery. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Set up and staff: available on request Funds Required: $105,000
Name: Confederation des ONGs Centrafricaines (CIONGCA) Headquarters: Bangui (CAR) Website: - Contact: Francis Ngombala, Sec.-General, [email protected]. Sector(s): Coordination Objectives: Promote reinforcement of institutional capacity; serve as platform of consultation of all national NGOs, which work in partnership; inform the public about sustainable development. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population. Set up and staff: Bangui (nine national staff, from different NGOs). Funds Required: available on request
Name: Cooperaziane Internazionale (COOPI) Headquarters: Milan (Italy) Website: http://www.coopi.org Contact: Mario Baldin, Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Food security, health, agriculture, human rights, protection, economic recovery and infrastructure, education Objectives: Provide support to local development initiatives; encourage active community participation in the fields of action; reinforce local associations’ capacities; facilitate access to health and schooling structures; give support to conflict affected populations. Beneficiaries: The inhabitants of the prefectures where the NGO implements projects, namely: Bangui, Lobaye, Ouham and Ouham-Pendé, approximately 1,778,000 people. Presence and staff: Bangui Coordination office (four expatriates and eight national staff). Projects in Bangui (two expatriates and four national staff). Field projects in Lobaye (two expatriates and 30 national staff). Field projects in Ouham and Ouham- Pendé (four expatriates and 20 national staff). Funds Required: $819,299
Name: Croix Rouge Centrafricaine (CRCA) Headquarters: Bangui (CAR) Website: - Contact: Alphonse Zarambaud, Secretary General, [email protected] Sector(s): Health, food security, natural disaster emergency Objectives: Reduce the impact of disaster; increase community preparedness to situations of vulnerability; reduce intolerance, discrimination, and social exclusion; promote respect for diversity and human dignity through a culture of peace. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (12 staff, and hundreds of volunteers). Field offices in 15 out of 16 prefectures, with over 15,000 volunteers. Funds Required: $387,600
Name: Croix Rouge Française (CRF) Headquarters: Paris (France) Website: http://www.croix-rouge.fr Contact: Ya-Mutuale Balume, Head of Delegation, [email protected] Sector(s): Health, HIV prevention, disaster management. Objectives: Humanitarian action in the domains of health, water and sanitation. Beneficiaries: People living with HIV/AIDS in the CAR; entire population of Kémo prefecture. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (five international and 12 national staff). Sub- delegation in Sibut (three international and 12 national staff). Funds Required: $331,000
Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters: Rome (Italy) Website: http://www.fao.org Contact: Mai-Moussa Abari, Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Agriculture Objectives: Ensure strategic coordination and policy development, and promote consistent programming and planning across the country; general supervision of the operational activities implemented at country level. Beneficiaries: Approximately 125,000 people, namely producers and cattle breeders (which has an indirect impact on food availability and the economy of entire regions, benefiting local populations), people living with HIV/AIDS, and unemployed persons. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (one international and six national staff). Funds Required: $3,261,610
Name: International Partnership for Human Development (IPHD) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: - Contact: Cristian Balan, Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Water and sanitation, agriculture / food security, HIV/AIDS, health Objectives: Increase access to potable water; strengthening and develop new food banks in several regions of the country; provide 1,500 farmers with access to micro-credit services to improve and increase farm production; expand a youth vocational training centre in Bangui; Improve the livelihood of fishing groups ; provide funds to farm women widowed by HIV/AIDS. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (three international and three national staff). Funds Required: $1,786,622
Name: International Relief and Development (IRD) Headquarters: Atlanta (USA) Website: http://www.ird.org Contact: Béatrice Gueye, Assistant to Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Economic recovery, food security, water & sanitation, infrastructure Objectives: Reduce suffering for the most vulnerable groups; provide tools and resources to populations in need. Beneficiaries: The displaced population in the north (Paoua area). Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (one international and one national staff). Funds Required: available on request
Name: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Headquarters: Geneva (Switzerland) Website: http://www.unaids.org Contact: Louis Ponzio, Coordinator, [email protected] Sector(s): HIV/AIDS (health and protection of infected or affected people) Objectives: Leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic; civil society engagement and partnership development; Strategic information required to guide efforts of partners; tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and responses to it; financial, technical and political resources mobilisation. Beneficiaries: People infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, and their communities. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (one international and one national staff). Funds Required: available on request
Name: Médecins Sans Frontières - Belgique (MSF-B) Headquarters: Brussels (Belgium) Website: http://www. Contact: Teresa San Cristóbal, HoM, msfe- [email protected] Sector(s): Health Objectives: Provide Medical humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable. Beneficiaries: Affected populations in the Ouham prefecture. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: available on request
Name: Médecins Sans Frontières - France (MSF-F) Headquarters: Paris (France) Website: http://www.paris.msf.org Contact: Philippe Derlot, Administrator, msff-bangui- [email protected] Sector(s): Emergency health care Objectives: To work in emergencies, in order to alleviate humanitarian suffering in the northwest. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: available on request
Name: Médecins Sans Frontières - España (MSF-E) Headquarters: Barcelona (Spain) Website: http://www.barcelona.msf.org Contact: Teresa San Cristóbal, HoM, msfe- [email protected] Sector(s): Health Objectives: Provide medical humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable. Beneficiaries: Affected populations in the Ouham prefecture. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: available on request
Name: Médecins Sans Frontières - Holland (MSF-H) Headquarters: Amsterdam (Netherlands) Webs ite: http://www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl Contact: Heinz Henghuber, HoM, msfh-car- [email protected] Sector(s): Emergency health care Objectives: Provide emergency health care and supplies to people in need. Beneficiaries: Affected populations. Presence and staff: available on request Funds Required: available on request
Name: Observatoire Centrafricain des Droits de l’Homme (OCDH) Headquarters: Bangui (CAR) Website: - Contact: Lambert Zokoezo, Founding President, [email protected] Sector(s): Human rights Objectives: Promotion, protection and defence of human rights; work for human rights awareness on the political, social, and cultural levels; provide legal assistance. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (31 staff), and presence across the country (600 staff). Funds Required: $284,500
Name: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Headquarters: Geneva (Switzerland); New York (USA) Website: http://ochaonline.un.org Contact: Maurizio Giuliano, Public Information Officer, [email protected] g Sector(s): Coordination and support services Objectives: Promote programmatic and operational coordination of humanitarian organisations; facilitate the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of information; support HCPT in advocacy efforts including public information and donor relations; promote the establishment of common humanitarian services including logistic support. Beneficiaries: All beneficiaries of direct humanitarian operations. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (two international and three national staff). Field presence in the north planned for 2007. Funds Required: $1,162,567
Name: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: http://www.cf.undp.org Contact: Amadou Maiga, Deputy Resident Rep., [email protected] Sector(s): Economic recovery and infrastructure, protection / human rights / rule of law Objectives: Reviving the social and economic conditions that will stabilise and secure conditions for human security. Promote people-centred approaches to strengthen self-confidence and capacities to live beyond survival. Mainstream human rights, gender and crisis prevention, and help rebuild trust between local, civilian and military authorities and the population, thereby contribute to restore security. Link the humanitarian and poverty reduction efforts of all national and international stakeholders. Beneficiaries: A total of 1,117,216 people. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (six international and 25 national staff). Field projects in Bangui, Bossangoa, Bozoum, and Sibut (four international and 121 national staff). Funds Required: $5,382,497
Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Headquarters: Geneva (Switzerland) Website: http://www.unhcr.org Contact: Nicolas Rost, External Relations Officer, [email protected] Sector(s): Multi-sector assistance to refugees, protection Objectives: Provide protection to IDPs in northern CAR; complete the voluntary repatriation of South Sudanese refugees; provide protection and assistance to refugees in Bangui. Beneficiaries: Refugees and IDPs. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (five inter national and 14 national staff). Field antenna in Bossangoa (one international and four national staff). Funds Required: $2,861,552
Name: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: http://www.unicef.org Contact: Mahimbo Mdoe, Representative (designate), [email protected] Sector(s): Health, education, water and sanitation, shelter and NFIs, protection, nutrition and food security, coordination and support services. Objectives: UNICEF is mandated by the Secretary-General to advocate for the respect and the fulfilment of the rights of the child. Beneficiaries: Children and women in the entire country Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (eight international and 27 national s taff). Field office in Bossangoa (one national staff). Funds Required: $12,882,125
Name: United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: http://www.un.org Contact: Souley Oumarou, Security Coord. Officer, [email protected] Sector(s): Security of staff and operations Objectives: Take all necessary action, aimed at ensuring the security of all aid workers and their operations; allow access of such staff and their operations to the largest possible portion of the country, while minimising security risks. Beneficiaries: All beneficiaries of direct humanitarian operations. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (two international, six national staff). Funds Required: $455,682
Name: United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in CAR (BONUCA) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: http://www.un.org Contact: Angèle Kinouani, Chief of HR Section, [email protected] Sector(s): Human right, political affairs, military observation, police training Objectives: Closely follow the human rights situation through monitoring, investigations and legal assistance to victims of abuses; reinforce capacities of national institutions to respect and promote human rights through mass awareness programmes; human rights training for different target groups, with particular emphasis on law enforcement officials; strengthen capacity of the judiciary system for the respect of rule of law. Beneficiaries: The entire population of CAR. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (26 international, 32 national staff). Field offices in Bouar (two international, five national staff), Bossangoa (one international, two national staff). Funds Required: available on request
Name: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Headquarters: New York (USA) Website: http://www.unfpa.org Contact: Basile Tambashe, Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Health, education, recovery Objectives: Contribute to the improvement of living standards through (a) availability and accessibility of quality reproductive health services; (b) promote gender equality and women empowerment; (c) make available reliable social and economic data. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population, but women in particular. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (five international and 14 national staff). Funds Required: $4,115,975
Name: United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Headquarters: Paris (France) Website: http://www.unesco.org Contact: Bernard Hadjadj, Representative, b.hadjadj@unesco.org Sector(s): Education, science, culture Objectives: Sensitisation of the population about culture of peace in the city of Bangui; capacity building for media in the CAR. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population. Presence and staff: Office in Yaoundé (five international and 19 national staff), covering the CAR. Funds Required: available on request
Name: World Food Programme (WFP) Headquarters: Rome (Italy) Website: http://www.wfp.org Contact: Jean-Charles Dei, Representative, Jean- [email protected] Sector(s): Food security, air transportation Objectives: Saving human lives by providing food aid. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (four internationals and 19 national staff). Field offices in Bambari, Bouar, Kaga-Bandoro, (totally three international and ten national staff). Funds Required: $10,548,108
Name: World Health Organisation (WHO) Headquarters: Geneva (Switzerland) Website: http://www.who.int Contact: Léodégal Bazira, Representative, [email protected] Sector(s): Health, water and sanitation Objectives: Allow the entire population to enjoy the best possible health. Beneficiaries: The entire Central African population. Presence and staff: Main office in Bangui (four international and 23 national staff). Field office in Bossangoa expected to open in 2007. Funds Required: $2,806,845
For further information please contact: Maurizio Giuliano, Public Information Officer, Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, C.A.R.. Email: [email protected] Tel: +236-031825