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 Appeal Pakistan Pakistan Floods Emergency (PAK102) – Rev. 2 Appeal Target: US$ 12,441,347 Balance Requested: US$ 6,478,821 Geneva, 17 September 2010 Dear colleagues, Since 21 July 2010, heavy monsoon rains have led to the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history. Please see the ACT website ( www.actalliance.org/resources/alertsandsitreps ) for the latest ACT Situation Reports from Pakistan on this fast changing emergency. The members of the ACT Pakistan Forum, Church World Service- Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS-P/A), Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) continue to distribute urgent relief assistance to the flood-affected communities with the financial, material aid and personnel support of many international ACT members, their national constituencies and institutional donors, as well as other supporters from around the world. This ACT appeal was first issued on 4 August and then replaced by a revised version issued on 11 August to include the proposed responses of DKH and NCA, as well as a scaled-up version of the CWS-P/A programme. This second revision of the appeal significantly scales-up the entire proposed programme from a previous funding target of US $4,101,731 to US$ 12,441,347. CWS P/A is increasing the number of operational areas to include Sukkur and Thatta Districts in Sindh Province and Muzaffargarh District in Punjab Province. CWS P/A is now working with an additional partner – the Church of Pakistan (CoP) Diocese of Raiwind. Proposed assistance includes food and non-food relief, emergency shelter, basic health services as well as food security interventions for early recovery. DKH continues to work with local partner National Rural Support Program (NRSP) to provide emergency assistance in the form of non-food items such as tents, tarpaulins, hygiene items and construction of toilets along with related training sessions on health and hygiene. Debris clearing is also being carried out with 1,500 households receiving a construction materials package and household hardware package. DKH is also providing livelihood assistance in the form of seeds. NCA proposes to directly assist 20,990 flood affected families (181,930 individuals in Charsadda, Nowshera, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Swat, and Shangala districts in KPK, and Sibbi district in Balochistan with F/NFIs, Health, Shelter, and WASH assistance during the emergency phase. Pakistan Floods, Rev. 2 – PAK102 2 Project Start/Completion Dates: CWS August 2010 – 31 October 2011 (15 months) DKH 15 August 2010 – 30 June 2011 (10.5 months) NCA August 2010 - 31 July 2011 (12 months) Reporting schedule: Reports due ACT CO CWS DKH NCA Interim Report 31 March 2011 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 Final Report 31 December 2011 31 August 2011 30 September 2011 Audit 31 January 2012 30 September 2011 31 October 2011 As the appeal target is over US$ 5 million, provision is being made for an external evaluation of the programme. Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested (USD): CWS DKH NCA ACT Un- Total Target Evaluation allocated US$ Appeal Targets 9,076,396 985,351 2,279,600 100,000 0 12,441,347 Less: Pledges/Contr Recd 2,819,196 247,213 2,722,398 0 173,719 5,962,526 Balance Requested from 6,257,200 738,138 - 442,798 100,000 - 173,719 6,478,821 ACT Alliance Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A, IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z, IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG, 8, rue du Rhône, P.O. Box 2600, 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Finance Officer Roshan Rajaratne ( [email protected] ) and Michelle Yonetani ([email protected] ) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent directly to the Requesting Members. 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 Deputy General Secretary, Jill Hawkey (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Regional Program Officer, Michelle Yonetani (phone +41 22 791 6035 or mobile phone +41 79 285 2916) Jill Hawkey Deputy General Secretary ACT Alliance Secretariat Pakistan Floods, Rev. 2 – PAK102 3 List of Acronyms and Abbreviation CBA Child Bearing Age ISO International Standard Operations CBOs Community Based Organizations KPK Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province CBP Capacity Building Program LHV Lady Health Visitor CFGB Canadian Foodgrain Bank MCH Mother and Child Health Care CMLC Combined Military Liaison Cell MHUs Mobile Health Units CoP-DoR Church of Pakistan – Diocese of MISP Minimum Initial Service Package Raiwind (CWS partner) NATO North Atlantic Treaty CoP-DoP Church of Pakistan – Diocese of Organization Peshawar (NCA partner) NCA Norwegian Church Aid CWS-P/A Church World Service-Pakistan/ NCBP Nation’s Capacity Building Afghanistan Programme (CWS partner) DCO District Coordination Officer NDMA National Disaster Management DCRs District Census Reports Authority DKH Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe NFIs Non Food Items DMP Disaster Management Programme NGO Non-Governmental Organization EDO Executive District Officer NIDA National Integrated & EKN Embassy of the Kingdom of Development Association Netherlands NRSP National Rural Support Program EPI Expanded Program on NWFP North-West Frontier Province Immunization PATA Provincially Administered Tribal ERC Emergency Resource Cell Areas FATA Federally Administered Tribal PDMA Provincial Disaster Management Areas Authority GBV Gender Based Violence Pak.VDP Pakistan Village Development GCM General Coordination Meeting Programme (NCA partner) GoP Government of Pakistan Par.VDP Participatory Village HAP Humanitarian Accountability Development Programme (CWS Partnership partner) HAP-I Humanitarian Accountability PDU Program Development Unit Partnership-International PHF Pakistan Humanitarian Forum HID Human and Institutional PMP Performance Measurement Plan Development PRCS Pakistan Red Crescent Society HIN Help in Need (CWS partner) PRDA Partnership for Recovery and HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus Development of the Allai Valley HRIS Human Resource Information PVDP Participatory Village System Development Program (CWS IASC Inter Agency Standing partner) Committee RBA Right Based Approach ICRC International Committee of the RHCs Rural Health Centers Red Cross SDP Social Development Program IDP Internally Displaced Person SFP Sphere Focal Person IDSP Institute for Development of SPO Strengthening Participatory Social Practices Organization IEC Information, Education and TB Tuberculosis Communication ToT Training of Trainers IMCP Institutional Management and UCs Union Councils Certification Programme UN United Nations INEE Interagency Network for UNFPA United Nations Population Fund Education in Emergencies UNHCR United Nations High INGO International Non-Governmental Commissioner for Refugees Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund IP Implementing Partner VDF Veer Development Foundation ISAF International Security Assistance (CWS partner) Force WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene IP Implementing Partner WHO World Health Organization Pakistan Floods, Rev. 2 – PAK102 2 I. ACT REQUESTING MEMBERS o Church World Service-Pakistan/ Afghanistan (CWS-P/A) o Diakonisches Werk der Evangelisches Kirche in Deutschland, on behalf of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) o Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) II. ACT MEMBERS and IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION Church World Service Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan is an international non-governmental organization which implements humanitarian and development activities across Pakistan and Afghanistan. Since 1954, CWS-P/A has worked for the development and relief of marginalized communities on the basis that all individuals irrespective of race, faith, color, sex, economic status, or political opinion have the right to choose how to live. The organization assists communities to achieve economic prosperity and improve human and social capital through participatory endeavors, which liberate families and enhance their capacities to take control over their lives. Committed to quality performance, human rights, right to access information, and right to complain, CWS-P/A ensures that it’s humanitarian and development initiatives provide communities with their pertinent right and authority over resources. Currently, CWS-P/A operates from its central office in Karachi and additional offices in Islamabad, Lahore, Mansehra, and Swat in Pakistan and Jalalabad and Kabul in Afghanistan. It also runs a training center in Murree, Pakistan. Projects are organized out of its three programs: Capacity Building Program, Disaster Management Program, and Social Development Program. CWS-P/A’s thematic priorities include: emergency response; water, sanitation, and the environment; health; education; livelihoods; peace and governance; and quality and accountability. With a network of close to four hundred partners, CWS-P/A adopts various approaches for project implementation. The organization can either be fully or semi-operational or work directly with an implementing partner depending on the type of initiative. This versatility enables CWS-P/A to cater to a wide