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150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: 41 22 791 6033 Fax: 41 22 791 6506 e-mail: [email protected] Appeal Coordinating Office Mozambique Flood Relief Rehabilitation AFMZ-01 (Revision 3) Total Appeal Target : US$ 8,902,186 Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 555,155 Geneva, 20 July 2000 Dear Colleagues, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF/WS) Mozambique program are requesting for the revision of their component of the AFMZ01 appeal. The revision is based on review of activities initiated under the first appeal but based on needs assessments and consultations with the disaster victims, including participative rapid assessments in the Gaza and Sofala areas of operation. The activities in the revision will focus more on recovery and rehabilitation and will be targeting 457,500 beneficiaries through the end of the emergency program in February 2001. The sectors under coverage will include; · Food distribution · Infrastructure rehabilitation (public buildings, schools, rural roads, bridges) · Water – Well rehabilitation and Well drilling · Health and Sanitation · Food production · Shelter ACT is a worldwide network of churches and related agencies meeting human need through coordinated emergency response. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland. Mozambique – Flood Relief & Rehabilitation 2 AFMZ-01 Revision 3 Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested LWF CCM PCM Total in US$ Total Appeal Targets 6,163,762 2,207,964 530,460 8,902,186 Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd. 5,793,503 2,013,222 540,306 8,347,031 Balance Req. from ACT Network 370,259 194,742 -9,846 555,155 Please kindly send your contributions to the following ACT bank account: Account Number - 102539/0.01.061 (USD) Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together Banque Edouard Constant Cours de Rive 11 Case postale 3754 1211 Genève 3 SWITZERLAND Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (direct tel. +4122/791.60.38, e-mail address [email protected]) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal. 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 Co-ordinator, Thor-Arne Prois (phone ++41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone ++ 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Appeals Officer, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6040 or mobile phone ++41 79 433 0592) ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org Thor-Arne Prois ACT Coordinator Mozambique – Flood Relief & Rehabilitation 3 AFMZ-01 Revision 3 LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION MOZAMBIQUE PROGRAMME ¨ Lutheran World Federation: As this is a revision, information about the LWF/WS will not be repeated here, details can be checked in the original appeal issued in February, 2000 Background: Mozambique was struck by one of its worst disasters in decades this past January and February as a result of heavy rains, floods and cyclones. This disaster resulted in 640 deaths, close to 491,000 displaced of the 2 million persons affected, and over 427 million dollars in damage. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) program in Mozambique along with other ACT members in Mozambique – The Christian Council of Mozambique and the Presbyterian Church - appealing through Action by Churches Together (ACT), responded immediately to the flooding and cyclone damage. The early assistance included food aid and shelter assistance to those displaced by floods or affected by high winds. As the magnitude of the disaster became evident, particularly because of the massive flooding, the original appeal was revised with the increased level of emergency assistance needed, raising the target of the appeal to US$ 10.2 million. The LWF/ACT Mozambquie assistance effort was particularly focused because several of the hardest hit areas in Mozambique are also LWF Integrated Rural Development Project areas. These include Chokwe, Guija and Babelane districts in Gaza Province and Chibabava and Buzi Districts in Sofala Province. Most of the LWF personnel on the ground in these areas were themselves disaster victims. But, with assistance provided through the ACT Appeal, LWF personnel shifted from development to immediate relief and provided an effective network to assist their fellow disaster victims. In this immediate relief phase, LWF/ACT Mozambique provided direct assistance to no less than 259,000 persons. The current revision to the LWF/ACT Mozambique Emergency Flood Relief Program represents a shift in focus from immediate relief to recovery and rehabilitation. The revised Appeal provides for direct assistance to 457,500 disaster victims through the end of emergency program in February 2001. This revision is based on a review of activities initiated under the first revision and more extensive needs assessments and consultations with the disaster victims, including participative rapid assessments in the Gaza and Sofala areas of operation. The result is a realignment of Appeal activities within the original objectives to better and more directly support the efforts of the disaster victims to recovery from the winds, rains, flooding and other damage that occurred earlier this year. The LWF/ACT revised proposal provides for a slight increase in assistance, to 6.1 million dollars. This increase is the result of requests to initiate cooperative programs with the World Food Program (food aid) and Caritas/Misereor (well rehabilitation), not anticipated in the earlier revision. Mozambique – Flood Relief & Rehabilitation 4 AFMZ-01 Revision 3 I. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION and INITIAL RESPONSE The previous Appeal revision set out in great detail the impact of a disastrous combination of heavy rains, flooding and cyclones on people in Mozambique (summarized below). Revisions one and two of this Appeal focused on immediate essential assistance. This revision focuses on the efforts underway across the disaster affected areas of Mozambique to rehabilitate, recover and rebuild what was lost in a disaster unlike any seen in Mozambique in the past 23 years. The response of individuals and the international community to the disaster in Mozambique has been outstanding. At the Donor-Government of Mozambique (GoM) conference in Rome at the beginning of May, over $450 million was pledged to finance recovery efforts. The following provides some indication of the impact of the flood and cyclone disasters on people’s lives. But the real human impact is hard to feel from dry statistics. ¨ 640 deaths, 95 persons disappeared. ¨ 2 million affected. ¨ 1 million requiring food or medical assistance. ¨ 491,317 displaced by flooding. ¨ Two regional cities and many towns under water or cut-off from outside access for days or weeks. ¨ 20,000 animals lost. ¨ 10% of the area of the country affected and 90% of the irrigation system damaged. ¨ Total damages exceeding $427 million aside from lost income and commercial goods. Areas Most Affected: ¨ Gaza Province, including Xai-Xai, Chokwe*, Chibuto, Guija*, Bilene, and Massengena Districts. ¨ Sofala Province, including Buzi*, Machanga and Chibabava* Districts. ¨ Greater Maputo, including flooding in many areas of the city and flood damage to outlying towns. ¨ Inhambane Province, including Vilankulo, Govuro, and Mabote Districts. ¨ Manica Province, including Mossurize and Machaze Districts. (* Marks locations where LFW has development projects.) Current Security Situation The current security situation is calm. Political violence is not considered a threat and Mozambique has no internal or external military conflicts. Opportunistic and planned theft is a problem, but not a significant impediment to LWF/ACT operations. Lutheran World Federation Project Proposal (revised) The following sections summarize LWF/ACT Mozambique’s assistance efforts to date and plans for recovery effort from 1 July 2000 to 28 February 2001 by area of operation. The same objectives are retained from the earlier revision, focusing on family food security (food aid, seeds and tools), clean water (provision and repair of damaged sources), sanitation, shelter, basic health (linked to water and sanitation),and infrastructure rehabilitation (roads, schools and other public buildings). All together, LWF/ACT has directly assisted an estimated 259,025 persons directly to date. And it plans to assist a total of 457,500 people during the remainder of the emergency project. The past and planned numbers of people assisted and key types of assistance are summarized in the following Mozambique – Flood Relief & Rehabilitation 5 AFMZ-01 Revision 3 table. The “assistance to date” numbers and details of past and future assistance are described in the following Area of Operations narratives. These numbers refer to persons directly assisted by LWF/ACT. Additional assistance, predominantly in the form of material aid, has been provided through partner NGOs, such as Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM), the Ecumenical Committee for Social Development (CEDES), Mozambiquean Red Cross (CVA) and other organizations. LWF is currently tabulating the numbers reached with this indirect LWF/ACT assistance for presentation in the next period emergency project update. II. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES by AREA of OPERATION GAZA PROVINCE Current Situation A period of above normal rainfall began in Gaza Province in January 2000, and flooding reached peak levels on 25-30 February, with a slow recession to the present. The Limpopo River is now considerably below flood stage, but numerous small and some quite large lakes remain from the rains and flooding were created by the retreating flood waters and conditions continue to be wet in many parts of Gaza Province The Government of Mozambique reports over 700,000 people in Gaza Province were affected by the floods, with close to 400,000 persons requiring food or medical aid. The greatest numbers needing assistance were in Chokwe (207,175), Xai-Xai (50,000) Chibuto (40,000), Bilene (39,464) and Guija (27,298) Districts.