150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: 41 22 791 6033 Fax: 41 22 791 6506 Appeal E-mail: [email protected] Coordinating Office Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Cyclone Sidr: ASBD81 (Revision1) Appeal Target: US$ 1,284,617 Balance requested: US$ 391,291 Geneva, 8 July 2008 Dear Colleagues, In November 2007, Bangladesh was hit by the Cyclone SIDR, reported to be the worst cyclone since 1991. It developed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall on 15 November 2007 in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. It brought winds of up to 250 Km/hr and associated tidal surges. These tidal surges penetrated deep and extensively inland, compounding the already existing problems from seasonal flooding. ACT alliance responded to the disaster with funds sourced by the appeal ASBD72 Cyclone Sidr and the follow-on appeal ASBD81, launched on 8 May 2008 to support ACT members in rehabilitation activities. The appeal ASBD81 included the response proposed by the ACT member Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) only. The revision of ASBD81 will include responses by the additional five ACT members: Church of Bangladesh Social Development Programme (CBSDP), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), KOINONIA, Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh (LHCB) and Social Health & Education Development (SHED). 1. Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) responded to this disaster through one of its development partners, the Resource Integration Centre (RIC). In the emergency relief operation RIC provided food, drinking water, warm clothing, temporary shelter, and medicine. In the present post-emergency phase of 5 months, RDRS and RIC are implementing presently following activities: Repairing and reconstruction of houses, establishment of WATSAN system, livelihood restoration support and repairing of community places. 2. Church of Bangladesh Social Development Programme (CBSDP), proposes to rehabilitate livelihoods of many of the worst affected people and to reduce vulnerability to future disasters. Specifically, the support intents to provide 4000 families with tree saplings, provide labourers with cash for work, build a multi-purpose flood/ cyclone shelter and train families in disaster preparedness measures. 3. Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) plans to support up to 2340 families in rehabilitating their livelihoods through cash for work, distribution of cattle, support to reconstruct houses and latrines. Bangladesh – Rehabilitation Cyclone Sidr Affected 2 ASBD81 Appeal 4. Koinonia proposes to construct minimum standard housing for 50 of the most affected and vulnerable families in the hard hit Barguna district. 5. Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh (LHCB) plans to assist most affected people to regain their livelihoods through providing 100 flood resistant houses, fishing equipment to 60 families, 50 deep tube-wells to severely affected communities (10,000 beneficiaries), rickshaw vans to 35 men and sewing machines to 40 women. 6. Social Health & Education Development (SHED) proposes assistance for the recovery of vulnerable families through rehabilitation of homes and livelihoods, in particular through the support to construct 550 homes, a cash-for-work scheme for 1,600 men and women, supply of rice seeds to 2,000 farming families and supply of boats and fishing nets to 30 fishing families. Balances from previous appeal : Please note that the members CCDB and SHED still hold balances from the previous appeal ASBD72 that should be used for the implementation of the present appeal. To this end, ACT CO would like to request its funding members to endorse, in principle, the use of these funds at the earliest convenience. The members whose contributions make up the balance will be approached individually for approval or for confirmation. Coordination budget: The appeal includes a budget line for coordination services by ACT CO funded by FCA. Project Completion Date : RDRS 31 October 2008 CBSDP 28 February 2009 CCDB 30 April 2009 Koinonia 28 February 2009 LHCB 31 December 2008 SHED 28 February 2009 Reporting schedule: Reports ACT CO RDRS CBSDP CCDB Koinonia LHCB SHED Interim narr. + fin. n.a. 31/11/08 31/12/08 30/11/08 n.a. 31/11/08 Final narr. + fin. 31/12/08 30/04/09 30/06/09 30/04/09 31/02/09 30/04/09 Audit 31/01/09 31/05/09 31/07/09 31/05/09 30/03/09 31/05/09 Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested: RDRS CBSDP CCDB Koinonia LHCB SHED Coord Unalloc. Total Appeal Targets 197,186 130,735 386,319 32,516 196,387 341,329 7, 412 0 1,284,617 Les: Pledges/ 182,332 0 0 0 0 27,040 7, 412 683,809 893,181 Contributions Balance 14,854 130,735 386,319 32,516 196,387 314,289 0 - 683,809 391,291 Requested 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 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 Bangladesh – Rehabilitation Cyclone Sidr Affected 3 ASBD81 Appeal 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira ([email protected]) and the Programme Officer, Michelle Yonetani ([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: Director, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Program Officer, Michelle Yonetani (phone +41 22 791 60 35 or mobile +41 79 285 29 16) ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org John Nduna Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office Bangladesh – Rehabilitation Cyclone Sidr Affected 4 ASBD81 Appeal BACKGROUND DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION Background: Cyclone Sidr developed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall on 15 November 2007 in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. It brought winds of up to 250 Km/hr and associated tidal surges. These tidal surges penetrated deep and extensively inland, compounding the already existing problems from seasonal flooding. It was reported as the worst cyclone to affect Bangladesh since 1991. Cyclone Sidr ravaged 31 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts mainly within Barisal and Khulna Divisions. As of 30 November, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) official reports indicated that more than 8.5 million people were affected by Cyclone Sidr, with a death toll of 3,268 people, with a further 872 missing and 39,773 injured. Material damage was severe, with over 563,877 houses destroyed and a further 885,280 houses partially damaged. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) estimates that more than 2 million acres of crops were damaged. Over 1,252,344 livestock were confirmed dead, which represents a critical loss of household assets, with an associated loss to wealth and income, as well as a loss in milk production for families own consumption. Extensive damage to roads and public buildings was also reported, including 2,287 educational institutions destroyed and another 12,343 partially damaged. The twelve most affected areas include Bagerhat, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Gopalgonj, Jhalkhati, Khulna, Madaripur, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Satkhira and Shariatpur districts. The government immediately sanctioned Tk.95, 000,000 GR cash, 3000 MT of GR rice, 3000 packets of food items and family kits were allocated for the affected people of 11 districts. 732 medical teams were working at several worst affected areas. Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air force people were engaged in relief distribution, restoration of communication and also bringing normalcy in the affected areas. The caretaker government also welcomed all kinds of foreign assistance from any outside government. Different countries all over the world responded very quickly to this cause. Many national, international and donor organizations were working very hard to bring new lights into the lives of the people. OVERALL GOAL OF THE RESPONSE The overall goal of this response is to mitigate the impact of the damages caused by Cyclone SIDR in areas hardest hit. The six ACT members Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS), Church of Bangladesh Social Development Programme (CBSDP), Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), Kononia, Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh (LHCB) and SHED have coordinated their response in joint ACT forum meetings to avoid any duplication of their efforts. The members all focus their interventions on rehabilitation of housing (all six members). The assistance also includes measures to rehabilitate community infrastructure (shelters, water supply, dams), to restore livelihoods in agriculture, to assist in income generation, and in some cases, members are planning disaster preparedness training and awareness. The ACT members will ensure through coordination and joint monitoring that ACT policies will be respected. All ACT members are aware of and committed to adherence to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross, Red Cross Movement, NGOs in Disaster Relief, the Sphere Standard, and of the need to implement the activities in line with the ACT Gender Policy Principles. In the subsequent sections, the proposals are presented as planned by each individual ACT member. Bangladesh – Rehabilitation Cyclone Sidr Affected 5 ASBD81 Appeal I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) – LWF/WS II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) Bangladesh is a large and well-reputed rural development poverty alleviation agency in Bangladesh, working in 57 Upazilas (Sub-districts) across 11 Districts in the northwest and northeast regions in Bangladesh. RDRS was established in 1972 as the Bangladesh Field Programme of the Lutheran World Federation, Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) to respond to needs arising from the War of Liberation.