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The Belize Red Cross Society Annual Report 2020 THE BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Belize Red Cross Volunteers prepared for assessments and distributions in COVID-19 response 1 BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT HEADQUARTERS 2019. #1 Gabourel Lane, Belize City, Belize; Tel: 501-207-3319; Email: [email protected]; Skype: Belize Red Cross Belize Red Cross Organization Chart Belize Red Cross Governing Board Branch Executive Director General Committees Office First Aid & Volunteer Finance Administration CPR Project Management Management Management (National (M) Society and General Disaster Management Oversight for Projects Home Care projects) Givers Training Branches: Program Disaster and Corozal Emergency Preparedness, Risk COVID 19 Orange Walk Project Social Assistance Reduction, Response, Belmopan Programs Recovery (COVID-19, Floods) San Ignacio (Soup Kitchen Community Capacity Stann Creek Relief to persons Resilience Building affected by fire) Building in the Toledo Caribbean Initiatives Office Assistant Project San Pedro Snack Shop (2 M/1 F) Belize San Pedro 2 BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT HEADQUARTERS 2019. #1 Gabourel Lane, Belize City, Belize; Tel: 501-207-3319; Email: [email protected]; Skype: Belize Red Cross INTRODUCTION: Its needless to say that the year 2020 was a huge learning curve for everyone. There are sad and unfortunate stories to tell, and these have been heard worldwide and every day since March, 2020, at least in Belize when COVID-19 arrived on March 22nd, 2020. This report will focus on projects and programs that were short lived during 2020 and on impacts of the pandemic on Belize, but will also highlight the positive side where so many lessons were learned and new approaches, processes, systems and tools were born. The year 2020 marked the final year of the Belize Red Cross Society’s 5-year National Strategic Development Plan, 2016-2020. January-March 2020 in the Belize Red Cross (BRC) continued from the year 2019 as normal, with the implementation of 3 main projects at the Headquarters. The 3 months would have prepared volunteers, staff and communities for increased engagement in interventions brought to the communities with the aim of strengthening knowledge, skills and partnerships. What no one was prepared for was a new emergency, the global pandemic of COVID-19, which halted progress in most areas of the country and of the Belize Red Cross Society, at the same time, shifting focus on what the National Society does best, i.e., taking care of and serving the most vulnerable people. After the first positive COVID-19 case on the island of San Pedro, Prime Minister Honorable Dean, Barrow, declared a State of Emergency for the island of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Residents were placed under mandatory quarantine. Only essential workers were аllоwеd to be on the strееts. Unauthorized vessels would be banned from lеаving or arriving on the island, and at the same time the Ministry of Health commenced a mapping exercise to trace everyone that may have been in contact with the first case who tested positive for the Covid-19. Schools were closed countrywide on March 20th, before the first case was identified in Belize, with the plan to resume classes by April 20th. The situation changed when other positive cases were identified and other protection measures were instituted, e.g., restrictions of public gathering and closed borders. All international flights were also grounded with effect from March 23rd, allowing only cargo flights and ships to arrive. On March 30th, a state of emergency was declared countrywide and curfew from 8p.m. to 5a.m. daily was imposed, at first to address the increase in gang violence, and shortly after, to mitigate the spread of the virus. Other restrictions, including mandatory and self-quarantines were implemented in March. While actions were taken to safeguard the Belizean population, the public was continuously and strongly advised to take preventative measures to reduce the risk of transmission. The Government continuously encouraged the washing of hands regularly and maintaining physical distance. The National Society’s response was almost like a knee jerk, spontaneous and quick to serve, to alleiate suffering countrywide. With financial support from generous donors within the business community and the technical and financial support from the IFRC, Belize Red Cross was able to contribute their fair share of the responsibility in providing much needed relief to families that were being impacted by the fast developing viral spread of the virus in Belize. The year 2020 will also be remembered by the Belize Red Cross as a challenging year, one from which the National Society has grown exponentially, having to face several challenges that were presented all in the same timeline, e.g., COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of all the NS’s income generation programs, e.g., First Aid & CPR training, Home Care Givers courses, and Snack Shop sales. These created a strong negative impact on the economic situation of the national society. 3 BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT HEADQUARTERS 2019. #1 Gabourel Lane, Belize City, Belize; Tel: 501-207-3319; Email: [email protected]; Skype: Belize Red Cross Highlights of 2020 This reporting period saw the end of the “ZIKA Prevention” Project in Belize, which started in May, 2018 and was scheduled to end in August, 2020. Staff and Volunteers proudly prepared to execute their last project activity, a community fair to celebrate all they had been achieved throughout the life of the project, when the government imposed a state of emergency and countrywide lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19 in Belize. Plans were paused and ultimately, activity was cancelled. On the positive side, at least 9 communities in the north of Belize had gained knowledge and experience in the need for proper hygiene and measures to take to reduce the spread of communicable diseases, just in time to fight against the COVID-19 virus. Two urban communities from Belize City benefited in January, 2020 from one final activity of the “Capacity Building Initiatives in Disaster Preparedness and Response in Caribbean National Societies” project, Phase II. This activity was a disaster response simulation with Community Disaster Response Teams testing their knowledge and skills gained and the tools and methodologies learned. The simulations had the active participation of the City Emergency Management Organization (CEMO) and the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) as well as, other actors in disaster response, e.g., National Fire Service, Police Department, ambulance services, and Belize Search and Rescue Team (BSART). The “Community Resilience Building in the Caribbean” project continued into March 2020 until the countrywide lockdown forced the national society to retreat into working remotely from home, while working with the Government for recognition as essential services and to continue working with the vulnerable communities and to implement their COVID-19 response plan. Training of Community Disaster Response Teams in 7 communities (2 in Belize City and 5 in the Cayo District) continued from 2019 but experienced several postponements due to the COVID situation and the availability of community members. Work had commenced with the communities to identify possible micro-projects to address gaps found in the VCA process, one micro-project being the installation of an early warning system to monitor rising river levels. Other achievements of the project include the development of the Belize Red Cross Society’s Gender Strategy, Community Support Plan, and a Collaboration Framework with NEMO. This project’s timeline ends March 2022. The Belize Red Cross became involved in the preparations for response to the COVID-19 virus since March 6th, 2020 through attendance and participation in meetings led by the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, PAHO and the Diplomatic Corps, where the facts about the Novel Coronavirus were imparted. Belize Red Cross participated in several meetings to discuss strategy, plans, response mechanisms, prevention and control systems, response and treatments led by the relevant key partners. A BRC COVID-19 Management Committee was established to manage the NS’ COVID-19 Relief Operations, particularly a countrywide Food Distribution Program. The Committee was comprised of: • 2 Coordinators, 1 Staff member and 1 Volunteer (Member of the BRC’s Disaster Management Committee) • Program Finance Officer • Logistics Officer The Distribution Team was comprised of 4 Support Officers for logistics and distribution and approximately 100 Volunteers countrywide. 4 BELIZE RED CROSS SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT HEADQUARTERS 2019. #1 Gabourel Lane, Belize City, Belize; Tel: 501-207-3319; Email: [email protected]; Skype: Belize Red Cross Volunteers actively involved in ensuring that the most vulnerable and remote communities learned about the COVID-19 virus, widely disseminated information on how to reduce the spread of the virus and to protect oneself. Volunteers received special training from the Ministry of Health and they quickly led the Belize Red Cross COVID-19 Relief Operations countrywide. The opportunities increased for development and further strenthening of relationships among the National Society, Partners, inclusive of Government Departments and Agencies, and stakeholders through sharing of resources and imparting of knowledge. Hurricane Eta made landfall on Nicaragua’s shores as a strong Category 4 hurricane on November 4, 2020, causing destruction and excessive rain, affecting several
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