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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 Appeal E-mail: [email protected] Coordinating Office India – Follow-on Tsunami Project (year 2) Disaster Risk Reduction & Social Empowerment – IND093 Appeal Target: US$ 890,239 Contributions/pledges received: US$ 492,386 Balance requested: US$ 397,853 Geneva, 28 September 2009 Dear Colleagues, Under the Tsunami Response ACT Appeal ASRE51, the Lutheran World Service India (LWSI), responded to the needs of the Tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Under this project the main activities were construction of hazard resistant permanent housing, community infrastructures, environmental regeneration and community based disaster preparedness and psycho social care capacity building, which has been implemented in a total of 25 communities, four of which are exclusively for the deprived communities of the dalits. These four communities were covered under a permanent housing programme also. Eight other fishing communities were also covered under the permanent housing programme. Most of the relief and rehabilitation assistance from the government and NGOs has initially benefited only the fishing communities as they were directly affected by the tsunami, while dalits and other poor and marginalised families living in the area were left out. During the rehabilitation phase, LWSI identified a number of villages with resource poor, non-fishing communities, whose livelihood opportunities are also directly or indirectly affected by the tsunami and the floods. These are mostly unskilled daily labourers in the fish processing sector, agricultural fields or construction sites who are forced to migrate to the neighbouring towns and states in search of employment. They are even less privileged, marginalized and unorganized compared to the fishing communities and have been also affected by the tsunami, though not directly by the tsunami waves. Because of caste bias, low social status and lack of land ownership, these communities did not received any assistance. Reduction in agricultural production and inland fishing has affected these communities hard. The overall aim of this project is to ensure the linking of relief and rehabilitation to development (LRRD) through five components: Support to Community Based Disaster Risk Management, housing and community infrastructure, livelihood, environmental protection and strengthening of organisational community capacity. ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland. India - DRR & Social Empowerment 2 Appeal IND093 It is to reach about 7,865 households in 80 villages in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam district, out of which 50 villages have already benefited. LWSI has received assurance from three of its core resource partners, namely FinChurchAid, Church of Sweden and the Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) that it can divide their contribution to the funding over a period of three years, pledges which are taken into account in the present appeal. The activities in this proposal are scheduled for a period of one year. This proposal is the second part of a 3-year project that started 1 April 2008. It will be revised again before completion of the activities of the second year. Project Completion Date: Second year - 30 September 2010 Reporting schedule: Interim narrative & Final narrative & Audit Reports due ACT CO financial financial LWSI 30 April 2010 30 November 2010 31 December 2010 Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested US$ Appeal Target 890,239 Less: Pledges/Contr Recd 492,386 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance 397,853 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 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 back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT 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 6035 or mobile phone +41 79 285 2916) John Nduna Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office India - DRR & Social Empowerment 3 Appeal IND093 I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION The Lutheran World Federation/Department of World Service- India (LWS India) II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION Since its inception in 1974 the Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service-India Programme (LWSI/ACT) has been working with the mandate to alleviate the sufferings of the distressed and disadvantaged groups irrespective of caste, creed, gender or political affiliation. LWSI/ACT has been implementing Disaster Response, Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) and Development programmes in several states of India in close cooperation and co- ordination with the state governments and INGOs, NGOs and local organizations. Inspired by love for humanity LWSI challenges and responds to the causes and consequences of human suffering and poverty with commitment to injustice and dignity for all. LWSI emphasises on active participation of the most marginalized sections of our country in their development, disaster response and disaster risk reduction efforts. LWF, being one of the sponsoring organisations of the ‘Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief’, designs its disaster response intervention according to the set norms of the code. LWS India always tries to adhere to the SPHERE standards in its implementation of disaster response programmes. III. DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION Background Almost all the countries situated around the Bay of Bengal were affected by the tsunami waves in the morning hours of 26 December 2004 (between 0900 – 1030 hrs IST). The killer waves were triggered by an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale that had an epicentre near the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. In India, the Tsunami caused extensive damage to human life and property in the Union Territories (UT) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry, as well as in the coastal districts in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, affecting approximately 2260 kilometres of coastline. The tidal waves that struck the mainland varied between 3 to 10 meters in height. On the mainland, the waves penetrated up to 3 kilometres inland in places like Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Chennai and Machilipatnam. According to Government reports, the Tsunami led to the deaths of 12 405 people and injured 6 913 people and displaced 64 799 people. These reports are generally considered to be underestimates, particularly with regard to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are home to a large number of undocumented inhabitants. Along the Indian coast, an estimated 1 089 villages were affected, with 157 393 houses were destroyed. The total estimated value of damages is US $2.56 billion (Approx. INR 11,300 Cr) and total estimated need for long-term recovery US $2.1 billion (Approx. INR 9,240 Cr). After the Andaman and Nicobar islands, the state of Tamil Nadu was the worst affected. The devastating waves that lashed several coastal districts of the state (Chennai, Tiruvalur, Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Pudukottai and Viluppuram) left at least 7 995 dead and rendered thousands homeless. Most of the deceased were the elderly, the infirm, as well as women and children. More than one million people were directly or indirectly affected in Tamil Nadu. The majority of those affected had fishery and agriculture based livelihoods or were employed in associated activities. India - DRR & Social Empowerment 4 Appeal IND093 Impact on Human Life due to the Tsunami Area No. Population Population Human Persons Orphaned Women villages affected Evacuated lives injured children widowed affected Lost Tamil Nadu 230 1 068 564 471 585 7 995 3 960 197 561 India 876 3 415 000 647 599 10 136 NA 480 787 Source :http://www.tn.gov.in/tsunami/,2006 IV. DESCRIPTION of the SITUATION in the AREA of PROPOSED RESPONSE Current situation in the area of proposed response A collective effort by NGOs, INGOs, Government, CBOs and other stakeholders brought forth new structures in the affected costal villages and changed the life style of the tsunami hit fisher folk. The population has started on new and viable employment opportunities that included adapted modern fishing technology, women became more opportunities to participate in the development, new infrastructure was set including modern and decent housing. The survivors have been granted a new start. Under the Tsunami Response

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