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Ad93dee5bd179abfc1256a1 Current Humanitarian and Rehabilitation Assistance Programmes in Abkhazia Compiled by OCHA with information provided by the respective agencies, March 2001 (version 1.1) ORGANISATION ACTIVITY LOCATION OF NUMBER OF TOTAL FUNDING TOTAL EXPECTED DONORS ACTIVITY BENEFICIARIES 2000 (US$) LEVEL 2001 (US$) BILATERAL DONORS USAID 1. Youth Development IV 1. Georgia & USA 1. 510 young people 1. 215,000 Not Available 1. USAID via AED 2. USAID via UMCOR United States Agency 2. UMCOR Youth House 2. Tbilisi, Sukhumi, from Abkhazia & 2. 500,000 for youth Georgia proper for International Zugdidi houses in Tbilisi, 2. 9,000 youth 10-16 yrs Sukhumi, Zugdidi Development of age UN AGENCIES OCHA 1. Humanitarian advocacy Georgia-wide N/A 336,140 599,159 PRM 2. Facilitating co-ordination Switzerland United Nations Office 3. Information exchange for the Coordination 4. Resource mobilization of Humanitarian Affairs UNICEF 1. Expanded program of 1. Georgia-Wide 1. Target population: 1. 634,700 1. Estimated 300,000 1. UNICEF, USAID immunization Children under age 5 2. 175,000 2. Estimated 112,000 2. UNICEF, USAID, United Nations 2. Prevention of Iodine 2. Georgia-Wide 2. Target population: Kiwanis Foundation Children’s Fund Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Children from age 0 – through distribution of the 16; Health and iodized oil capsules, Education capacity building, Professionals and the advocacy/social Media mobilization and information/education/ communication campaigns UNHCR 1. Protection Monitoring in Gali N/A Not Available Not Available Not Available areas of return United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHROAG 1. Human rights education Abkhazia 1. Seminars for 120, 54,000 Not Available UNHCHR, UN Voluntary 2. Monitoring and resolution 1,000 x 3 documents, Fund for Technical Co- United Nations Human of human rights’ violations 5,000 biweekly news- operation, UNOMIG Rights Office in 3. NGO development and paper attachments UNICEF, OSCE, Georgia Abkhazia, Georgia capacity building 2. N/A Open Society 3. N/A Foundation UNV 1. NGO capacity building Sukhumi N/A Not Available Not Available British Government 2. Confidence building (DFID), not yet confirmed United Nations Volunteers N/A = not applicable (distinct from not available, where the information does not exist or was not made available to OCHA) Current Humanitarian and Rehabilitation Assistance Programmes in Abkhazia Compiled by OCHA with information provided by the respective agencies, March 2001 (version 1.1) ORGANISATION ACTIVITY LOCATION OF NUMBER OF TOTAL FUNDING TOTAL EXPECTED DONORS ACTIVITY BENEFICIARIES 2000 (US$) LEVEL 2001 (US$) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ICRC 1. Dry food and non-food 1. Abkhazia-wide * 1. 11,000 individuals Not Available Not Available Not Available distribution 2. Sukhumi, Nori, 2. 5,200 individuals International 2. Daily meals in 19 canteens Gagra, Gudauta, daily Committee of the Red 3. Destitute assistance Pitsunda 3. 500 in rural areas Cross 4. Home assistance 3. Abkhazia-wide 1,300 partial 5. Medical programmes: 4. Abkhazia-wide assistance in Gali orthopaedic workshops, 5. Abkhazia-wide 4. 900 incl. homebound essential medicines, sur- 6. Abkhazia-wide 5. Not Available gical materials, and train- 7. Abkhazia-wide 6. 12,000 messages ing health professionals sent and received, 15 6. Protection activities: persons repatriated rehabilitation of family 7. 4,000 textbooks links, visits to detainees, travel assistance for elderly with family abroad 7. Dissemination of inter- national humanitarian law OSCE 1. Joint confidence building 1. Sukhumi N/A Not Available Not Available OSCE projects with UNHROAG 2. Sukhumi, Tbilisi Organisation for 2. Media exchange Security and Co- operation in Europe INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ACH 1. Agriculture Program 1. Ochamchira 1. 92 families 1. Not Available 1. Not Available ECHO Accion Contra el Hambre Caucuses Links Not Available The HALO Trust 1. Mine clearance 1. Sukhumi, Gagra, N/A Not Available Not Available UK 2. National mine information Ochamchira, Germany Hazardous Areas Life- database Gali Netherlands Support Organization 3. Minefield marking 2. Abkhazia-wide Japan 4. Mine awareness 3. Abkhazia-wide USA 4. Abkhazia-wide MSF 1. Drug distribution 1. Abkhazia-wide 1. 57 medical facilities Not Available Not Available ECHO 2. Vulnerability programme 2. Sukhumi, 2. 3,000 MSF-France Medecins Sans 3. Hospital rehabilitation Tkvarcheli, 3. one hospital Frontieres - France 4. TB programme Agudzera, Gali 4. 200 registered 3. Gulripshi 4. Gulripshi, Dranda Premiere 1. Emergency shelter repair Tkvarcheli, Sukhumi, 1. 850 families 100,000 Not Available Swiss Agency for 2. Rehabilitation of communal Ochamchira 2. One Orphanage Development and Co- Urgence facilities operation Pro Victimis N/A = not applicable (distinct from not available, where the information does not exist or was not made available to OCHA) Current Humanitarian and Rehabilitation Assistance Programmes in Abkhazia Compiled by OCHA with information provided by the respective agencies, March 2001 (version 1.1) ORGANISATION ACTIVITY LOCATION OF NUMBER OF TOTAL FUNDING TOTAL EXPECTED DONORS ACTIVITY BENEFICIARIES 2000 (US$) LEVEL 2001 (US$) UMCOR 1. Sukhumi youth house- Sukhumi 1. 250-300 youth (10-16 1. 500,000 for youth Not available USAID education, conflict years old) every 2 houses in Tbilisi, Sukhumi, United Methodist transformation month cycle Zugdidi Committee on Relief 2. NGO capacity building 2. Local NGOs, Su- khumi Youth House LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS receiving support from the international community Apsabara 1. Environmental activities Sukhumi N/A ** ** ** Association of 1. Raising the social status of Abkhazia-wide N/A ** ** ** women the Women of 2. Promoting a better Abkhazia understanding of gender issues, and promoting information exchange AIS 1. Database of disabled Abkhazia-wide Not Available ** ** ** people Association for 2. Newsletter People with Spinal 3. Skills training for the Disabilities disabled 4. Advocacy on behalf of the disabled CHP 1. NGO Resource Centre Abkhazia-wide Not Available ** ** ** 2. Psycho-social counselling Centre for 3. Physical rehabilitation Humanitarian 4. Conflict resolution Programmes 5. Children’s programmes Peace and 1. Home assistance to the Sukhumi Not Available Not Available Not Available UNHCR elderly Accord 2. Hot meals for lonely elderly in hospitals ** For a variety of reasons, information on the level of funding and particular donors to local NGOs is not made public. Donor agencies for local projects include; the OSCE, UNHCR, UNV, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the Europe Union (EU), the University of California – Irvine, as well as private contributors. Produced by OCHA Georgia, in conjunction with humanitarian agencies. For more information, please contact Mr. Rajen S. Parekh, Field Advisor Tel/Fax: 995-32-959516, Tel: 995-32-943163; e-mail: [email protected] N/A = not applicable (distinct from not available, where the information does not exist or was not made available to OCHA).
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