COVID-19 GLOBAL RESPONSE Situation Report Week 2 - March 23-29

Emergency Preparedness No cases reported at clinics, camps, or communities served.

PEOPLE COVID-19 Confirmed • Virtual Covid-19 prevention training rolled out to all staff. 500 employees attend first two Cases in Alight countries: events. Translated briefings offered.

• Recruitment focused health team pipeline : 96 PROGRAM RESPONSE Colombia: 378 DRC: 48 Country Program COVID-19 Responses: El Salvador: 9 and Somalia have an incredibly high level of responsibility. Sudan health teams serve 1,500,000 people alone. Global health technical staff support surge Germany: 37.066 scenario planning and program design. Operations and logistics team focused on Jordan: 172 pre-position medicine and supplies. Recruitment focused on pipeline. Jack Ma, Ali Baba Founder, large shipment of emergency supplies lands in Somalia. Teams Kenya: 28 work to secure supplies for health facilities. Mexico: 405 is the health lead in three refugee camps. Their role is to identify, isolate, : 3 and transport people with Covid-19 symptoms to treatment facilities. Clinic preparedeness has been reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Health. The : 1,022 team is now focused on securing funding for surge capacity. Rwanda: 40 + Myanmar have community-based health programs. Team are trained Somalia: 1 to identify and report cases. There is growing concern about protecting internally displaced communities. The begins to explore a community isolation : 0 model. Sudan: 3 is the Protection lead in seven settlements. New arrival support, Syria: 5 counseling services, safe house and other critical services are ongoing. Thailand: 934 A community-driven response is being rolled out in Nakivale Settlement. Based Uganda: 14 on Kuja Kuja data, the response focuses on health messaging and increased access to soap and hand-washing. USA: 61,167

South Sudan and Pakistan – government restrictions to prevent the spread of Vietnam: 141 Covid-19 have resulted in temporary suspension of some programming but both teams rally to find new ways to support communities. Pakistan begin outreach in refugee communities on Afghan border. South Sudan teams begin in outreach in the remote areas where they work. New Initiatives:

• The Color Movement partnership with Catholic Sisters has focused on prevention and preparedness training and support for Catholic Sisters and the communities they serve worldwide. This week virtual trainings will be conducted in Nicaragua, Morocco, India, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Meetings have been held with UN Foundation, Vatican, and GHR Foundation to scale initiative. PROGRAM RESPONSE (continued

• The Alight and IDEO.org teams are co-creating high-impact, culturally resonant and relevant health-messaging with refugee organizations in Kenya and Uganda. WHO guidelines are being used. Messaging will roll out on digital and across camps next week. FUNDING

• OFDA and UNHCR announce Covid-19 funding, teams declare readiness and begin proposal process.

• Sudan secures $100,000 OCHA funding for health and wash preparedness

• TO Foundation signs MoU with Alight to support community-driven response in Nakivale Settlement in Uganda. Funds first $50K. Agree to promote through influencer network.

• Private fundraising and outreach continues: mail sent to 33,000 households, email sent to 334,450 households, 800 calls made, 1.7million digital ad impressions, MN radio ads reach 610,000 people, second press release to be sent Tuesday, 6 corporate meetings held. CRITICAL ISSUES

• Surge planning for all health care settings – how to understand, plan and budget for case load scenarios.

• Extreme vulnerability in Somalia as locusts swarm in worst infestation in 100 years

• Ramping up staffing in light of in country and global shortage and border closures

• Unrestricted or generally restricted funding is urgently needed in order quickly support critical needs in all countries

COVID-19 GLOBAL RESPONSE - Situation Report, March 23-29