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Agreements for Humanitarian Aid Awarded by ECHO AGREEMENTS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AWARDED IN 2014 BY DG ECHO NEW CONTRATS SIGNED IN 2014 Partner Partner Partner name Country of operation Contract reference Subject of the agreement Amount awarded nationality category Programme d'intervention pour limiter et prévenir la propagation de l'épidémie du choléra dans ACF-ES SPAIN NGO CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ECHO/COD/BUD/2014/91008 700.000 les Provinces du Sud et Nord Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MALI ECHO/MLI/BUD/2014/91003 Réponse humanitaire à la situation nutritionnelle au Mali 770.000 Evaluation rapide de la sécurité des systèmes semenciers dans la région de Gao et de ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MALI ECHO/MLI/BUD/2014/91032 70.000 Tombouctou au Mali. ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MALI ECHO/MLI/EDF/2013/01005 Réponse humanitaire à la situation nutritionnelle au Mali 750.000 ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MALI ECHO/MLI/EDF/2013/01006 Programme de filets sociaux saisonniers dans les régions du Nord Mali 2.420.000 Amélioration du système d’approvisionnement en eau potable dans les régions affectées par la ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MALI ECHO/MLI/EDF/2013/01013 500.000 crise politique et sécuritaire dans la région de Gao, Mali ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MAURITANIA ECHO/MLI/BUD/2014/91027 Réponse humanitaire à la crise des réfugiés maliens en Mauritanie 900.000 Projet de renforcement et consolidation des acquis pour une meilleure prévention, prise en ACF-ES SPAIN NGO MAURITANIA ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91039 charge de la malnutrition et de réduction de l'insécurité alimentaire dans la wilaya du 1.500.000 Guidimakha PROJET DE RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITES OPERATIONNELLES DE PREVENTION ET ACF-ES SPAIN NGO NIGER ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91010 DE PRISE EN CHARGE DE LA MALNUTRITION AIGUE DANS LES DISTRICTS SANITAIRE EN 1.000.000 REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER EN 2014 Projet d'appui aux populations structurellement très pauvres pour la prévention de la malnutrition ACF-ES SPAIN NGO NIGER ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91028 2.120.000 au Niger ACF-ES SPAIN NGO NIGERIA ECHO/NGA/BUD/2014/91004 Emergency Nutrition Program Implementation in Northern Nigeria 1.070.000 Renforcement de la lutte Contre la Malnutrition Aiguë Sévère et de sa prise en Charge au ACF-ES SPAIN NGO SENEGAL ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91009 1.260.000 Sénégal Région de Matam par une approche Intégrée An emergency response to acute malnutrition and its underlying causes in Warrap and Northern ACF-ES SPAIN NGO SOUTH SUDAN REPUBLIC ECHO/-AF/BUD/2014/91005 Bahr el Ghazal State and a Nutrition Emergency Team (NET) response to address acute 1.700.000 malnutrition throughout South Sudan Emergency intervention to prevent and to limit the propagation of the Cholera epidemics in South Sudan ACF-ES SPAIN NGO SOUTH SUDAN REPUBLIC ECHO/DRF/BUD/2014/93007 770.000 MR 20/10/14: Emergency intervention to prevent and to limit the propagation of cholera and other wash related disease epidemics in South Sudan ACF-ES SPAIN NGO PHILIPPINES ECHO/DRF/BUD/2014/92005 Restoring Integrity and Resilience of the Internally Displaced Populations in Philippines 250.000 ACF-ES SPAIN NGO PAKISTAN ECHO/PAK/BUD/2014/91008 Humanitarian Support to Vulnerable Populations in Pakistan 3.500.000 Humanitarian assistance for vulnerable populations affected by the internal armed conflict in the ACF-ES SPAIN NGO COLOMBIA ECHO/COL/BUD/2014/91012 750.000 Putumayo & Córdoba Department, Colombia - ECHO HIP2014 Emergency response to protect and increase the resilience of the most vulnerable groups of the ACF-ES SPAIN NGO PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED ECHO/PSE/BUD/2014/91009 Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) affected by the consequences of violations of international 2.200.000 humanitarian law ACF-ES SPAIN NGO NICARAGUA ECHO/DIP/BUD/2014/93019 Institutionalisation of drought risk management tools and processes in Central America 750.377 Appui à la prévention, au dépistage et à la prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë au Burkina ACF-FR FRANCE NGO BURKINA FASO ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91024 1.170.000 Faso Appui aux ménages pauvres et très pauvres pour la gestion de la période de soudure 2014 dans ACF-FR FRANCE NGO BURKINA FASO ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91040 475.000 la Komondjari ACF-FR FRANCE NGO CHAD ECHO/DRF/BUD/2014/93009 Intervention WASH d'urgence pour prévenir l'épidémie de choléra au Tchad 250.000 ACF-FR FRANCE NGO CHAD ECHO/TCD/BUD/2014/91006 Prévention et prise en charge de l'insécurité nutritionnelle dans la Région du Kanem 3.080.000 Integrated response to reinforce resilience of vulnerable agro-pastoral populations in two regions ACF-FR FRANCE NGO DJIBOUTI ECHO/-HF/BUD/2013/91052 500.000 of Djibouti Supporting resilience in structurally vulnerable and shock-prone areas of Borena Zone, Oromiya ACF-FR FRANCE NGO ETHIOPIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2013/91068 706.000 Region, Ethiopia Integrated multi-sectoral approach to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities of Wag ACF-FR FRANCE NGO ETHIOPIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2014/91008 1.500.000 Himra Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Nutrition Response and livelihood support to Somali Refugees and Host Communities in ACF-FR FRANCE NGO ETHIOPIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2014/91022 213.000 Hilaweyn Refugee Camp in Dollo Ado ACF-FR FRANCE NGO ETHIOPIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2014/91030 Emergency Support to South-Sudanese refugees, Gambella region, Ethiopia 1.650.000 Renforcer les moyens d'existence des populations les plus vulnérables affectées par les ACF-FR FRANCE NGO HAITI ECHO/HTI/BUD/2014/91002 catastrophes climatiques de 2012 et 2013 et les accompagner dans l'amélioration de leurs 1.200.000 pratiques pour une meilleure résistance aux chocs à long terme Integrated emergency response to vulnerable disaster- and conflict-affected population in South- ACF-FR FRANCE NGO SOMALIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2014/91015 1.500.000 Central Somalia Integrated Nutrition, WASH and Care Practices project to address acute malnutrition and ACF-FR FRANCE NGO BANGLADESH ECHO/BGD/BUD/2014/91009 diarrhoeal diseases among vulnerable populations living in the Makeshift site and in the host 1.020.000 communities in Teknaf and Ukhia Upazilas. Integrated community approach to tackle Acute Undernutrition of vulnerable population affected ACF-FR FRANCE NGO BANGLADESH ECHO/BGD/BUD/2014/91014 309.000 by chronic water logging in Satkhira EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR NATURAL AND CONFLICT DISASTERS IN GHOR ACF-FR FRANCE NGO AFGHANISTAN ECHO/-AS/BUD/2014/91012 400.000 PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN Emergency assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities affected by ACF-FR FRANCE NGO IRAQ ECHO/-ME/BUD/2014/91013 1.000.000 armed conflict in Iraq Integrated Emergency assistance to the Syrian crisis-affected populations living in Host ACF-FR FRANCE NGO JORDAN ECHO/SYR/BUD/2014/91035 500.000 Communities in the Districts of Ramtha and Bani Obaid, Irbid Governorate - Jordan Integrated emergency nutrition, health, water, sanitation, hygiene and livelihoods interventions ACF-FR FRANCE NGO YEMEN ECHO/YEM/BUD/2014/91011 2.000.000 for vulnerable populations in Yemen Improving nutrition programme coverage by supporting the identification and responses to ACF-UK UNITED KINGDOM NGO COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED ECHO/ERC/BUD/2014/91001 785.326 barriers to access Amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des ménages pauvres et très pauvres ACORD-UK UNITED KINGDOM NGO MAURITANIA ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91047 530.000 dans la Moughataa de Koubeni / Wilaya du Hodh El Gharbi ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ECHO/CAF/BUD/2014/91005 Renforcement des capacités du Cluster Sécurité Alimentaire en RCA 140.000 Appui intégré au retour dans leur quartier d'origine des personnes déplacées à Bangui suite aux ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ECHO/CAF/BUD/2014/91014 2.000.000 évènements de décembre 2013 Réponse d'urgence multisectorielle pour les populations vulnérables du Sud Kivu et des ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ECHO/COD/BUD/2014/91028 500.000 territoires voisins affectées par les conflits ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ECHO/COD/EDF/2014/01001 Assistance alimentaire d'urgence dans la Province du Katanga, RDC 1.200.000 Emergency food assistance to vulnerable households affected by the drought and ongoing crisis ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO KENYA ECHO/DRF/BUD/2014/92020 250.000 in Mandera North Appui à la prévention de l'épidémie Ebola au niveau sanitaire dans le District de Bamako- ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO MALI ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/92001 200.000 Commune 2 et 3. Projet d'appui aux populations structurellement très pauvres pour la prévention de la malnutrition ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO NIGER ECHO/-WF/EDF/2014/01002 800.000 au Niger Appui aux moyens d’existence des populations très pauvres pour le renforcement de leur ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO SENEGAL ECHO/-WF/BUD/2014/91037 400.000 sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle Information Management and Mapping for Effective Humanitarian Programming in IDP ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO SOMALIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2013/91061 300.000 Settlements ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO SOMALIA ECHO/-HF/BUD/2014/91043 Livelihood Support to the most Vulnerable Populations in Kismayo, Somalia 1.000.000 Provision of camp management, WASH, protection service, and Information management ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO SOUTH SUDAN REPUBLIC ECHO/SSD/EDF/2014/01009 3.650.000 system, in the most vulnerable states of South Sudan Strengthening local and institutional capacities for disaster risk management in trans-boundary ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO KYRGYSTAN ECHO/DIP/BUD/2014/92004 450.000 watersheds of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Integrated humanitarian assistance to address immediate needs of vulnerable communities in ACTED-FR FRANCE NGO PAKISTAN ECHO/PAK/BUD/2014/91001 3.340.000 Pakistan Emergency Support to Households at Risk of Displacement in the West Bank (incl.
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