Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Guatemala: Hurricane Eta &Iota

Emergency Appeal n° MDR43007 Glide n°: TC-2020-000222-GTM Date of issue: 22 8 November 2020 Expected timeframe: 18-months December 2020. Expected end date: 31 May 2022

IFRC Category allocated to the of the disaster or crisis: Orange IFRC funding requirements: 3 Million Swiss francs National Society funding requirements: 30 Million Swiss francs DREF allocated: 160,072 Swiss francs (CHF) Number of people 2,415,858 people Number of people to be 10,000 people (2,000 affected: assisted: families) Regions affected: Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Zacapa, Regions targeted: Departments of Alta Chiquimula, Petén, Quiché, Verapaz and Izabal. Jutiapa, El Progreso and Santa Rosa, Huehuetenango. Host National Societies presence: The Guatemalan Red Cross has a presence with 20 delegations at the national level. It has 2,000 active volunteers (56% men and 44% women). Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners actively involved in the operation: The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the Spanish Red Cross, the Norwegian Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: Guatemala National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), Emergencies and Disasters for Latin America and the Caribbean (REDLAC), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), with the agencies and programs of the United Nations System, and member Organizations of the Humanitarian Country Team (EHP).

This operation was launched on 8 November 2020, this Plan of Action includes the latest assessments of the impact of Hurricane Eta and Iota and Guatemalan Red Cross response assessments. Main changes include: • For shelter the delivery of household items (HH) to cover basic needs was prioritized and for Livelihoods and basic needs, multipurpose Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) was prioritized • This EPoA is a part of a broader Federation- wide approach to this emergency response. It outlines the multilateral activities for Guatemala supported by the IFRC secretariat’s funding ask in the IFRC Emergency Appeal. As part of this membership coordinated approach, which is detailed in the diagram below, a Federation- wide Single Plan and reporting mechanism is being developed at the regional level based on the Response Plans from Guatemalan Red Cross and other affected National Societies, and in consultation with all Federation members contributing to the response. This Plan will ensure linkages between all response activities (including bilateral activities and activities funded domestically), establish a best- practice model for good coordination and assist to leverage the capacities of all members of the Federation in the country, to maximise the collective humanitarian impact.

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A. Situation analysis

Guatemala population is 17.2 million, and by 2019, 59.3% of Guatemalans were living in poverty. The Human Development Index (HDI) 0.472 ranks 126th out of 196 countries evaluated. The most recent results indicate that life expectancy at birth is 74.1 years, the expected years of schooling are 10.6 but the average years of schooling are 6.5; and that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is US$ 7,378. The score obtained by Guatemala places it below the average world score (0.731) and even below the score of Latin American countries (0.759).

Guatemala has the sixth highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world and the highest in Latin America. Chronic childhood malnutrition affects 47% of all children under the age of five, 58% of indigenous children, and 66% of children in the lowest income quintile.

In 2019, Guatemala ranked 68th in food security out of 113 countries1. About one-third of Guatemalans depend on natural resources for their livelihoods and 71% of agricultural production in Guatemala is rainfed and takes place on steep mountainous terrain, making it highly vulnerable to drought, excess rainfall and soil erosion.

Since 2012, the impact of climate change, evidenced by increased temperatures and irregular and deficient rainfall, has collapsed the most vulnerable households' agricultural livelihoods in "El Corredor Seco" or dry corridor. This situation was aggravated by the presence of the El Niño phenomenon in 2015 and 2019. While La Niña GRC volunteers with local authorities conducting phenomenon during 2020 decreased temperatures and increase evacuations and damage assessments in Campur, San rainfall. Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz November 11. Source: GRC Description of the disaster

On 31 October 2020, Hurricane Eta originated as a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea, intensifying to become a Category 4 hurricane, making landfall south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua on November 4, weakening and becoming a tropical storm, but continuing to move west of Nicaragua toward Honduras. According to information issued by the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH), the cloud bands released by the tropical depression Eta entered Guatemala, generating accumulated rainfall that exceeded 200 millimeters in 24 hours, especially over the northern regions, the northern transverse strip, the Caribbean and the east of the country, putting lives at risk and causing considerable material damage. In the village of Quejá, San Cristobal Verapaz in the department of Alta Verapaz, a community was buried, leaving 8 people dead, 4 injured, and 88 disappeared in the Agua Caliente neighborhood. InCamotán, Chiquimula, by water saturation, a retaining wall collapsed and left at least 10 people buried.

The government of Guatemala declared a State of Emergency in effect for 30 days in the 10 departments of Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula, Petén, Quiché, Jutiapa, El Progreso and Santa Rosa, Huehuetenango.

Almost two weeks after Hurricane Eta's impact, Hurricane Iota arrived in Nicaragua, passing through El Salvador as a tropical storm, degrading into a tropical depression while continuing its path westward to the Pacific Ocean. The rains associated with the tropical phenomena Eta and Iota caused damage and flooding in Guatemala, leaving the greatest impact on the departments of Izabal and Alta Verapaz. Many families suffered severe damage, and some communities remained inaccessible for weeks after the impact due to damage to the road network and floodwaters that did not recede. In some areas, water levels reached above two meters, others were covered in mud, tree branches and debris left by the mudslides.

1 UNDP. Human Development Report.

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According to OCHA Guatemala situation report n°42, as of December 4, Alta Verapaz is the department with the highest number of shelters with 62,404, in 139 official shelters. It was reported that there were 15 shelters with more than 100 people. There were approximately 83 isolated communities in Panzós and 30 in Tucurú. Since the beginning of the emergency, 74 official shelters have been set up in Izabal. Currently, 45 remain active/operational and it is expected that by the end of December there will only be 14 shelters. There are 2,142 people (502 families) in official shelters and 60,165 people in unofficial shelters3.

Summary of the current response

Overview of Host National Society Response Action

The Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC), in compliance with its role of assisting the public authorities in their humanitarian work, activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at headquarters and activated its 20 delegations in response to Eta and later for the monitoring and response of Iota. A total of 300 volunteers, 15 ambulances, 7 boats, 2 trucks and a drone were deployed for the emergency response.

Before the arrival of both hurricanes, GRC disseminated recommendations for preparedness through social media channels. In addition to continuing to support prevention, containment, and response actions for the COVID-19 emergency. During the first hours of the impacts, volunteers from the affected areas evacuated 691 people in collaboration with the national police in Alta Verapaz, Izabal, and Quiche. A Search and Rescue (SAR) team was also deployed from the GRC headquarters in Izabal. GRC developed a DREF PoA according to their Response Plan and as of November 25, up to 48 Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) have been carried out in coordination with local authorities. In 21 shelters in the most affected departments, GRC is providing its services: 3,216 psychosocial support services such as psychological first aid, recreational games with children, establishment of norms of living have been provided, 1,672 pre-hospital care services as medical trauma and emergency care and 559 medical care services including diagnostic examination, general health check, direct medical care, 94 people resumed contact with their families through RFL services. GRC distributed 691 relief items such as blankets, cots, hygiene kits, water in bottles, kitchen sets and food kits that was pre-positioned to respond immediately in Alta Verapaz, Izabal, and Quiche.

2 Guatemala DT-TT Eta-Iota – OCHA Guatemala, SitRep #4 3 UN. Guatemala situation report n° 4. 4 December 2020

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The consolidated data of the services attended by the Guatemalan Red Cross can be consulted in this dashboard. Work is ongoing to improve the data gathering and systematization of the reporting within the GRC branches across the country.

Overview of Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Actions in country

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been very active since the beginning of the emergency, participating in regional coordination meetings convened by the IFRC. Participating National Societies (PNS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are actively sharing information with the Guatemalan Red Cross as the lead responder in its territory, the IFRC and their counterparts at their respective headquarters. Movement members with a presence in Guatemala include Spanish Red Cross (SRC), Norwegian Red Cross (NRC) and the ICRC, which have provided human resources and vehicles used for development projects to the GRC to support and respond to the emergency, and have also provided financial resources and equipment. GRC has organized calls with members of the Movement to exchange information, seek support and coordination. In partnership with PIRAC (French government through the French Red Cross), relief items were shipped from Guadalupe to Guatemala. The IFRC has deployed 5 delegates to support the National Society including an Operation Manager, an Information Management (IM) coordinator, an Assessment coordinator, a Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) coordinator and a PMER coordinator. In addition to membership coordination via surge deployments, the IFRC is engaged in active membership coordination in Guatemala. It is encouraging a coordinated and harmonized response through shared leadership initiatives, in which one or more National Societies present in the country co-lead with the local National Society in a technical response area, according to capacity and expertise. There are other membership coordination mechanisms such as Country Support Teams, through which the local National Society can, if needed, call on other National Societies in the country for assistance in areas such as development of response plans, data collection and reporting. The IFRC is also collecting Federation-wide data for monitoring and reporting, outlined in more detail under the PMER section.

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Overview of other actors’ actions in country

The Government of Guatemala through the Executive Secretariat of CONRED has implemented actions to serve the population. To this end, it mobilized immediate response teams for the departments of Izabal, Petén and Alta Verapaz and mobilized humanitarian aid by air with the support of the Guatemalan Army and the Ministry of Social Development for affected families in the departments of Quiche, Izabal, Alta Verapaz, Petén, and Huehuetenango.

The departmental governors, as well as the mayors of the affected municipalities, are key actors in the coordinated work to provide a relevant response. Emergency Operations Centers at the municipal and departmental levels bring together various state institutions, with the Guatemalan Red Cross being the only external entity that participates in these response meetings.

The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), led by the United Nations, is active through its health, protection, shelter, and WASH clusters. The Guatemalan Red Cross is an active member of the Executive Working Group that coordinates the actions of the HCT and is coordinating actions with some organizations that are part of the cluster such as UNICEF. The HCT has held meetings with CONRED to learn about the actions they are currently implementing and the most immediate needs of the population.

During the meetings of REDLAC AD HOC ETA and IOTA, 29 organizations have shared information about the actions they are taking to address the emergency, the main sectors are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Nutrition, Temporary Shelters, Health, Protection, Coordination, Logistics,. In addition to the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, some of the organizations that are part of the coordination mechanism and are carrying out actions in the prioritized areas include: Plan International Guatemala, OXFAM, Medical Teams International, Mercy Corps, COSUDE, Save the Children, World Vision, CARE, UNICEF, among others.

Needs analysis, targeting, scenario planning and risk assessment

Over the past recent years Guatemala has experienced extreme weather events. Multiple droughts have affected provinces like Zacapa and Chiquimula located in “the Corredor seco” leaving the population struggling with food insecurity and resorting to negative coping mechanisms. The effects of Climate Change have been intensely felt in Guatemala and we see these drought-affected areas also vulnerable to hurricanes.

After the impact of Eta and Iota immediate actions to safeguard and protect the affected people were taken and the Guatemalan Red Cross supported local authorities in the DANA in order to identify the most affected communities and families, as well as the impact on health services, livelihoods, housing and public buildings and productive infrastructure in the affected regions. Theses assessments allows the establishment of priorities of needs, which are translated into action plans and early recovery by the State of Guatemala, in collaboration with various cooperation entities, including the Guatemalan Red Cross.

Needs analysis

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GRC will work in the most affected departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal. According to CONRED, these two departments report the most severe damage to housing, the largest number of evacuees in official and non-official centres and reported the highest number of incidents related to Eta and Iota, such as floods and landslides. Within the departments, the most severely affected municipalities are being prioritized for this operation, based on the extent of damage to shelter and agriculture, as well as other sectoral needs, and in coordination with the departmental and municipal EOCs. These municipalities include Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal.

GRC is targeting 2,000 families (10,000 people), 12 communities in Alta Verapaz and 12 communities in Izabal have been prioritized, mothers, people with disabilities, and the elderly will be included. Targeting

GRC prioritized communities and municipalities in Alta Verapaz and Izabal.

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GRC prioritized communities in Alta Verapaz.

GRC prioritized communities in Izabal

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According to the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) report of December 1, there were more than 2.4 million people affected, including more than 1.7 million in need of humanitarian assistance. Among those affected, some 300,000 people are displaced in official and unofficial collective centers4, leaving a balance of 60 people dead and 100 people still missing. There are various damages to infrastructure with 6,280 houses at risk, 18,961 houses with slight damage, 56,096 with moderate damage, 4,257 houses with severe damage.5

Considering that in the selected communities all the families and people have been affected in one way or another by the emergency and that before the emergency they already presented conditions of exposure to the COVID 19 context, chronic malnutrition and health effects due to environmental contamination, families with the following conditions will be assisted:

• Families with total loss of their homes and loss of belongings and are staying in collective centres, in improvised shelters, or with host families. GRC will provide support to the shelters in the form of essential household supplies, food assistance, health assistance, water and hygiene supplies and promotion. In the medium- to long term, selected households will be supported to recover their livelihoods, which are mainly agricultural.

• Families with partial physical damage to their homes and minor or moderate loss of their belongings, and families who have lost their crops. They may be temporarily displaced, but will return in the short term. Priority needs identified for this group include provision of essential household items that were lost, health assistance, support for the cleaning and disinfection of the home and water sources, hygiene promotion and vector control, and support in livelihoods and basic needs through food assistance and multipurpose cash, which can also be used for repairs of minor to moderate damage to the home

Identification of targeting and selection criteria has been done through a community-based approach, in coordination with the committees for community development (COCODE) and based on the initial assessments and analysis of the information, the families identified by the GRC in the prioritized communities will be selected using the following criteria:

• One-parent families • Families with pregnant or lactating women. • Families with children under 10 years old. • Families with children and adolescents in school who do not have funds to access education. • Families with elderly, people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. • Families who have lost the person who generated the family income.

Estimated disaggregated data for population targeted.

Estimated % Category % female % male of target group6 Young Children (under 5 years) 18.1% 49.6% 50.4% Children (5-17yrs) 27.4% 49.8% 50.2% Adults (18-49 yrs) 34.4% 51.1% 48.9% Elderly (>50 yrs) 19.5% 50.6% 49.4% People with disabilities 10 51% 49%

Shelter: In Guatemala, the indirect effects of Iota affected the departments in the northeast, which had already been seriously affected by Eta. Many communities in the most affected departments such as Alta Verapaz and Izabal

4 Has not been enabled by the government, an informal settlement using existing or improvised infrastructure. 5 CONRED. Consolidation of incidents ETA-IOTA. December 1 6 Calculations made according to the resident population in the municipalities prioritized by the storms ETA and IOTA. Source: UNPFA

IFRC Internal P a g e | 9 continued to be flooded (up to 2 meters of water) and cut off from communication even weeks after the impact of the storms. Families who have been evacuated due to severe damage to their homes and the risk they face have been housed in shelters set up by local authorities. While these shelters enabled by the government are known to be providing food, they remain in schools where there is no adequate infrastructures (bathrooms, showers, electricity, kitchen and basic hygiene services) conditions are poor and not sufficient to meet the needs of the population. In Guatemala, the term has finished and schools were closed due to the COVID-19; students developed their 2020 school year at home, and it is expected that the next school term will begin in February 2021, most likely with an hybrid model – remote and present. From the reports of the evaluations and the monitoring of the GRC delegations, it is known that in areas where the water level has dropped, such as in Santa Marta in Cobán, several families return to their communities to try to rehabilitate their homes, recover belongings or look for materials for reconstruction. However, the process is not easy due to the difficulty of access, since moving 1 km on foot can take more than 2 hours, depending on the conditions of the roads. Another reality is that registered in Campur, where due to its geological characteristics, the level of water after the event has been increasing, leaving a greater number of people affected daily because the water has exceeded the height of the houses. According to CONRED, it is the community with the highest number of people affected in proportion to its total population.

Livelihoods: There is extensive damage to rural livelihoods with loss in agriculture and livestock, and around 5,000 wells contaminated. This situation will likely aggravate existing food insecurity. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) according to the monitoring of damages in agriculture reports as of 26 November a total of 71 municipalities damaged with an area corresponding to 44,479.09 hectares, and a total of 86,057 families affected. The main crops affected are corn, beans, cardamom, cacao, green beans, broccoli, lemon, fruit trees, vegetables, melon, rose of Jamaica and potatoes.7

The postrera harvest typically provides bean stocks for 3 to 4 months for poor households and offers some income from crop sales and local harvesting labor, particularly in the areas of northern and eastern Guatemala. Furthermore, livestock losses are reported in the Petén, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Huehuetenango and Izabal departments in Guatemala, where livestock comprise an important source of income for some very poor and poor households. Along the Caribbean coasts of the country, many households are also expected to lose access to fishing, with the destruction of fishing equipment, such as nets and boats. Fish sales and fish products are a significant source of income and food for very poor households in these areas. Below-average production and damaged infrastructure, according to official reports, there are significant damages to roads and infrastructure. This will impede or challenge access to some of the areas of operations and will have an impact on transportation and distribution costs. The main routes affected are e CA-09 north with five bridges affected, the CA-10 from Zacapa to Chiquimula, CA-11 from Vado Hondo in Chiquimula, and the CA- 14, this last one is the road to the Verapaces and it is the most damaged by landslides and subsidence. The departmental routes most affected are the Izabal, Zacapa and Quiche roads. And of the national routes the passage is complicated in the RN7W that connects Quiché with Huehuetenango and RN7E that connects Cobán with Izabal.

One of the most important bridges in the country is the Jones Bridge, located at km 146 of the route to the Atlantic and which was seriously damaged. According to data provided by the Ministry of Communications, 60% of exports circulate along this route since it provides a way to Puerto Quetzal and Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla. Only light vehicles have been allowed to pass over the bridge. The Santiago Bridge at km 154 of the same route collapsed and there is work for the installation of a Bailey bridge. Alongside speculation and hoarding of goods, higher transportation costs are expected to lead to sustained price increases, particularly for beans. Some markets are also likely to function at reduced levels in the medium term, affecting household food access in the affected areas8.

According to the GRC field assessments in the prioritized areas, most of the communities had their crops near rivers that overflowed or in areas that had landslides or waterlogging due to rainfall, causing the almost total loss of their crops and in many cases farm or yard animals, since they were swept away by the flood. Despite the fact that many of the crops were destined for commercialization or exchange at the local level (very few of them were sold to outsiders), some were used for self-consumption, so that, at the moment, the population refers that they have spent several days without being able to prepare their usual meals, mainly beans or tortillas made of corn. In view of this, the main need for attention is focused on the provision of family or shelter food kits and the delivery of AVC or production kits (seeds, tools, fertilizer, etc.) to restart their productive activities again.

7 MAGA. Crop damage report. 26 November. 8 USAID. Central America food security alert, November 30

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With the loss of their livelihoods, adults responsible for households is the highest priority as the center of the productive, social and economic reactivation of the areas, considering that the change of usual activities is causing a negative impact on their emotional state, which is reflected in their families and people close to their daily circle.

The priorities are the urgent access to products of first necessity for food, the access to resources, materials, equipment and animals for the economic reactivation of the population and the development of formative processes in the use and improvement of agricultural and livestock techniques at the local level.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion (WASH): Water quality is poor throughout the country, and all water bodies in Guatemala are considered biologically and/or chemically contaminated due to extremely low levels of wastewater treatment and lack of regulation of wastewater discharges. Heavy rainfall episodes increased runoff, reduced groundwater recharge, and decreased water quality due to contaminated flooding and increased sedimentation.

The preliminary joint assessment between Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster indicates that some 5,000 artisanal wells in the Izabal area and southern Peten were contaminated by flooding and some 50 community water systems were heavily affected. Animal deaths, sediment left by the flood and other debris, and some areas still under water represent a high risk of outbreaks of skin diseases, diarrhea, respiratory complications and vector-borne diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya.

There is a contamination of drinking water sources, including wells, dams, catchment areas, and river systems in the communities flooded. Preventive actions and support to the population are essential to foster the reduction of morbidities associated with the consumption of contaminated water. The promotion of hygiene, the provision of hygiene kits, as well as adequate containers and the provision of water filters are necessary actions to protect the health of the population in shelters and affected communities.

There is no community organization for water treatment, people in the communities are using river water and stagnant water from pits formed after the storms (not natural wells) for cooking, bathing, washing clothes and some to drink after boiling, however, mosquitoes have started to breed in these pits

Before the storms, some families did not have access to proper sanitation or latrines. Instead of latrines, these families regularly used the river or areas away from their homes. The latrines and showers for the shelters will be installed with attention to cultural preferences and with the well-being of the women in mind, making them safe and accessible.

Hygiene needs may be different between men, women and children, so ensuring that assessment and intervention teams are gender-balanced will be essential to access all population groups of men and women. Depending on the cultural context and cultural relevance, it may be necessary to organize separate consultations with women to understand their needs, and WASH activities will seek to meet PGI Minimum standards based on differentiated needs, for example, the delivery of dignity kits for women, and sex- and age-differentiated hygiene kits.

Health: The health risks increase for the population due to the interruption and damage to the water and sanitation systems, the increased presence of vectors that transmit diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya, the active transmission of COVID-19 with the anticipated increase in cases due to the absence of prevention measures, overcrowding and limited access to water, poor sanitation and hygiene in shelters, are conditions that are aggravated during this emergency response. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance as of November 19 has conducted a total of 890 rapid COVID-19 tests, 5 percent of which were positive and also reported that the affected people had other health problems such as respiratory infections, diarrhoea, dehydration and skin infections in shelters in Alta Verapaz.

In 60% of the areas where GRC has conducted assessments, there are no health centers with permanent attention to the population; health personnel pay regular visits to communities. In most communities, it is indicated that during the year, itinerant health campaigns are conducted, they regularly do not have medical follow-up and when an emergency arises, they must travel to the closest point which can take between 2 and 4 hours depending on the community. Due to the emergency, health problems such as skin infections and diarrheal diseases mainly related to contact with or consumption of contaminated water have begun to emerge. Also, during field visits by the GRC Delegations volunteers from the two departments, it was reported that the population does not consider it important to follow prevention and protection measures in the context of COVID 19, so the risk of contagion is extremely high as they do not use masks and the minimum social distance recommended is not respected.

During the emergency, people find themselves exposed to a series of stressors due to the loss of loved ones, loss of their belongs, their livelihoods, and the displacement, the mental health impact being manifested through various psychophysiological signs, sleep disturbances, lack of appetite, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. People needs

IFRC Internal P a g e | 11 psychosocial support. Further, another negative impact is the destruction of regular services and infrastructure, which may affect the mental health care of people with pre-existing conditions. Specific health assessments, including mental health will be done and feed the specific requirements for the different communities and vulnerable groups.

As the GRC has two ongoing operations related to health, the COVID-19 and the Dengue outbreak operation, activities related to prevention and outbreak response will be coordinated between these operations. Similar approaches will be used to ensure consistency between the areas of intervention for the different operations and GRC will use it experience of the two health operations in the response to the hurricanes.

Protection, Gender, and Inclusion: The affected areas are home to communities that suffer from historical social exclusion, with mostly indigenous communities speaking various languages, with high rates of poverty and chronic and acute malnutrition.

In OXFAM's damage assessment report as of November 24, they identified 2380 children under 5 years old, 102 people with disabilities, 1968 adults over 60 years old, and 217 pregnant women in the communities of Alta Verapaz and Izabal.9

During emergencies, women are more vulnerable to risks than men, these risks are especially related to gender violence. While gender violence can occur at any time, there is a risk of it increasing during emergencies due to a breakdown in public order, the lack or limitation of support services and the temporary absence of social networks. The needs for differentiated attention and relevant evaluations are necessary. For the areas of Alta Verapaz, the work of the Kekchi and pocomchi speaking volunteers should be aligned with the CEA approach.

After the emergency, it has become evident that women have been the most affected by the damage and losses, the impact being manifested through various psychophysiological signs, sleep disturbances, lack of appetite, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Therefore, it is important to implement humanitarian response and recovery actions that contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment, ensuring that these actions respond to the differentiated needs of women.10

Similarly, children have been emotionally affected by not being able to understand the consequences of the disaster, preliminary assessments detect needs for psychosocial support for children, to reduce the emotional impact. Some actions of PSS have been carried out mainly in Izabal, within the temporary shelters, with recreational tools that have already been developed within the framework of child protection11.

Migration: The departments of Huehuetenango, Quiche, Alta Verapaz and Petén are among the 10 departments with the highest rates of returned migrants in Guatemala, including both adults and children. This means that these departments already have vulnerable populations, with high rates of unemployment, lack of livelihoods, problems with job reinsertion and school reintegration in the case of returned migrant children, so a crisis like the current one increases the vulnerabilities of this population.

Likewise, Izabal and Petén, for example, are departments that are recognized as part of the migratory route of migrants in transit from Honduras, including Hondurans as well as extra-continental migrants. Affectations such as the ones provoked by Eta and Iota can cause the interruption of the migratory route, making the migrant population and its needs invisible.

Clear needs that the GRC is already covering are family reunifications, this as part of the services of RFL, the loss of family contact is common in crisis situations. As of November 29 According to the CONRED there are still 100 people missing. The National Society has a migration program (the Monarch Butterfly) that will support and ensure that migrants and displaced persons are included in the response. Activities related to maintaining family links and responding to previously displaced communities will be accompanied by the migration program with its projects. Activities in this operation will be coordinated with those carried out under the migration program, and the IFRC and GRC will draw upon experiences from the migration program for matters related to protection and migration.

Disaster Risk Reduction: Communities have been affected in different ways, either by meteorological phenomena, diseases and previous social conditions. The tropical storm and the tropical depression Eta and Iota have affected communities that were already vulnerable, communities have had to face droughts, vector-borne diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya, the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the impacts are reflected in loss of life, repercussions on their physical and mental health, limited access to basic needs (such as food, health, livelihoods, education), among others.

9 OXFAM. Damage Assessment Report. 24 November 10 EHP. Situation report – Guatemala. November 26. 11 GRC. Situation Report n°4 – November 8.

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This emergency has highlighted the need to promote the reduction of vulnerability to climate change, transfer and provide the necessary tools and capacities to the communities directly affected. In the case of Alto Verapaz, it has been identified that the communities have an important level of organization and coordinate actions with the COCODEs12. In the case of Izabal, not all of the advocacy communities have a solid community organization and the level of coordination of actions with the COCODEs varies depending on the community. It is important to strengthen community-based organizations (COCODEs) and raise awareness about the importance of being prepared for future disasters. Furthermore, developing resilience and climate change adaptation mechanisms is a priority in a context where extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense.

Scenario planning

Scenario Humanitarian consequence Potential Response

Earthquakes are occurring in Loss of human life, material, and Implementation of first response actions such the region affected by the livelihood. Damage and loss of as evacuation, rescue, pre-hospital care, rains. homes. Effect on the physical and support in temporary shelters, provision of psychosocial health of the humanitarian aid, health care and water. population. Other services to the population such as damage assessments, Covid-19 prevention actions are implemented. Political context- Anti- Disruptions to free transit for The Guatemalan Red Cross, as part of the government protests by civil humanitarian operations CONRED system, actively participates in groups Loss of human life, damage to prevention and first response actions and infrastructure, effect on the physical coordinates its actions through the and psychosocial health of the Emergency Operations Center. population. Migration flows-increase Historically, there are "caravans" GRC is monitoring the situation according to that leave from the Northern the procedures established in the different Triangle of Central America. This coordination to provide immediate response if may generate a migration flow in the necessary. GRC has a migration program with next weeks or months. Mainly flows a portfolio of projects with the support of that come from Honduras take various actors, some focused-on routes through Guatemala. Due to interventions with a focus on mobility, lack of livelihoods, internal humanitarian assistance, and protection, RFL displacement can occur in the short and the interrelationship with public term, and the family's vulnerability is institutions for training. further exposed in the current emergency context. Increased COVID-19 Losses of human life, collapse of the Implementation of preventive actions for outbreaks. health systems, employments COVID-19, delivery of Personal Hygiene kits losses and increased levels of and PPEs, transport and/or referral to Health poverty and extreme poverty. Centers, increasing of testing capacities in Contagion of staff and community shelters collective centers. members

Operation Risk Assessment

It is not discarded that other hydrometeorological events will impact Guatemala and that this will cause other emergencies in the region and that the affected families will again suffer the impact of climatic events. Guatemala is ethnically diverse, and each ethnic community has its own language and idiosyncrasy. This diversity requires in-depth cultural understanding in order to design relevant interventions. In addition, the conditions of the road infrastructures in the country, especially in the affected region, make it difficult to mobilize the GRC, the goods and the resources to respond to the emergency. The Covid-19 pandemic is a major threat to the work carried out by GRC Volunteers and staff, so protection measures are being maximized to reduce the risks of contagion. Understanding the context of the COVID19 pandemic, the IFRC Office required a review of the Minimum Security Requirements (MSRs) on site and an articulation of the different support areas and units part of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Team to support the emergency while ensuring the duty of care of the personnel, the people we serve, and the partners we are working with. At the regional level, a security surge is responsible for supporting deployments and

12 COCODE: Community Councils of Urban and Rural Development are the coordinating entity for participation at the community level. They are conformed by the residents of the corresponding community.

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The GRC has developed a COVID-19 transmission prevention plan, which will be strengthened by this operation, and which staff and volunteers should adhere to. Preventative measures include regular cleaning and disinfection of office spaces and vehicles, mandatory use of PPE, temperature checks upon entering the National Society’s office, and contact tracing in case of suspected or confirmed cases. Given the prevalence of violence in the country, GRC humanitarian operations are not exempt from dangers such as crime, theft, and road accidents, among others. That is why training in operational security (Stay Safe IFRC guidelines), including Security Risk Analysis, the implementation of the NS's security protocol, are fundamental factors for the safe development of the operation. Among the mitigation measures against possible risks are the training of volunteer personnel in operational security strategies, the adequate provision and correct use of personal protection equipment, as well as the implementation of the Federation's insurance for volunteer personnel participating in the operation.

B. Operational strategy13

Overall Operational objective

The overall objective of the operation in Guatemala is to meet the immediate needs and support the early recovery of 2,000 families (10,000 people) affected by Hurricane Eta and Tropical Storm Iota in the departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal for a duration of 18 months, in the areas of Shelter, Livelihoods and Basic Needs, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Protection, Gender, and Inclusion, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Migration. The Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC) continues conducting emergency needs assessments, taking into consideration the particular needs of women, men, boys and girls, as well as those of indigenous populations that have been affected, including their needs for translations into their mother tongue and culturally appropriate assistance. GRC participates in the EOCs that have been activated at departmental and municipal level and works in close collaboration with community leaders and community development committees (CODECO). To the extent possible, GRC aims to provide a holistic response, complementing immediate relief efforts in the sectors of Shelter, WASH and Livelihoods and Basic Needs with health interventions and recovery efforts in livelihoods. Disaster Risk Reduction will also be integrated in the response in order to reduce vulnerability to future disasters, and in line with the concept of build back better. Exercising its auxiliary role to the Government of Guatemala, GRC will work to support the capacity of the health system, which has also been affected by this emergency. This will include community-based interventions such as health promotion, as well as medical assistance and pre-hospital services and support in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) through the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Two types of target groups have been identified. Firstly, those who have lost their entire home and are staying in collective centres, in improvised shelters, or with host families. GRC will provide support to the shelters in the form of essential household supplies, food assistance (in kind and/or basic need assistance through CVA), health assistance, water and hygiene supplies and promotion. In the medium- to long term, these households will be supported to recover their livelihoods with agricultural inputs. The second target group consists of people who have suffered damages to their house and may be temporarily displaced, but who will return in the short term. Priority needs identified for this group include provision of essential household items that were lost, health assistance, support for the cleaning and disinfection of the home and water sources, hygiene promotion and vector control, and support in livelihoods and basic needs through food assistance and multipurpose cash, which can also be used for repairs of minor to moderate damage to the home. Food kits that will be distributed are for a family of 5 persons for one month and contain the following items: - 35 pounds of black beans - 20 pounds of rice - 100 pounds of corn - 7,500 grams of sugar - 2 gallons of oil - 25 bags of fortified flower (450 grams each)

Throughout its activities, GRC will be integrating Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) efforts, including the establishment of effective feedback and response mechanisms and a participatory approach to community-based

13 The plan has been prepared by the National Society, with support from the Secretariat technical departments and support services.

IFRC Internal P a g e | 14 interventions. In the need assessments, information is collected about preferences for information and communication channels to ensure the opportunity to participate is provided to the target population. As some of the affected areas are also reporting relatively high infection rates of COVID-19, with the municipality of Puerto Barrios being on red alert as of 28 November 2020, according to the Government of Guatemala, preventative measures will be taken by GRC and integrated into the response efforts. This will include provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and risk communication and community engagement as part of the health and hygiene promotion activities, among others. Human Resources To implement the operation, the Guatemalan Red Cross has assigned a team at headquarters to manage and monitor the operation. This operation is led by the Director of Disaster Management and is supported by other operational and support departments. The National Society's delegations will carry out the actions established in the action plan with their volunteers. The support of the accounting, administration and communications team will be fundamental for the development of the operation. Volunteers from the GRC Delegations located in the departments of Izabal and Alta Verapaz will be involved in developing the humanitarian activities described in the plan. To increase capacity, volunteers from other departments may be called upon to support the operation. In the Delegations that participate in this operation, there are volunteers trained to develop activities focused on the affected population, from first response services to early recovery processes. To ensure dedicated staff for the duration of most of the implementation of the operation, both at headquarters and at field level, GRC is planning to hire operational, technical, and support staff. Some of these positions will be staggered, to ensure the capacity is present during the period of planning and implementation of the sectoral activities. This will depend on the activity plan. Through the appeal, the following personnel will be hired: • 1 operations coordinator (18 months) • 2 field coordinators (12 months) • 1 financial officer (18 months) • 2 DRR Officers (12 months) • 1 PMER Officer (18 months) • 1 WASH Coordinator (12 months) • 3 WASH technicians (6 and 4 months) • 4 WASH facilitators (Hygiene Promoters) (6 months) • 2 livelihoods technical officers (6 months) • 1 Health in Emergency Response Coordinator (12 months) • 2 health technicians (18 months) • 4 doctors (6 and 8 months) • 4 nurses (6 and 8 months) • 2 Occupational therapy technicians (6 months) • 4 psychologists (6 and 12 months) • Logistics assistant (6 months) • 5 Drivers (6 months and 12 months) • 1 Administrative assistant (6 months) • 1 PGI officer (6 months) • 1 Procurement officer (6 months) • 1 Relief officer (6 months) • 1 CEA officer (9 months) • Human Resources officer (6 months)

Please note, that the list above may require some adjustments according to the evolution of the operational needs.

Additionally, a Rapid Response Team will support the GRC on the implementation of the activities in the initial phase of the response. From the IFRC, technical support from the different structures of the CCST and Regional Office will be provided. Following the initial phase, IFRC will recruit national staff for key positions such as a Project Manager.

The Federation-wide approach will also be applied to providing surge support to the NS, when requested. Where required, priority will be to consult with PNSs with a presence in-country to determine whether they can second any of their existing personnel to support the response. Surge alerts for personnel from outside of the country will be sent via the ARO only if none of the in-country partners have the requested profile locally.

Logistic and supply chain

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The GRC has an organizational structure that allows it to implement procurement, storage and transportation processes as part of the logistics chain of humanitarian operations. The administration department has a specific procurement area for the acquisition of goods and services, with established financial procedures, an accounting control and auditing system supervised by the General Directorate, recognized and used by Participating National Societies and donors in general. These processes are also audited internally and externally. There is a supply warehouse located at the headquarters of the Guatemalan Red Cross in Guatemala City, from where humanitarian aid items have been mobilized and will be distributed to affected families. Guatemala has a large market, with the opportunity to acquire diverse supplies and services with different alternatives of suppliers. Likewise, the IFRC Regional Logistics Unit in Panama provides support in the acquisition of the necessary supplies. All procurement related to this operation will follow the IFRC’s standards procurement procedures and Sphere standards for household essential items purchases. The procurement of items and services will meet the required conditions based on the needs of the affected population and/or the operational areas to guarantee the appropriate level of supplies and optimal performance.

Information technology The GRC has mobile devices for the use of ODK, during the development of evaluation processes, identification, selection of beneficiaries and the beginning of the distribution of humanitarian aid. It is planned to implement, once the operation is finished, satisfaction surveys to beneficiaries. There is also access to the Internet for the benefit of good information management. The institution has its own radio communication system and equipment, with VHF and HF frequencies, which is used nationwide in the delegations of the GRC, allowing secure communications for operational coordination and security aspects. The National Society has computer equipment and telephone and Internet installation at its headquarters and in the delegations that will participate in this operation, according to their needs. Communications The Guatemalan Red Cross has a Communication and Press Department which is in charge of technical operational information, public information, information for donors and institutional information. It will support in keeping the population informed periodically using its own communication media, social networks, the Guatemalan Red Cross website and the press media that facilitate the dissemination of each of the actions. The IFRC Communications Unit in the Regional Office located in Panama is in permanent contact with the Guatemalan Red Cross communications team that will be providing field stories on the impact of the emergency on the affected populations and the humanitarian support received from the Red Cross. Both of them will continue working together in media engagement, content gathering and production, and campaigning, as no comms staff will be hired as part of the operation. Community Engagement and accountability The CEA approach is transversally integrated as part of the different intervention strategies. It is used to integrate risk communication and active engagement and participation for the affected and targeted communities. The activities proposed as part of the CEA approach include establishing culturally appropriate and context specific two-way conversations with communities to support community preparedness and primary response actions, promoting physical and mental health during and after the flooding emergency through social media, small group sessions, newsletters and other actions. Additionally, establishing a feedback mechanism that ensures listening and responding systematically to communities' complaints, consultations, and recommendations during the emergency. CEA support is key to interventions in the first response, and in early recovery and recovery phases as it provides tools for social mobilization to uptake and maintain healthy behaviours and promotes safe water use practices and disease protection measures

CEA is being used in the response phase from the needs assessments by including some key questions to develop community participation activities.

It is particularly important for Health and WASH interventions to ensure that relevant, safe and reliable feedback mechanisms exist to address questions, doubts and identify rumours circulating in the communities. The information collected through these mechanisms will feed into the intervention areas to change or improve the intervention.

Security

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All Guatemalan Red Cross personnel involved in operations wear the uniform and promote with their attitude the Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values. During the implementation of the operation a Security Plan will be carried out according to the territorial context of intervention, considering the current social situation, the recurrence of hydro-meteorological events and the upsurge of violence in those departments. Strategies framed in operational security based on the concepts of "Stay Safe Guidelines", "Safer Access" and "Code of Conduct" will be promoted. It is necessary to strengthen the internal network of security focal points to ensure greater knowledge of operational security tools that can help in the field and their application by volunteers, staff and leaders. To this end, it is important that the security plan contains pragmatic tools for security risk analysis, a protocol for critical incident management (CIM), how to report a security incident, conduct briefings, debriefings, how to act in dangerous situations, how to understand the Civil Military Relations (CMR) in an emergency, among other tools provided by operational security and CMR protocols. Participation in virtual trainings from basic to advanced levels that cover content from the Stay Safe Manual for volunteers, staff and managers will be promoted. At the same time, understanding the context of the COVID19 pandemic, the IFRC Office required a review of the Minimum Security Requirements (MSRs) on site and an articulation of the different support areas and units part of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Team to support the emergency while ensuring the duty of care of the personnel. At the regional level, a security surge is responsible for supporting deployments and compliance with pre-travel requirements. Additionally, support in the coordination with units, departments and PNSs for the clarification of security procedures in Central America and support in the process of guiding the updating of the MSR. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) The Guatemalan Red Cross through its Planning and Institutional Development department will guarantee the planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes for this operation in order to develop the action plan, a monitoring plan and the necessary tools in coordination with all the areas involved. To provide a timely follow-up of the operation and develop quality reports, the International Federation of the Red Cross will provide support in the development of the action plan and the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation plan. The Federation-wide approach will be maintained in PMER. In this regard, the IFRC Central America Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) and ARO in Panama will support the NS in ensuring a coordinated approach with all NSs with presence in the countries and NSs supporting without a presence in the countries and region. The IFRC Secretariat will ensure Federation-wide reporting on financial and operational indicators, as well as an updated 3Ws report (showing who is doing what, where in support of the operation.) Support channelled via the IFRC Emergency Appeal will be included in the donor response list that will be available publicly. Administration and Finance The Guatemalan Red Cross has an Accounting Department that provides support in the implementation of financial resources in accordance with the established conditions and the plan's budget. The management of the financial resources will be in accordance with the regulations of the National Society and in line with what is established for the use of the emergency funds. For the process of justification of expenditures will be applied in addition to the procedure of the National Society itself and will be made in the IFRC formats. Information Management Information Management (IM) support during the operation will focus on implementation of enhancing current data flows from the field to the Headquarters, efficient data collection processes (registration, assessment and monitoring of activities), use of data to develop information products to support decision-making and reporting processes. • Data flows: enhance current data flows from the field to National Society Headquarters for efficient reporting. • Data collection: ensure efficient data collection for registration and monitoring of activities, with standard mobile data collection tools in the Red Cross Movement. • Capacity building: IM- and analysis-related trainings to National Society IM focal points.

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C. Detailed Operational Plan

Shelter People targeted: 10,000 (2,000 families) Male: 4,000 Female: 6,000 Requirements (CHF): 118,219.00

Needs analysis: Damage to housing is affecting the most people in Alta Verapaz (160,710) and Izabal (64,575).

According to assessments conducted by GRC, in areas where floodwaters are receding, people have started to return to their homes. Many families have lost most of their household supplies, which were swept away by the water, including mattresses, kitchen supplies, and other items. They are in urgent need of essential household supplies, including kitchen sets, as well as support for the cleaning and disinfection of their homes, as latrines have overflown, and floodwaters have contaminated surfaces. In addition, there will be a need for support for repairs of minor and moderate damage to houses.

In other areas, three weeks after the passage of Eta, there is no sign of water levels decreasing and entire communities remain under water. It is expected that people from these communities will remain in shelters at least several months. Some communities might be declared uninhabitable by the Government of Guatemala, which means they will not be able to return. In the collective centres, there is a need for kitchen supplies and utensils, blankets, and other essential household items. People who have lost their homes entirely will need recovery support for shelter.

There are humanitarian actors active in Shelter in Izabal: UNHCR, Oxfam, CRS. In Alta Verapaz: WVI, UNFPA, OXFAM, PLAN, MC, CENACIDE, CARE (source: OCHA, CONRED 04/12/2020).

Population to be assisted: 2,000 families (10,000 people) in municipalities Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal. Selection criteria will be defined in coordination with the communities and their community development committees. Criteria may include displacement status, severity of damage to housing, and other vulnerability criteria.

The GRC will focus its shelter and settlement intervention on the distribution of essential household items, rather than on emergency and recovery shelter assistance. Other actors in the country (including those listed above) are better positioned for shelter interventions. Instead, GRC will complement the planned support for household items with multipurpose cash assistance. In the general Plan of Action, which is also supported with bilateral and other funding, GRC is planning awareness sessions on shelter repair.

Programme standards/benchmarks: Sphere standards

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Shelter Outcome 1: Communities in disaster and crisis affected areas restore and 10,000 of people provided with safe, adequate, and durable recovery shelter strengthen their safety, well-being and longer-term recovery through shelter and and settlement assistance. (2,000 families) settlement solutions P&B 2,000 families provided with emergency shelter and settlement assistance Output Shelter Output 1.1: Shelter and settlements and basic household items assistance is (through the provision of related HH items to cover basic needs). Code provided to the affected families.

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Month AP005 Coordination with government and other stakeholders Assessment of shelter and settlement needs, capacities, and AP005 gaps AP005 Procurement and distribution of 6,000 blankets (3 per family) AP005 Procurement and distribution of 2,000 kitchen sets (1 per

family) AP005 Procurement and distribution of community kitchen sets in 10

collective centres AP005 Monitoring of shelter and settlement activities

Livelihoods and basic needs People targeted: 10,000 (2,000 families) Male: 4,000 Female: 6,000 Requirements (CHF):1,324,248.00

Needs analysis: People staying in shelters are in immediate need of food assistance. In some centres, members of the community or humanitarian organizations have provided some food as donations, but as it is expected people who have lost their homes or whose houses continue to be inundated will remain in the centres for several months, assistance is needed to provide adequate food supplies. In other communities, access to markets remains limited due to access constraints and food assistance has been identified as a priority. CONRED reports 119,840 people have been affected by losses to agriculture in Alta Verapaz, and 67,110 in Izabal. In a preliminary analysis, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) estimated agricultural damages resulting from the storms at nearly 120,000 hectares across 108 municipalities, affecting 182,000 families countrywide. There is a need for immediate relief to support households’ capacity to meet their basic needs, as they have lost their sources of income due to the inundated fields and subsequent damage to crops. As access to markets is restored, multipurpose cash can provide immediate relief and allow the affected population to prioritize their own needs. The modality will be decided based on feasibility studies and engagement with the communities. In addition, assistance for protection and recovery of livelihoods will be needed. This will be provided through distribution of agricultural kits to selected households. The contents of the kits will be defined together with communities and agricultural specialists, to ensure they are appropriate for the conditions in the affected areas.

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Population to be assisted: 2,000 families (10,000 people) in municipalities Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal. Selection criteria will be defined in coordination with the communities and their community development committees and in coordination with the cluster system and the Cash Working Group, in which GRC participates. The approach will be based on socioeconomic vulnerability criteria and the level of damage suffered from Eta and Iota. For the immediate relief phase, displaced populations will be targeted as well as people who have been affected but are not displaced, while the recovery phase will target people returning to their homes whose livelihoods have been affected. The CVA will be a one-off assistance. The preliminary transfer amount (GTQ 3,000) is based on the minimum salary, and should be enough to cover food, some medical costs and transportation to the market. This is based on the approach used in previous emergency operations by GRC but will be confirmed in coordination with the Cash Working Group.

Programme standards/benchmarks: The amount of the transfer will be determined based on the minimum agricultural and non-agricultural salary and in line with a minimum expenditure basket. GRC participates in the national Cash Working Group to ensure its CVA interventions are aligned with other actors. Technical support will be provided by IFRC’s Americas Regional Office to ensure the intervention is aligned with IFRC Cash SOPs and the Cash in Emergencies toolkit.

10,000 people that have enough food to meet their survival threshold for a month Livelihoods and basic needs Outcome 2: Communities, especially

in disaster and crisis affected areas, restore and strengthen their 10,000 of people supported with CVA for basic needs livelihoods P&B Output Livelihoods and basic needs Output 2.1: Basic needs assistance for Code livelihoods security including food is provided to the most affected 2,000 families that have enough food to meet their survival threshold for a month communities Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month

Procurement and distribution of 2,000 food kits (1 kit for one AP008 month) AP008 Monitoring of food distribution Hire specialized staff to implement the emergency and recovery AP008 actions for livelihoods Two Livelihood Senior Officer Livelihoods and basic needs Output 2.3: Household livelihood security P&B is improved through food production, increased productivity, and post- 1,000 families supported with livelihood protection assistance Output harvest management. Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Implement livelihood protection assistance for 1000 families AP007 (Agriculture Kits) AP007 Monitoring of livelihoods activities Livelihoods and basic needs Output 2.3: Families are provided with 2,000 families supported with CVA for basic needs P&B unconditional/multipurpose cash grants to address their basic Output needs 20 volunteers and staff trained on CVA Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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Week / Month Design and roll out of a CEA plan for awareness, involvement, AP084 and feedback mechanisms. Identification of needs for the protection and recovery of AP081 livelihoods Conduct a feasibility study and a Market Assessment for CVA, in AP081 coordination with the Cash Working Group AP081 Induction training for volunteers/staff on CVA AP081 Implementation of CVA for basic needs for 2,000 families AP081 Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM)

Health People targeted: 10,000 (2,000 families) Male: 4,000 Female: 6,000 Requirements (CHF): 330,231.00

Needs analysis: More than 70 health facilities report damages in Guatemala, with 32 in Alta Verapaz, 26 in Quiché, and 13 in Izabal, with health systems losses estimated at 642,000 USD in these three departments. More than 40% of health personnel in affected areas are inactive due to COVID-19 precautions, as they are part of a high-risk group or taking care of or living with people in risk groups, creating a need for scaling up personnel. The Ministry of Health remains concerned with COVID-19 in shelters and the lack of PPE, appropriate hygiene measures, and cleaning supplies required to reduce the risk of infection. Damaged health infrastructure will require immediate rehabilitation to guarantee continuous service, especially for at-risk populations requiring attention in maternal and new-born health, sexual and reproductive health, childcare, and care for the elderly. 14

GRC in their initial assessments identified that the people affected by the event who are still in the temporary shelters are going through a difficult situation that is affecting their welfare and mental health. They have lost loved ones, their livelihoods and they fear the future in this scenario in the midst of COVID-19. Additionally, as it is foreseen that these people will remain for a period of 3 to 6 months in these collective centres As a response, the NS considers it relevant to carry out an approach of psychosocial support based on psychological first aid in an initial phase and further, to establish psycho-educational activities such as discussion groups of mutual support and other activities that allow them to occupy their time and their mind in a positive way that facilitates the acquisition of skills and abilities for life. To this end, the NS will have a

14 OCHA. Latin America and Caribbean Situation Report n° 4. 20 November.

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Population to be assisted: 2,000 families (10,000 people) in municipalities Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal will be targeted for health promotion to reduce health risks. A subset of the target population will receive medical attention and prehospital care services. The health interventions target people in collective centres as well as people who have returned to their homes. In addition, psychosocial support (PSS) will be provided, especially for children in collective centres.

Programme standards/benchmarks: Sphere and national standards

Health Outcome 3: The immediate risks to the health of the affected 1,000 people reached by pre-hospital care services populations are reduced through improved access to medical treatment P&B Health Output 3.1: Improved access to health care and emergency health Output 2 of health facilities care for the targeted population and communities. Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP022 Procurement of first-aid kits for response

units (replenishment) AP022 Provide services of First Aid AP022 Provide services of Pre-Hospital Care and

medical assistance AP022 Train and recruit medical/ Mobile Medical

Unit AP022 Evaluation, analysis, and monitoring of damages and needs, including mental health: In coordination with health authorities, conduct detailed assessments

to identify health needs, the number/type/location of damaged health facilities and/or deficiencies in medical services in the target communities 500 of people reached with search and rescue services Health Output 3.2: Target population is reached with Search and Rescue P&B activities Output 25 volunteers trained on search and rescue Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP082 Provide services of search and rescue

15 Carrera Terapia Ocupacional, Escuela de ciencias psicológicas. Guatemala

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Procurement of Search and rescue AP082 equipment AP082 Search and rescue training for volunteers Health Outcome 4: Transmission of diseases of epidemic potential is 5,000 of people reached with community-based epidemic prevention and control activities reduced (activities, distribution of kits, etc. – reached directly) 25 of volunteers and staff trained on CEA P&B Health Output 4.1: Community-based disease control and health promotion Output 7 Health and hygiene promotion campaigns carried out is provided to the target population Code 1,000 families reached with PPE Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP084 CEA training for volunteers AP084 CEA activities to promote community- based disease control and health promotion AP021 Procurement and distribution of PPE for

1,000 affected families AP021 Establishment of a referral and response system for COVID-19 cases and other

communicable diseases.

AP084 Establish two-way communication channels to inform and collect feedback using CEA approaches about health awareness messages (COVID-19, Dengue, non-

communicable diseases- well-being-cope with stress, loss, and grief, -promote resilience) adapted to local cultural realities and languages AP084 Include CEA questions/roll out regular perception surveys about the operation, engagement levels and information needs to track accountability level and inform operational changes. The activities will be as follows:

Household surveys will be conducted to obtain information needs, identify rumors, and identify effective channels of communication.

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During the awareness activities that will be carried out in the communities, focus groups will be held to obtain CEA information.

Interviews will be arranged on community radio stations for members of the community and the Guatemalan Red Cross to discuss needs in the context of the emergency.

A WhatsApp hotline will be opened to address community concerns.

AP021 Health Promotion with an emphasis on communicable diseases and COVID-19 in communities and temporary accommodation (including prevention of vector-borne diseases) # of people reached by psychosocial support affected by the disaster (services, PSS kits, Health Outcome 5: The psychosocial impacts of the emergency are community activities – reached directly) lessened P&B Target: TBD based on specific assessment 1,000 of people reached with psychosocial services affected by the disaster Output Health Output 5.1: Psychosocial support (PSS) provided to the target

Code population as well as to RCRC volunteers and staff 100 of volunteers/staff reached with psychosocial support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 AP023 Assessment of PSS needs and resources

available in the community AP023 Provide PSS to people affected by the

disaster AP023 Provide PSS to staff and volunteers AP023 Production and distribution of IEC material

in relation to MHPSS AP023 Procurement and distribution of 10 PSS

kits for children in collective centres AP023 Establish referral pathways to mental health services for the complex cases

detected and people with pre-existing mental health disorders AP023 Hiring of psychologist and occupational

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Water, sanitation and hygiene People targeted: 10,000 (2,000 families) Male: 4,000 Female: 6,000 Requirements (CHF): 532,356.00

Needs analysis: In Guatemala, initial assessments conducted by GRC indicate floodwaters have contaminated primary water sources in the most affected areas in Alta Verapaz and Izabal. Needs include risk communications messaging on flooding, waste management, vector-borne diseases, correct water usage, access to safe water for consumption, and preventive hygiene measures. Some essential needs to attend are:

• The promotion of hygiene, the provision of hygiene kits, as well as adequate containers and the provision of water filters. • Cleaning of artisanal wells. • Provide drinking water and distribution points in areas affected by flooding due to the contamination of wells, as well as in shelters and communities with damaged water supply systems. This includes disinfection and rehabilitation of wells. • Hygiene kits, including mosquito nets, for flood-affected areas, including people in collective centres, self-shelters and isolated communities • Promotion of water rationing for consumption and sanitation use • Evaluation of water distribution networks.

Population to be assisted: 2,000 families (10,000 people) in municipalities Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal will receive integrated WASH support, including access to safe drinking water through disinfection and rehabilitation of water sources, supplies for safe water treatment and storage, and hygiene supplies accompanied by hygiene promotion. In addition, 1,200 households who have suffered minor losses will be selected to receive supplies for household water treatment and storage.

Programme standards/benchmarks: Sphere guidelines 10,000 of people provided with safe water services that meet agreed standards P&B according to specific operational and programmatic context WASH Outcome 6: Immediate reduction in risk of waterborne and water related Output diseases in targeted communities Code 100 sanitation facility enabled (latrines, showers, hand wash and laundry sinks)

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10,000 of people reached with hygiene items and activities (cleaning kits, family hygiene kits, hygiene promotion activities) # of people provided with safe water during the emergency phase WASH Output 6.1: Daily access to safe water which meets Sphere and WHO standards in terms of quantity and quality is provided to target population 7 of water wells cleaned and disinfected

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP026 Water and sanitation assessment Analysis and monitoring of water quality in collective AP026 centres and affected communities AP026 Identification of wells and alternative water sources Distribution of drinking water to selected families and AP026 in accommodations Distribution of 2,400 household water treatment AP026 products [filters] Train families in the use of filters and carry out AP026 household visits to monitor their use Distribution of items for household water management AP026 (detergent for exterior cleaning of filters, jerrycans, liquid chlorine, sponges, and hand towels) Procurement and distribution of 3,200 water storage AP026 containers for the home (jerrycans) Procurement and distribution of 2,000 water storage AP026 containers in the home (bucket with lid) AP026 Cleaning and disinfection of water wells Awareness talks on optimizing drinking water in AP026 homes integrated in hygiene promotion activities AP027 Installation of water treatment plants Rehabilitation of drinking water systems in AP027 communities (Improvement of artisanal wells) WASH Output 6.2: Adequate sanitation which meets Sphere standards in terms of P&B 16 of latrines installed (collective centres, schools, health centers) quantity and quality is provided to target population Output Activities planned Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Equip toilets with handwashing facilities, water and AP028 personal hygiene arrangements and ensure they remain functional. Installing and fitting out separated latrines for men and AP028 women in collective centres

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27 fumigated facilities (collective centres, schools, health centers)

1,000 fumigated homes WASH Output 6.3: Hygiene promotion activities which meet Sphere standards in P&B terms of the identification and use of hygiene items provided to target population 2,000 families reached with hygiene items (cleaning kits and family hygiene kits) Output

Code 4,000 of people reached with key messages to promote personal and community hygiene Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP030 Cleaning and disinfection of flooded houses Procurement and distribution of 2,000 households AP030 cleaning kits (1 per family) AP030 Solid waste management bins (30) Fumigation of households and communities for vector AP030 control Provide to 1,000 households mosquito breeding AP030 elimination kits Provide mosquito nets (4,000) to 2,000 households (2 AP030 per family) Procurement and distribution of 2,000 family hygiene AP030 kits Procurement and distribution of 2,000 hygiene kits for AP030 women (including menstrual hygiene items, whistle, flashlight, and personal hygiene items) Installation of 76 sanitary facilities (hand washing, AP030 showers, laundry sinks) Coordinate with other WASH actors on target group AP030 needs and appropriate response Select target groups, and use community engagement and accountability approaches to promote key hygiene AP08430 and sanitation messages in culturally tailored and context specific methods

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Protection, Gender, and Inclusion People targeted: 1,000 Male: 300 Female: 700 Requirements (CHF): 77,264.00

During emergencies, women, girls, vulnerable groups, and children are more exposed to risks. Gender-based violence can occur at any time but can worsen during emergencies due to a lack of public order, the lack of or limited support services, and the temporary disruption of social networks. For these reasons, women's and girls' protection needs should be considered and coordinated in interventions to address gender-based discrimination.

It is essential to guarantee access to psychosocial assistance and support provided by health or community services. This emergency has revealed great challenges in the inclusion of all people, the affected communities are of indigenous origin (Kekchi and Pocomchi mainly) this generates the need to create more specialized inclusion mechanisms, the different languages spoken in the areas and cultural relevance are elements to be taken into account in the response.

Needs analysis: Tropical Storm Eta and Iota has harmed people's lives, not only through the loss of their homes, livelihoods, and even loved ones, but also through the restriction of exercising their rights, participation, access, violence prevention and security. Women, children and adolescents will be key to be included as the population to be assisted. Women who live in evacuation centres and groups of at-risk women are vulnerable to sexual abuse and the systematic violation of their communities' rights.

Specific vulnerability of women, as well as girls, boys and adolescents during emergencies will be considered during the need’s assessment and response development. Therefore, the National Society is including specific questions within its assessments, to identify specific needs in protection and inclusion. Support will be provided to give differentiated assistance to women, according to their needs and cultural background, all activities in WASH and health will have a cross-cutting approach to gender protection and inclusion

Risk analysis: Referral systems for potential victims of violence who can be identified in temporary shelters or community activities is always a process that must be carried out safe;, the National Society will not accompany specific cases of violence, but will use safe referrals of cases taking into account the IFRC Regional Guide for the creation of safe referral mechanisms.

Population to be assisted: Women and children will be prioritized but men are taken into account throughout the response. To ensure that all activities take an inclusive and protective approach, basic training in PGI's minimum standards will be conducted for staff and volunteers who are providing direct response. Livelihood activities in the recovery phase are conducted in an equitable manner, working with both male and female family leader

Program standards/benchmarks: Minimum standards for protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies, IFRC’s Gender and Diversity Policy, laws and regulations of the Guatemala state, IFRC Global Strategy on Migration 2018 – 2022. Information will be provided to the vulnerable population on access to protection services, this while providing any health or WASH services, as well as key messages promoting inclusion, awareness of domestic violence and gender-based violence will be included in the activities.

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Protection, Gender & Inclusion Outcome 7: Communities become more peaceful, 1,000 people reached with PGI activities (activities, training, distribution of kits, etc) safe and inclusive through meeting the needs and rights of the most vulnerable. P&B Protection, Gender & Inclusion Output 7.1: Programmes and operations ensure Output safe and equitable provision of basic services, considering different needs based 30 volunteers and staff trained on PGI Code on gender and other diversity factors. Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Assess the specific needs of the affected population AP032 based on criteria from the PGI minimum standards for emergency situations AP032 Establish a system to ensure that IFRC and National Society staff and volunteers have signed

and been briefed on the Code of Conduct, the PSEA Policy and the Child Protection Policy. AP032 Train IFRC and GRC staff and volunteers in PGI issues, including Minimum Standard Commitments

and the IFRC PGI toolkit, when possible integrated in sectoral or other trainings AP032 Support sectoral teams to collect and analyse sex- age and disability-disaggregated data (see

guidance in Minimum Standards) and target population selection criteria AP032 Identification of populations with special needs (gender, disability, elderly, sexual diversity) in accommodations

Protection, Gender & Inclusion Output 7.2: Programmes and operations prevent

P&B and respond to sexual- and gender-based violence and other forms of violence 1,000 people reached with community campaigns Output especially against children.

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Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Develop and include messages on preventing and AP033 responding to SGBV in all community outreach

activities Sensitization for processes of participation/inclusion AP033 of women in decision making and citizen training. Information and awareness campaigns on participation, gender, inclusion, and other related AP033 issues for social fabric cohesion in the prioritized communities, integrated in sectoral community outreach activities.

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AP033 Distribution of 2,000 solar chargers with lantern Service mapping and development of a referral AP033 pathway for protection, including awareness raising among staff and volunteers Promotion of access to protection services and AP033 rights for vulnerable populations, integrated in sectoral community outreach activities

Migration People targeted: 700 Male: 150 Female:420 Requirements (CHF): 17,054.00

Needs analysis: Huehuetenango, Quiche, Alta Verapaz, and Petén are among the 10 departments with the highest rates of returned migrants in Guatemala, including both adults and children, likewise, the northern transverse strip, in Guatemala, has Internally Displaced Populations (IDP) communities that are not evidenced as such. This means that these departments already have vulnerable populations, unemployment, lack of livelihoods, problems with job reinsertion, and school reintegration in the case of returned migrant children. Hence, a crisis like the current one increases the vulnerabilities of this population. Izabal and Petén, for example, are recognized as part of the migratory route of migrants in transit from Honduras and extra-continental migrants. Emergencies such as Eta and Iota can cause the migratory route's interruption, making the migrant population and its needs invisible.

Population to be assisted: The RFL assisted population will be anyone affected by the emergency in Guatemala that requests the service.

Program standards/benchmarks: Restoring Family Links in Disasters. Field Manual, Principles for data protection, IFRC Global Strategy on Migration 2018 - 2022, The National Society's migration program will work with response teams to ensure the inclusion of migrants and displaced persons in the response, both in health, WASH and livelihoods. RFL services are provided to populations who need to maintain family links, both in shelters and in community activities. Migration Outcome 8: Communities support the needs of migrants and their families and those assisting migrants at all stages of migration (origin, transit, and destination) P&B Migration Output 8.1: Assistance and protection services to migrants and their families are provided 300 of people reached with services for migration assistance and Output and promoted through engagement with local and national authorities as well as in partnership with protection Code other relevant organizations. Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP036 Assessment of needs specific to migrant populations AP036 Sensitization on migration and associated risks in Izabal

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AP036 Capacity strengthening of volunteers in safe referral for migrants Purchase and distribution of 300 hygiene kits (including biosecurity AP036 inputs-PPE) to returned and transit migrants (differentiated by age and sex). Migration Output 8.2: “Family links are restored for people separated from, or without news of, P&B their loved ones as a result of the disaster” 300 RFL cases /services Output Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Information campaigns on the services of restoration of contact AP083 between family members at the national level, with authorities and communities. Delivery of services to restore and maintain contact between family AP083 members -RFL (telephone calls, connectivity, mobile telephone charge, information, equipment, logistics, biosecurity, and others).

Disaster Risk Reduction People targeted16: 1,000 Male: 400 Female: 600 Requirements (CHF): 161,971.00

Needs analysis: Guatemala is vulnerable to various disasters, including floods, volcanos, earthquakes, and landslides. Floods are the biggest hazards in terms of mortality, the number of affected people and economic losses. Communities in the municipalities of Cobán, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco, and Chisec in Alta Verapaz, and Puerto Barrios, Morales, and El Estor in Izabal are located in high-risk areas and have limited disaster response preparedness, early warning systems, and limited or no community-based disaster response organization.

Population to be assisted: The target population is distributed among the affected communities focusing mainly on community leaders who are part of community-based organizations.

Program standards/benchmarks: IFRC Vulnerability and capacity analysis (VCA) methodology

P&B DRR Outcome 1: Communities in high risk areas are prepared for and able to 1,000 of people reached through DRR Output respond to disaster

16 Reference to the guidance on counting people targeted guidance

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Code DRR Output 1.1: Communities take active steps to strengthen their preparedness 25 of volunteers and staff trained on DRR for timely and effective response to disasters. Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Organization and training of Communities AP001 Emergency Committees Equipment Communities Emergency Committees AP001 with items for emergency response. AP001 Training of volunteers in VCA Training and equipment on Disaster Risk AP001 Management system for branches (VCA trainings) Implement one Vulnerability & Capacity AP001 assessment (eVCA)

AP001 Implement DRR microprojects DRR Outcome 2: Communities in disaster and crisis affected areas adopt climate risk informed and environmentally responsible values and practices DRR Output 2.1: Contributions to climate change mitigation are made by # of volunteers and staff trained on climate change implementing green solutions Target: TBD P&B Output # of environmental and climate studies Code Target: TBD

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP003 Train affected communities on climate change

awareness. AP003 Train volunteers on the Ecosystems/ Environment

and Climate Change AP003 Environmental study to provide recommendations for subsequent action to be included in decision- making. AP003 Proportional environmental impact assessments

and subsequent management plans. DRR Outcome 2: Communities in disaster and crisis affected areas adopt climate risk informed and environmentally responsible values and practices DRR Output 2.2: Community awareness raising programmes on climate change P&B # of green solutions implemented risks and environmentally responsible practices are conducted in target Output Target: TBD Code communities Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP004 Plant species identification workshop

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AP004 Construction of community plant nurseries AP004 Implementation of local native seed banks

Strategies for Implementation Requirements (CHF):437,755.00

S1.1: National Society capacity building and organizational development objectives are facilitated to ensure that National Societies have the necessary legal, ethical and financial foundations, systems and structures, competences and capacities to plan and perform. P&B Output S1.1.4: National Societies have effective and motivated volunteers 300 of insured volunteers Output Code who are protected. # of PPE distributed to volunteers and staff Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month AP039 Hiring of staff to support the operation Insurance for 300 volunteers active in the AP040 emergency operation Establish a solidarity fund for volunteers to AP040 account for risks related to COVID-19 and needs resulting from the impact of Eta/Iota Provide complete briefings on volunteers’ roles AP040 and the risks they face AP040 Provide psychosocial support to volunteers Brief volunteers on their rights and AP040 responsibilities Provide volunteers with to adequate equipment AP040 and visibility for their activities AP040 Provide PPE for volunteers Provide training to volunteers in Code of AP040 Conduct, Disaster Management, WASH, Health, Search and Rescue Conduct a lesson learned workshop with AP040 volunteers Output S1.1.6: National Societies have the necessary corporate P&B GRC strategy for resource mobilization developed (Yes/No) infrastructure and systems in place Output Activities planned Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month

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The NS develops a strategy for resource AP042 mobilization The NS produces marketing and communication AP042 materials for resource mobilization at national level AP042 Warehouse rental with security Output S1.1.7: NS capacity to support community-based disaster P&B # of delegations strengthened through their EOC risk reduction, response and preparedness is strengthened Output Activities planned Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month Capacity strengthening of delegations, including their Board of Directors, through workshops on AP042 governance and development of organizational strategies Strengthening of delegations’ capacity to respond to emergencies through establishment AP002 or strengthening or their EOC (part of implementation following PER assessment) Prepositioning of materials for Damage and AP002 Needs Assessments at delegations (backpacks, clipboards, mobile phones, lanterns) Establishment of emergency communication AP002 cells in 5 delegations (Office space, computer, alarm bell) Procurement of VHF radios for preparedness AP002 and response Output S2.1.3: Coordinating role of the IFRC within the international P&B Federation-wide reporting mechanism developed (Yes/No) humanitarian system is enhanced. Output Activities planned 1 Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month 3 Coordinate Federation-wide response in consultation with all Federation members through AP055 establishment and implementation of a Federation-wide One Plan. Output S3.1.2: THE IFRC produces high-quality research and evaluations P&B that serve as the basis for promotion, resource mobilization and Lesson learn workshop developed (Yes/No) Output programming. Activities planned Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Week / Month

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AP055 Lesson Learned workshop P&B Output S4.1.4: Staff security is prioritised in all IFRC activities Security field assessment developed (Yes/No) Output Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Code Week / Month AP066 Security field assessment Operational Security Training for staff and AP066 volunteers

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Funding Requirements CHF 2,999,098

MDR43007 – CENTRAL AMERICA – Hurricanes Eta and Iota

Funding requirements - summary

Area of Intervention Needs in CHF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 161,971 SHELTER 118,219 LIVELIHOODS AND BASIC NEEDS 1,324,248 HEALTH 330,231 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE 532,356 PROTECTION, GENDER AND INCLUSION 77,264 MIGRATION 17,054 STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SOCIETIES 317,504 EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL DISASTER 95,818 MANAGEMENT INFLUENCE OTHERS AS LEADING 8,104 STRATEGIC PARTNERS ENSURE A STRONG IFRC 16,329 TOTAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS 2,999,098 all amounts in Swiss Francs (CHF)

BUDGET all amounts in Swiss Francs International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (CHF)

EMERGENCY APPEAL 22/12/2020 MDR43007- Guatemala – Hurricanes Eta & Iota

Budget by Resource

Budget Group Budget Shelter - Relief 795 Shelter - Transitional 0 Construction - Housing 0 Construction - Facilities 0 Construction Materials 3,407 Clothing & Textiles 27,257 Food 227,140 Seeds & Plants 4,543 Water, Sanitation & Hygiene 391,853 Medical & First Aid 98,099 Teaching Materials 117,829 Utensils & Tools 54,514 Other Supplies & Services 46,337 Emergency Response Units 0 Cash Disbursment 965,345

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Relief items, Construction, Supplies 1,937,118 Land & Buildings 2,271 Vehicles 0 Computers & Telecom 3,123 Office & Household Equipment 8,518 Medical Equipment 0 Other Machinery & Equipment 48,267 Land, vehicles & equipment 62,180 Storage 10,221 Distribution & Monitoring 1,136 Transport & Vehicles Costs 75,672 Logistics Services 36,342 Logistics, Transport & Storage 123,371 International Staff 0 National Staff 0 National Society Staff 346,711 Volunteers 97,361 Personnel 444,072 Consultants 5,451 Professional Fees 4,543 Consultants & Professional Fees 9,994 Workshops & Training 128,316 Workshops & Training 128,316 Travel 7,655 Information & Public Relations 32,708 Office Costs 42,452 Communications 25,349 Financial Charges 2,839 Other General Expenses 0 Shared Office and Services Costs 0 General Expenditure 111,003 Assets Depreciation 0 Depreciation 0 Cash Transfers National Societies 0 Cash Transfers to 3rd Parties 0 Contributions and Transfers 0

DIRECT COSTS 2,816,054 INDIRECT COSTS 183,044 TOTAL BUDGET 2,999,098

Reference documents For further information, specifically related to this operation please contact: Click here for: In the Guatemalan Red Cross • Information bulletin no. • Anabella Folgar Bonilla, President of Guatemalan Red Cross, phone: 1 +502 23816515; email: [email protected] • Information bulletin • Daniel E. Javiel Orellana, General Director, Guatemalan Red Cross; no. 2 phone: +502 23816515; email: [email protected] • Emergency Appeal • Operation Update no. In the IFRC regional office for the Americas: 1 • Nelson Ally Rodriguez, Head of the Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) in Central America, [email protected] • Felipe del Cid, Continental Operations Coordinator; phone: +507 317 3050; email: [email protected]

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• Mauricio Bustamante, Regional Logistics coordinator, phone: +507 317 • 3050; email: [email protected] • Sandra Romero, Partnerships and Resource Development, phone: +507 66706800, email: [email protected] • Susana Arroyo, Communications Manager, phone:+506 84161771, email: [email protected] • Maria Larios; Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting manager; phone: +507 317-3050; email: [email protected]

In Geneva:

• Antoine Belair; Operations Coordination Senior Officer; email: [email protected] • Eszter Matyeka DREF, Senior Officer; email: [email protected]

How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

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