CRS/Pakistan Transitional Shelter Response for Flood-Affected Households in Sindh - # AID-OFDA-G-13-00008 QUARTERLY REPORT 01 JULY 2013 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 CRS/Headquarters CRS/Pakistan Contact Person: Marc Goldberg Contact Person: Andrew Schaefer Mailing Address: 228 W. Lexington St. Mailing Address: House 8, Street 60, F7-4 Baltimore, MD 21201 Islamabad, Pakistan Telephone: (410) 951-7255 Telephone: +92 (51) 287 3226 / 287 2661 E-mail:
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[email protected] Project Title: Transitional Shelter Response for Flood-Affected Households in Sindh Project Number: #AID-OFDA-G-13-00008 Project Duration: December 03, 2012 – March 02, 2014 Project Cost: $3,080,156 Reporting Period: July 01, 2013 – September 30, 2013 Date of submission: October 31, 2013 I. Project Background From 7 to 10 September 2012, heavy rain inundated communities in northern Sindh, northeastern Balochistan and southern Punjab Provinces of Pakistan with more than 400mm of rain resulting in widespread flooding. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is currently responding to the shelter needs of communities heavily affected by both the catastrophic 2010 and 2012 floods. In August 2013, a no-cost extension (NCE) was approved for a 2 months. Later in August submitted a cost modification to OFDA for construction of an additional 1,010 shelters and a 6 month program extension. Overall with the modifications, the CRS shelter program has received a total of $3,479,291 – a grant from OFDA for $3,080,156; complemented by $252,897 (€191,817) from Cordaid, and $146,238 from CRS funds. The shelter program plans to support a total of 5,167 households (approximately 31,002 beneficiaries) in Jacobabad District, Sindh Province whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged in the floods.