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Earthquake and Tsunami MDRWS001 Samoa: Operation update n° 3 GLIDE n° TS-2009-000209-ASM; and Earthquake and TS-2009-000210-WSM 12 November 2009 tsunami Period covered by this Ops Update: 11 October to 12 November 2009; Appeal target (current): CHF 2,469,064 (USD 2.45 million or EUR 1.63 million) <click here to view the attached Revised Emergency Appeal Budget> Appeal coverage: With 87% contributions received to date, and those in the pipeline, the appeal is fully covered, and no additional support is required; <click here to go directly to the updated donor response report, or here to link to contact details > Appeal history: • A Revised Emergency Appeal as launched on 26 October seeking CHF2,469,064 (USD 2.45 million and EUR 1.63 million) to assist 5000 people (625 families) for 18 months <click here to view the attached Revised Emergency Appeal Budget> Samoa Red Cross Society volunteers build a shelter for a • A Preliminary Emergency Appeal 3000 litre communal water tank in Mutiatele. was launched on 6 October 2009 Photo credit: International Federation seeking CHF 2,888,262 (USD 2.8million or EUR 1.9 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Samoa Red Cross Society to assist 15,000 beneficiaries (3,000 families) for 18 months. • On 30 September 2009, CHF 325,134 (USD 313,957 or EUR 215,406) was allocated from the International Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. This operation is to be implemented over an eighteen month period and is expected to be completed by March 2011. A final report will be made available by June 2011, three months after the end of the operation. Summary: The emergency activities of the operations including the distribution of food and non-food items; emergency shelter materials; household items; and water and sanitation activities have all but ended, and early recovery activities have commenced. This appeal will focus on supporting the Samoa Red Cross Society to provide appropriate and timely response in delivering assistance, relief and early recovery for up to 5,000 people (625 families, based on 8 people per family) for 18 months. Indirectly, the Samoa Red Cross Society will reach more than 12,000 people in the tsunami affected area, through some interventions such as hygiene promotion and 2 water and sanitation. As of today, the Samoa Red Cross Society has provided support to 582 families in 32 villages with food and non-food items as well as emergency shelter materials. Some of the items for emergency relief such as tarpaulins, hygiene parcels, mosquito nets and water jerry cans have been mobilized from preparedness stock and donations. (Details are available under each objective within this report). The household shelter tool kits for the targeted 500 families are expected to arrive in Apia in November, on an Australian Navy vessel and distribution is likely to start from the third week of November. Social mapping of the affected villages has been conducted by the staff and volunteers from Samoa Red Cross Society who are being trained on the job by the field assessment and coordination team members; and recovery delegate. This mapping will assist in identifying detailed vulnerabilities and facilitate the distribution of any further non-food items (such as mosquito nets) as well as to develop target beneficiaries for household rainwater harvesting kits and livelihood grants. Partners who have made contributions to this appeal thus far include: American Red Cross, Australian Red Cross, British Red Cross/ British government, Canadian Red Cross/ Canadian government, Danish Red Cross, Irish Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross, Monaco Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross and Swedish Red Cross/ Swedish government, and the government of the Republic of Korea. The International Federation on behalf of the Samoa Red Cross Society would like to thank all partners for their generous response to this appeal. The situation Over this reporting period, a great deal of implementation took place. Activities being implemented include water, sanitation and hygiene promotions in schools and colleges. 80 per cent of household mapping of the affected areas in Samoa has been completed. Shelter has been built at specific locations to be able to place communal water tanks that become catchment areas. The same water tanks also contribute to the water supply in the area. Lastly, the distribution of clothes (non-food item) and canned food (food items) is still going on in some affected areas. Coordination and partnerships The Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) is led early on in the emergency with response at the country level and has been proactive in requesting international support for their disaster response efforts. The majority of international relief support was provided by the governments of New Zealand and Australia, particularly in the health sector; and search and rescue. New Zealand’s International Aid & Development Agency (NZAID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) announced contributions of approximately NZD 6.1 million each (totalling NZD 12.2 million) for long-term infrastructure redevelopment in the tsunami affected area. The cluster system was activated by the inter-agency standing committee (IASC) for the clusters of education; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); health; early recovery, and protection. After some discussion, it was agreed that the emergency shelter cluster was not required. This was due to the scale of this disaster, the small number of actors in this sector and the fact that emergency shelter needs had largely been met by the Samoa Red Cross Society’s stock distributions. After a short time, the lead roles for both the Health and WASH clusters were handed over to the pre-existing coordination mechanisms, led by the relevant government department, rather than continuing parallel coordination. The United Nations Disaster Assessement and Coordination team (UNDAC) departed Samoa on 9 October, handing over their previous responsibilities to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). UN OCHA departed Samoa by the end of October, with the major coordination function being undertaken by the Samoan government. SRCS volunteers managing basic stocks. Photo credit: International Federation 3 Red Cross and Red Crescent action The Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) responded quickly in accordance with the national disaster management plan, as an auxiliary agency to the Samoan government. In addition, to the Samoa government national disaster management office (NDMO), SRCS was the main organization at the forefront of the response to this disaster. During the emergency, SRCS immediately conducted a rapid assessment of the affected area; and on the basis of this started distributing their pre-stocked relief items, such as kitchen sets, mosquito nets, blankets, water containers, food, clothes and sheltering materials. SRCS volunteers were also very active from the beginning of the operations. Volunteer numbers increased to over 200 at the height of the operations and were strongly supported by the local Samoan community who provided transportation, assistance in systems and infrastructure; and food for volunteers. All staff and volunteers of the SRCS were well managed and worked around the clock in the first two weeks after the disaster. They were able to do so due to the strong support and encouragement they received from SRCS. Although volunteer numbers have now decreased, a core group of regular and newly recruited volunteers remain active to support the relief and recovery operation. To date, the the Samoan government’s national disaster management office (NDMO) and the Samoa Red Cross Society continue to be in the forefront of disaster response. Assessments have been completed while relief distribution: namely, with non-food items like clothes, and water distribution still continues in some of the affected areas. (The distribution list is being prepared for the distribution of shelter tool kits and household water tanks). Samoa Red Cross Society volunteers still continue to support the national society in distribution; construction of water tank bases and housing for the tanks; promoting health and hygiene activities, and in recovery activities. This Operation This Appeal will focus on supporting the SRCS to provide appropriate and timely response in delivering assistance; particularly for relief and early recovery to up to 5,000 people (625 families, based on eight people per family) for 18 months. This plan considers the current capacity of the SRCS as well as the intense capacity building effort to deliver support to beneficiaries from this disaster. In addition, great emphasis is also placed on risk reduction in the face of future disasters in Samoa. Support has been provided to beneficiaries in the emergency period in the sectors of: relief, water and sanitation (WatSan), shelter, psychosocial support (PSP) and restoring family links (RFL). In the recovery period this plan of action will focus on the sectors of water and sanitation (WatSan), livelihoods, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and Health (CBHFA). Organizational development and capacity building with SRCS in light of this emergency is a continuous process throughout the whole period through this plan of action. Operations will be developed by an integrated recovery programming process that aims to work with the affected communities in identifying and addressing their recovery needs in a holistic manner. The relief and recovery processes will be supported and guided by a commitment to continuous learning through an ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes. RELIEF DISTRIBUTION (NON-FOOD ITEMS) Objective: The needs of up to 5,000 people (625 families) along the affected area (including the districts of Aleipata, Falealili and Manono island) are met over one month, based on assessment results Immediate actions Expected results Activities planned 4 Essential non-food items are • Undertake a needs assessment in the affected area to formulate a provided to up to 625 families in distribution plan accordance with their identified • Develop beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system to needs.
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