Extract
Appeal Target: US$ 9,178,537
Balance Requested: US$ 6,660,808
Geneva, 13 July 2008
Dear Colleagues,
On 2 and 3 May 2008 a massive cyclone (Nargis) hit Myanmar (Burma) affecting the lives of approximately 24 million people in 115 townships, according to United Nations (UN) estimates and collective assessments by the international communities. Winds of 200km per hour swept through the Irrawaddy Delta and the former capital of Yangon leaving devastation in its wake. A first appeal (ASMY81) was issued for the crisis and early recovery phase of the ACT response.
ASMY82 was first issued for Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) on October 15th, 2008 to provide housing rehabilitation assistance for 850 households in 36 villages, strengthened disaster preparedness through the construction of 10 community cyclone shelters, and the promotion of knowledge exchange with partners in Bangladesh remains unchanged.
A first revision of the appeal was issued on 19 December 2008 to include Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS P/A) – proposing assistance in the area of agricultural livelihoods recovery and food security; and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), planning to provide improved access to potable water, assist communities in rebuilding schools and build multi purpose community hall/evaluation center facilities. These members are also focusing on reducing disaster risk and poverty related vulnerabilities through empowering the socially and economically marginalized people and developing an effective responsive capacity within the communities.
This second revision of ASMY82 is issued in order to include programmes by ACT members Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Danchurchaid (DCA), in continuation of their ASMY81 programmes with a focus now on agricultural livelihood recovery and rehabilitation.
