GLIDE No. TS-2009-000209-ASM; and TS-2009-000210-WSM
FOUR MONTH CONSOLIDATED REPORT COVERING October 2009 through January 2010
Appeal target (current): CHF 2,469,064 (USD 2.45 million or EUR 1.63 million);
Appeal coverage: With 103% contributions received to date, the appeal is fully covered and no additional support is required;
Appeal history:
- A Revised Emergency Appeal was launched on 26 October seeking CHF 2,469,064 (USD 2.45 million and EUR 1.63 million) to assist 5,000 people (625 families) for 18 months.
- A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 6 October 2009 seeking CHF 2,888,262 (USD 2.8 million 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 313,134 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:
Four months after the September earthquake and tsunami, families are focussing on recovery activities. During the extended Christmas and New Year holiday season many families hosted relatives from abroad or travelled overseas to see relatives. These large family gatherings provided a time for remembrance for loved ones who died as a result of the tsunami and also provided an opportunity for extended families to be together to consider, discuss and make decisions on issues precipitated by the disaster. This year-end reflection extended to the Red Cross as well. In December 2009, the Samoa Red Cross Society held a staff and volunteer retreat to review the past year and plan for the year ahead. This was followed by a lessons learnt workshop on the relief operation held in January 2010, hosted by Samoa Red Cross Society, with participation from other Pacific national societies, the International Federation, Australian Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross and the French Red Cross. Note that through the holiday season, the Samoa Red Cross Society continued to provide uninterrupted water trucking services.
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, Red Cross Society of China, Danish Red Cross, Irish Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross, Monaco Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross and Swedish Red Cross/Swedish government, the government of the Republic of Korea; and USAID.
The International Federation on behalf of the Samoa Red Cross Society would like to thank all partners for their generous contributions.