SIX MONTH CONSOLIDATED REPORT COVERING October 2009 through March 2010
Appeal target (current): CHF 2,469,064 (USD 2.45 million or EUR 1.63 million);
Appeal coverage: With 106% 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:
Six months after the September earthquake and tsunami, families are engaged in working on their houses and in developing plantations. Housing construction is in full swing, with a large percentage of households having selected to receive materials from the government and providing their own labor for construction. Some completed houses remain uninhabited as families wait for electricity and water supply connection before moving. The first of the beach tourist bungalows opened for business in February, with many others under construction. For SRCS the six month mark gave time to reflect on the progress made to date. The objectives for providing assistance in relief distribution; and water and sanitation, which were to be completed in the first six months following the tsunami, have been met and the Samoa Red Cross Society is now focussing on planning for the next four years and catching up with the organizational changes brought about by rapid expansion.
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 New Zealand Red Cross and Swedish Red Cross/Swedish government, the government of the Republic of Korea Red Cross, Irish Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross, Monaco Red Cross,; and USAID.
The IFRC on behalf of the Samoa Red Cross Society would like to thank all partners for their generous contributions.