CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
Emergency Appeal: # 6450  for $30,000
Madagascar Cyclone Kesiny
June 3, 2002


SITUATION: Almost on a yearly basis the island of Madagascar faces
tropical cyclones that devastate parts of the country. Despite the
repeated nature of cyclone disasters, the government of Madagascar has not
developed ways to reduce the impact of these cyclones; casualties and
infrastructure damage are almost always high.  May 9, Tropical Cyclone
Kesiny affected the northern tip of Madagascar, specifically, the areas
situated between Diego Suarez, Vohemar and Ambilobe in the province of
Antsirana.

The Church of Jesus Christ (FJKM), a member of the Action by Churches
Together (ACT) International network reports that 20 people died and 180
were injured while the infrastructure damage ran into million of dollars.


RESPONSE: CWS is responding through the FJKM, which is providing relief
food; rice and lentil seed to affected rural farmers; cleaning supplies
and clothing; housing rehabilitation kits; basic medicines. It is also
conducting capacity building training for local communities and
rehabilitation of water wells. The FJKM has implemented such other
programs before -- the last one being a response to two successive
cyclones, Eline and Gloria, that hit the island in February 2000 and was
responsible for more than 130 deaths.

The specific goal and objectives are to assist the more vulnerable victims
of this latest cyclone to return to their normal life - specifically, to
enable them to recover their means of subsistence, improve their health
and implement disaster prevention and mitigation strategies which will
prepare them to better address future emergency situations.

Specific objectives are to provide:
- 5 kilos each of rice and lentil seed to 2,000 affected farmers.
- 5 kilos each of rice and bean and 0,5 liter of oil per week during 2
  month to 1,500 effected families
- Basic resettlement kit to 1,500 families : soap, cholera treatment,
  second hand clothes
- Basic medicines kit to 20 FJKM dispensaries
- 1,500 families with housing rehabilitation kits; each kit will contain
- 2 metal sheets and 2 bags of cement.
- Basic medicines kit to 35 SAF / FJKM dispensaries in these region
- Train 80 trainers and 400 local beneficiaries in disaster assessment
  techniques, prevention and mitigation  strategies;
- Reconstitute 10 cereal granaries for food security with emergency stock
  in the affected regions.
- Rehabilitate and build 100 wells

Budget is for $304,618; this includes $160,614 in direct assistance,
particularly food, for immediate assistance; $99,390 in post-crisis
assistance, including well and construction supplies.

CWS-ERP is seeking $30,000 from its denominational members for this
appeal. For more specific information, including budget information,
contact CWS ERP.  Or go to the ACT web site: www.act-intl.org

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE, Madagascar Cyclone Kesiny, # 6459 (AFMG-21), P.O.
Box 968, Elkhart, IN, 46515.

Call the CWS HOTLINE for updates: (800) 297-1516.

For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is
responding, contact CWS Emergency Response.

Telephone: (212) 870-3151
E-mail: donnajderr@aol.com
After-hours emergency pager: (800) 780-0853
Web site: www.cwserp.org


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