CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
CWS EMERGENCY APPEAL: 2008 CHINA EARTHQUAKE (UPDATE)
July 24, 2008


SITUATION:  The death toll from the May 12 earthquake centered in 
Sichuan province, China, now stands at 69,197, Chinese government 
authorities said today, with 18,209 still missing and 374,176 injured, 
with nearly 1.49 million residents relocated.


RESPONSE: Church World Service continues its support of the Amity 
Foundation, an Action By Churches Together (ACT) member, in this 
response.

In the CWS-supported response, Amity is assisting 20,000 families -- 
some 75,000 people -- through distribution of mostly non-food items, 
continued provision of psycho-social care, reconstruction of 500 houses, 
two primary schools and five village clinics, repair of 20 water 
systems, provision of emergency preparedness training and cash grants 
for the purchase of agricultural tools. Work is focused on Beichuan, 
Mianzhu, Wen Chuan, Shifang, Dujiangyan and Pengzhou counties in Sichuan 
Province; Wen County in Gansu Province; and Lueyang County in Shaanxi 
Province.

In a recent update to CWS and other international partner agencies, 
Amity reported:

++ The central government has designated 21 provinces and autonomous 
regions to each be responsible for one heavily hit county for 
reconstruction and rehabilitation work. Jiangsu Province, where Amity is 
based, has been assigned to work in Mianzhu County.

++ Each of the 13 prefectures/cities, along with 5 economically strong 
counties in Jiangsu, will assist one particular township in Mianzhu. 
Altogether 18 townships in Mianzhu will be partnership for assistance by 
18 cities/counties in Jiangsu.

Amity has decided to focus its long-term efforts on assisting schools 
with supplies, books and other materials as well as providing help in 
the construction of communal buildings and infrastructure in some of 
these towns.


BUDGET: Includes $3.9 million in direct assistance, including $670,436 
during crisis phrase, of which was $276,006 was food aid;  $2,762,319 
during the post-crisis phase: $1.4 million in housing construction; 
$434,783 in school assistance, and $434,783 in drinking water 
rehabilitation, among major items.

Contributions to support this emergency appeal may be sent to your 
denomination or to Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN, 
46515.  Please designate: Appeal # 699-B, 2008 China Earthquake 
Response.  For further information about disasters to which Church World 
Service is responding please visit www.churchworldservice.org or call 
the CWS Hotline, (800) 297-1516.

CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151

Program Director and International Response Contact: 
dderr@churchworldservice.org

Domestic: bvollmering@churchworldservice.org


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