Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia & Montenegro - EUSM-11 Revision 1
Appeal Target: US$ 13,121,579
Balance Requested from ACT Network:  US$ 11,701,922
Geneva,  20 February 2001


Please find attached EUSM-11 Appeal Revision 1.  This revision includes an
additional project of Hungarian Interchurch Aid's program for Serbia that,
due to technical reasons, was not included into the original appeal.

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is proposing to include the following
components in their program for Serbia:

Assistance to financially challenged students: food and non-food
  distribution
Soup kitchens
Provision of hot meals to IDPs, refugees and elderly
Distribution of firewood to vulnerable families


For the sake of brevity this document will only concern the Hungarian
Interchurch Aid (HIA) project.

For details concerning other projects in the appeal, please see the
original document EUSM-11 issued on 18 December 2000.



Project Completion Date:

Hungarian Interchurch Aid:  15 February 2001 - 15 June 2001


Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
   
Implementing            Project     Less: Pledges      Balance Reqstd
Partner                 Target      Contr. Recd        from ACT Network

HIA                     666,267         73,797              592,470
  (Sandzak)
EHO/LWF-WS            3,936,500        316,860            3,619,640
  (Vojvodina)
DW-DEA                  824,800        320,000              504,800
  (Serbia)
Philanthropy            320,881              0              320,881
  (Serbia & Montenegro)
UMCOR                 2,184,360        241,000            1,943,360
  (Serbia)
CWS                     827,271        468,000              359,271
 (Serbia & Montenegro)
IOCC                  3,867,869              0            3,867,869
  (Serbia & Montenegro)
Regional Co-ordination  148,180              0              148,180
  (Skopje and Belgrade)

Hungarian I'church Aid  345,451              0              345,451
 (HIA)

TOTAL                13,121,579      1,419,657           11,701,922



REQUESTING ACT-MEMBER

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA)



IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION

The program will be implemented by Hungarian Interchurch Aid in close
co-operation with its local partners, Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation
(EHO) in Voivodina - Ada, Backi Petrovac (Petroc), Muzlja (Muzslya), Novi
Sad (Ujvidek), Senta (Zenta), Sremski Karlovci (Karloca), Subotica
(Szabadka), Temerin, Zrenjanin - with and for different church-related
student help associations and hostels along with Serbian Orthodox Church
Organisation on IDPs in Belgrade area and Bor.

HIA and EHO look back on a very long and fruitful common history. HIA had
an essential share in establishing EHO in 1993.

Reacting to the Kosovo crisis in 1999 the two ACT-members had a common
psycho-social rehabilitation program (ACT/HIA/EHO "Island of hope"
EUKC91).

In ACT Appeal EUBK01 ACT/HIA implemented a program supported by the
Episcopate of Belgrade, Serbian Orthodox Church. This project focused on
supporting 5 IDP-camps in the Belgrade area and on distribution of food
and non-food items.



GOAL & OBJECTIVES

ACT/HIA's current project proposal includes the following components:

Distribution of food and non-food items on a monthly basis for students
living in hostels and for student help organisations in Voivodina,

Operation of a soup kitchen in Belgrade,

Distribution of 200 m3 firewood in two collective centres - Kaluderica and
Resnik,

Distribution of food and hygiene family parcels for IDPs between Belgrade
and Krusevac, and in Bor in each second month.



Objectives:

To provide food and hygiene kits for pupils and students living in
different church-related hostels and being assisted through student help
organisations,

To provide family food and hygiene parcels for IDP-families,

To help these pupils and students remain at secondary schools and
universities by assuring them of this basic assistance,

To provide one hot meal daily, seven days a week to IDPs, refugees and
pensioners,

To provide firewood for IDP-families.




TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

During the implementation of the current project proposal ACT/HIA will
target the most vulnerable social groups in Serbian society, namely
refugees from BiH and Croatia, IDPs (Serbs), pensioners, pupils and
students:

2,472 pupils and students in different towns of Voivodina,

500 beneficiaries (IDPs, refugees and pensioners) in the soup kitchen in
Belgrade,

500 IDP-families between Belgrade and Krusevac

1,722 Kosovo IDPs in Bor,

100 IDP-families through the distribution of firewood,



PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Distribution of food and hygiene articles to students living in hostels
and for students being supported through student help organisations will
be carried out throughout Voivodina on a monthly basis in co-operation
with EHO. These institutions and organisations target different ethnic
minorities living in Voivodina (Croats, Hungarians, Slovaks and Serbs) and
are operated by different churches - Serbian Orthodox Church, Slovak
Lutheran Church, Roman Catholic Church and Hungarian Reformed Church.

The beneficiaries of this component are pupils and students (age between
14 - 22) who come from very poor families, live in the country and, due to
the economic situation in FRY would be unable to continue their studies
without such assistance.  Beside this assistance the student help
organisations assist with money to cover travel expenses. Previously EHO
provided them significant assistance through the distribution of different
in-kind donations.

ACT/HIA in close co-operation with its local partner, EHO will distribute
food and hygiene parcels on a monthly basis to these students. The food
parcels will contain 2 ltr vegetable oil, 1 kg sugar, 500 g margarine,
canned meat, 1 kg Macaroni, 0,5 kg milk powder, 20 pieces of multivitamin
tablets and canned food. A hygiene parcel will contain 1 kg washing
powder, 0,5 l washing up liquid, 2 bars of soap, tooth-paste (75 ml) and 4
rolls toilet paper.

Distribution will take place in close co-operation with EHO and the
management of the involved institutions.

There are further needs for shoes, bedding, clothes and school-kits.
ACT/HIA/EHO would highly appreciate these kind of in-kind donations from
ACT-members.


Through the winter ACT/HIA wishes to contribute to the operation of a soup
kitchen established by its local partner from the Episcopate of Belgrade.
The soup kitchen will be located in the place of a restaurant with only
minor repairs necessary. At first the soup kitchen will provide 500 meals
for the beneficiaries 7 days a week. The costs of a portion will not
exceed DEM 1,8 (USD 0,84) and the beneficiaries can either take the meal
away or eat it on site. 50% of the beneficiaries will be IDPs and
refugees, while the other 50% will be pensioners living below the poverty
line and/or being ill. Each beneficiary will receive a card that certifies
his/her involvement and after receiving the food (s)he will sign a
receipt.

There are 220 IDPs living in the collective centre in Kaluderica and 190
in Resnik making 100 families in the two camps. ACT/HIA wishes to
distribute each family 2 m3 firewood to ease heating problems in the
winter. Among others, these two camps were supported in ACT-Appeal EUBK01
as well.

ACT/HIA in close co-operation with its local partner plans to distribute
500 family food and hygienic parcels for IDPs living with host families
between Belgrade and Krusevac. Distribution will take place on a bimonthly
basis. A family food parcel will contain: 3 ltr edible oil, 2 kg beans, 3
kg sugar, 4x150 g canned meat, 4 kg milk powder, 4 kg macaroni, 0,5 kg
spices and 5 kg flour. A family hygiene parcel will contain 4 kg washing
powder, 1 kg antiseptic, 5 bars of soup, 0,5 ltr shampoo, 1 ltr washing
liquid and 5 tubes tooth paste.

Furthermore, ACT/HIA plans to assist 1,722 IDPs living in private
accommodation (1,146) and in collective centres (576) in Bor on the
Romanian-Bulgarian border. 9% thereof are children. ACT/HIA will carry out
these distributions on a bimonthly basis. For those living in collective
centres, food items will be delivered in bulk.



ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING

The program will be implemented by ACT/HIA in close co-operation with its
local ACT-partner, Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation (EHO) and the
Episcopate of Belgrade (SOC).

The project will be directed by ACT/HIA Head of International Programs.
ACT/HIA will be responsible for finances, monitoring and reporting towards
ACT CO and the back donors. One Project Assistant will be seconded from
EHO and 2 others will be hired locally. Additionally ACT/HIA will employ 3
locals as transport monitors.



IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE

1 March - 1 July, 2000 (4 months)



CO-ORDINATION

ACT/HIA will co-ordinate its activities with ACT CO, ACT-members active in
FRY and ACT RCO in Skopje, local congregations in Voivodina.



BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE

Description   Type of   No of   Unit Cost   Budget
   Unit   Units   US$   US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE            
Food distribution         
Flour   Kg   9,604   0.16   1,521
Vegetable oil   Litre   26,460   0.74   19,580
Pasta   Kg   18,032   0.56   10,098
Sugar   Kg   15,420   0.60   9,252
Margarine   0.5 kg   9,888   0.96iffe   9,492
Canned meat   Tin   27,920   0.47   13,122
Milk powder   0.5 Kg   32,656   2.04   66,618
Canned food   Can   39,552   1.56   61,701
Multivitamins   Tube   20,400   1.38   28,152
Beans   Kg   4,072   1.40   5,701
Spices   0.5 Kg   2,612   0.65   1,698
Meat   Kg   1,000   2.50   2,500
Sub total            191,386
            
 Description   Type of   No of   Unit Cost   Budget
   Unit   Units   US$   US$
Hygiene items         
Detergent   Kg   18,032   0.85   15,327
Shampoo   Litre   2,612   1.02   2,664
Wash liquid   0.5 litre   12,924   0.43   5,557
Soap   Piece   29,380   0.28   8,226
Tooth paste   Tube   18,338   0.70   12,837
Toilet paper (4 rolls)   Pack   9,886   0.56   5,536
Antisepctic   600 gr.   2,612   1.00   2,612
Sub total            52,760
            
Distribution of firewood   M3   200   23.26   4,652
            
Nutritional Inputs            
Soup kitchen   Portion   60,000   0.84   50,400
SUB TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE            299,197
            
            
MATERIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, HANDLING      
Material transport            
Truck Rental and Related Costs   Truck   10   1,162.79   11,628
Other Internal Transport Costs   Lumpsum         2,326
Storage, Warehousing, Handling            
Warehouse   Month   4   300.00   1,200
Other (customs clearance)   Truck   10   250.00   2,500
Sub total            17,653
            
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT            
Office equipment            
Computer + printer   Unit   1   2,000.00   2,000
         
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT      
ProjectStaff Salaries & Support            
Project Director   Month   4   1,000.00   4,000
Project Assistants (3 persons)   Month   4   400.00   4,800
Finance Officer   Month   4   600.00   2,400
Logistics Officer   Month   4   500.00   2,000
Transport monitors (3 persons)   Month   4   200.00   2,400
Staff Travel            
International Travel   Month   4   200.00   800
Local and Regional Travel   Month   4   300.00   1,200
Office Operations            
Office Stationery & Supplies   Month   4   50.00   200
Communications            
Telephone and Fax   Month   4   500.00   2,000
Vehicle operations            
Fuel   Month   4   500.00   2,000
Other costs            
Bank Charges   Lumpsum         3,800
Sub total            25,600
            
Audit & Evaluation   Lumpsum         1,000

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE         345,451


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