DRCongo - ACT: 19-Jan-00
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - Democratic Republic of Congo
Emergency Relief - AFDC-11
Appeal Target: US$ 1,097,649
Geneva, 19 January 2001
The civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues despite
the Lusaka Peace Accord signed in 1999 by all parties to the war. It has
been a complex and the same time a chaotic war with many groups involved
(9). The number of casualties among the population is estimated to be very
high albeit accurate figures are difficult to get. But various UN reports
estimate over 2 million people internally displaced, and over 300,000 fled
to neighbouring countries as refugees. According to the UN's OCHA
government spending on health and education has dropped to less than 1% of
government expenditure, leaving nearly a third of the children
malnourished, with 10% severely so.
The Lusaka Peace Accord signed in July, 1999 has been abrogated by all
belligerents and there seems to be no end in sight to the war. The failure
of the Lusaka Peace Accord seems mainly to have been a failure of
leadership as the success of the accord depended on the co-operation of
the parties to it. Unfortunately, none of the signatories fulfilled what
they had pledged, each blaming the other for non-compliance.
The humanitarian needs of the victims of the war in the DRC are massive
given the large number of affected people. The most urgent needs are food,
medicines, shelter and clothing. The ACT alliance has been responding to
some of the humanitarian needs and since the war started in 1998, five
appeals have been issued for the DRC. The response to the appeals however,
has been poor with only one appeal having a coverage of above 50% of the
target. The concentration of the ACT response has been in the Eastern part
of the country which accounts for a large number of IDPs in the country.
Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) in North, and South Kivu and the Lutheran
World Federation / World Service (LWF/WS) working with the Eglise du
Christ au Congo - Kisangani (ECC-Kisangani) are proposing programmes
comprising the following:
Food distribution
Distribution of non food items
Shelter
Health, Water & Sanitation
Distribution of tools and vegetable seeds
(It should be noted that in the previous appeals for South Kivu and North
Kivu, the ECC were part of the Christian Aid and ACT-BOAD appeals
respectively. But now the ECC and its member churches have opted to have
their independent programs in the appeal).
The latest news of the assassination of President Kabila on 16 January
2001 may change the political situation in the country and therefore the
face of the war. But at this stage, it would be difficult to predict which
way the events will go. The imminent changes in the political situation
and the effect that this change might cause on the current civil conflict
in the country could affect the ACT response in the DRC. Consequently,
there may be a revision of this appeal.
Project Completion Date: 31 July 2001
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
Less Pledges and Balance Required
Appeal Target Contrib Received from ACT Network
ECC/LWF 517,940 0 517,940
Kisangani
ECC 147,702 0 147,702
North Kivu
ECC 432,007 0 432,007
South Kivu
Total Target US$ 1,097,649 0 1,097,649
Ms. Genevieve Jacques Thor-Arne Prois Rev. Rudolf Hinz
Director ACT Coordinator Director
WCC/Cluster on Relations LWF/World Service
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION:
The civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues despite
the signing of the Lusaka peace accord in July 1999. There have been
blatant violations of the accord by both the government and the rebels
with their external backers, leaving little hope of peace returning to the
country in the foreseeable future. The foreign armies of Zimbabwe,
Namibia, Angola supporting Kabila are still in the country and it is clear
they have their individual reasons for their actions which are not
necessarily in the interest of the DRC and its people. Rwandan and Ugandan
troops backing the rebel forces, Rasseblement Congolais Pour la Democratie
(RCD) and Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo (MLC) control the eastern
provinces of North and South Kivu, Maniema and Orientale as well as parts
of Equateur and Katanga. At one level, it is a conflict between two
regional alliances - a Great Lakes alliance of Rwanda, Uganda, and
Burundi, versus one of Angola, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
According to UN sources, up to 2 million persons have been displaced by
the civil war with over 300,000 fleeing into neighbouring countries as
refugees. Our church members in the country have indicated close to 1
million people are said to have died in this conflict, while tens of
thousands are unaccounted for as they have fled to the forests where they
cannot be reached by the humanitarian organisations. The economic
conditions have worsened for the majority of people of the DRC. WFP
estimates that over 16 million, one third of the DRC population, are
affected by food shortages with two million of these facing severe
shortages. The level of malnutrition in children is alarmingly high and
with the lack of medicines the mortality rates are also high.
KISANGANI - EMERGENCY RELIEF TO WAR AFFECTED
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
The Lutheran World Federation Department for World Service, Rwanda Program
(LWF/DWS- Rwanda) along with the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC - l'Eglise
du Christ au Congo), Eastern Province and its member churches.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INFORMATION
Description of ACT Member
LWF/DWS - Rwanda is a program of LWF/DWS Geneva. Because of easier
access, responsibility for the Eastern province of DRC and North and South
Kivu was passed over to LWF/DWS Rwanda in October 2000 with LWF'DWS-KS
continuing to have overall responsibility for the DRC.
LWF/DWS has long and comprehensive operational experience in assisting
people affected by emergencies, regardless of race, gender, religious
belief, nationality, ethnic origin and political persuasion.
Description of ACT member-implementing partner
ECC is the co-ordination body of protestant churches in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC). ECC in the Eastern province carries out its
humanitarian activities through its co-ordination department for Emergency
Aid and has vast experience in relief and rehabilitation activities in
Kisangani City and district. LWF and ECC have co-operated together in the
past in Kisangani most recently in an appeal, which was completed in July
1999.
Member churches ECC
The ECC in Kisangani has 18 members churches. One church, the Community of
Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC) has had wide experience in
execution of emergency and relief projects. In 1997 it co-operated with
NCA on a very effective project to assist the victims of the war refugees
and displaced people on the Walikale, Masisi and Kisangani axis. Also in
South Kivu it currently co-ordinates pharmacy services for all ECC members
health facilities in South Kivu/Bukavu.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION (specific for Kisangani)
Background
Kisangani District is in the Eastern Province of the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC) on the Congo River. It is 400 km from the Rwanda border to
the east, and 1,000 km from the capital Kinshasa, to the Southwest.
The population of Kisangani City and its rural periphery (the district) is
estimated at between 600,000 and 700,000. This consists of an urban
population of 500,000 to 600,000 and a rural population of 100,000 to
150,000. The fighting in June 2000 in and around the city affected
everyone. It caused about 800 civilian deaths, much injury (physical and
psychological) and a large amount of displacement. There was severe
destruction and looting of property, including crops. Most infrastructures
have been reduced to an even worse state than before.
Since June 2000 the security situation has been improving slowly, at least
within Kisangani City, and increasingly in surrounding areas. The Lusaka
agreement and its implementation is now being co-ordinated by UN troops
positioned in Kisangani and there is an increasing presence on the ground
of UN and humanitarian agencies. This is very important for the delivery
of the required humanitarian assistance to the target beneficiaries.
Kisangani continues to be isolated from its main supply routes - road from
Goma (400 Km) and Buvira (600Km) and the river from Kinshasa. In what was
once a busy in-land port, the cranes are idle and only local canoes ply
the river. Airfreight is the main way to transport items and that has
increased greatly since June but is of course very expensive.
The population continues to cope with the trauma of the June war and the
ongoing insecurity. Their most pressing problems are severe lack of food,
seeds, farm tools, medical services (including medicines) and shelter.
Farming families are anxious to normalise their lives as quickly as
possible and replant. Yet seeds are scarce due to looting by soldiers and
feeding of the displaced which depleted nearly all-agricultural seeds.
Current situation
There has been at least twelve years of instability and socio-economic
deterioration in the emergency area - leading to the earlier ACT appeals.
The fighting in June between Ugandan and Rwandan troops and the
destruction that occurred has turned a chronic situation into an acute
one. Since June there has been a slow improvement in the security
situation but the need for humanitarian assistance continues not just for
Kisangani but for the rural population surrounding the city where, until
recently, there was very limited access.
Impact on Human Lives
ECC and its members churches were present throughout the fighting in June
and have borne witness to the sufferings of the population. The weeks of
fighting (locally referred to as "the war") displaced large areas of the
city and surrounding rural areas. The high number of displaced persons,
who fled to other parts of the town and nearby rural areas, meant that
undisplaced households had to share their food with many others.
The situation continues with still large numbers of families displaced in
and around Kisangani town. Most of the assistance between July and
December has focused on Kisangani City because of difficulty in accessing
the rural areas. With improving security ECC and its members churches now
feel that assistance should try to target the rural population around
Kisangani. There is much concern about the situation in those areas which
have until now been inaccessible, as the health centres continue to see
increasing cases of malnutrition among individuals arriving from the rural
areas.
Health centres throughout the period since June have continued to operate
on a regular basis. They do, however, face many difficulties particularly
due to the high demand with some trying to provide services over and above
their capacity. Shortage of medicines also continues to be a major
problem. The same applies to nutrition centres, which also continued to
operate despite very low levels of funds for operating purposes and levels
of food dangerously low.
Description of damages
Both LWF's assessment mission, to Kisangani in July and later in December
2000, observed the vast extent of the damage to homes, churches and other
buildings - the entire town suffered from shelling (over 6,000) with few
buildings escaping damage and no roof without bullet holes. In Tshopo and
neighbouring communes, many roofs were completely blown off, walls
destroyed and those which were not, were pot-marked all over. There was
also severe looting by soldiers of livestock and crops along with any
other property they could get their hands on.
The follow-up mission by LWF-Rwanda with some members of ECC North Kivu in
early December saw improvement in terms of security. The humanitarian
agencies are now able to locate themselves in Kisangani and implement
programmes to assist the population. Yet the destruction and suffering of
the population is still evident. Little has been done on the physical
rehabilitation of damaged structures and homes. There also continues to be
large numbers of displaced people and around Kisangani City who require
assistance to establish their lives and meet the most basis needs for
food, shelter and health services.
Location of the Proposed Response
The most critical need in Kisangani and its surrounding areas continues to
be food security. The response will be principally in the rural periphery
of the city. This support will be in co-operation with ECC and its member
churches.
Due to increased security one strategy will be to work with ECC members
churches in the rural areas surrounding the city with the objective to
identify and assist the most vulnerable families. The project will also
continue supporting the ECC association of market gardeners (with whom
LWF/DWS was also working in 1999).
Inside Kisangani city, other sectors will also be supported where member
churches of ECC are active, especially in nutrition and health centres.
There is no firm boundary between the rural periphery and the city and in
practice, there is a great deal of overlap. Much of the rural periphery
could be classified as peri-urban with some urban dwellers being
cultivators. Access to rural area around Kisangani is improving all the
time with up to 50 km possible in some directions yet intervention by
other agencies in these areas as of early December was very limited.
Disaster and Emergency statistics
It has been difficult to obtain accurate statistics on the impact of the
June war. From the six days of fighting estimates for deaths are 800
excluding military casualties. For Kisangani City as a whole, LWF learnt
from figures provided by ECC that 1,000 houses were destroyed, 800 people
died, 3,000 seriously injured, 28,000 people displaced. Just to
demonstrate the level of disruption in Kelele one small part of a commune,
3,000 people were displaced.
These figures only hint at the disruption caused by the war in June, with
institutions looted, water polluted, church, commercial and governmental
infrastructures severely damaged. In December much of this destruction and
disruption was still in evidence. The humanitarian efforts to assist have
made some progress but there was much still to be done.
It is difficult to quantify crop loses and hectare damaged. The high
numbers of displaced people meant that even in December, fields were still
abandoned in some places. In other areas seeds and agricultural inputs had
been distributed but this was very limited and many families had still
failed to receive assistance. This was particularly apparent in the rural
areas around the city which, until recently, had not been accessible to
humanitarian agencies. Small amounts of food are entering the city but the
range of food types is very limited. Dependence on cassava is still very
high, which raises concern about nutrition levels. This particularly as
particularly evident as health facilities still meet high levels of
malnutrition among the population they serve.
Current security situation
The authority in Kisangani and all the way to the border with Rwanda
(400Km) is the Congolese Rally for Democracy. The Ugandan and Rwandan
armies have remained far from the city in line with the agreement reached
in June. So too it appears are other rebel movements and for the present,
security seems adequate. UN and other International agencies are
pragmatically positive about the situation. Though there is still concern
about the uncertain future and the continuing humanitarian crisis looming
over the population. Operations of International agencies are increasing
with many agencies now opening offices in Kisangani with both national and
international staff present - another reflection of the increased
security. The two airports continue to be active with increased numbers of
commercial carriers with regular services to Goma, Kigali and Entebbe.
The consensus among international agencies on the ground is that, with the
present level of security, there is an opportunity to address the
humanitarian needs of the population in and around Kisangani in an
effective manner, thus allowing these communities to recover from the June
war and regain their basic self-sufficiency.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal
To assist the people of Kisangani (city and district) to regain basic
self-sufficiency by returning to a productive, sustainable and harmonious
way of life and thus avoid the present danger of spiralling emergency.
Through the exchange of expertise and services between member churches in
the respective fields a more specific but overlapping goal is to:
Increase co-ordination between ECC and it member churches to strengthen
its services and effectiveness in:
Food production and security
Health care provision
Nutrition services
Objectives
That home based agricultural will return to its pre-June level
That a basis for local seed production will be re-establish and
strengthened.
That nutrition centres will be able to operate to full capacity
That mothers will be provided with the training and inputs to meet the
nutritional needs of their children at home
That health Centres will again be able to provide medical services in line
with their capacity
That in co-ordination with relevant organisations, particularly the ECC
and its members churches, other emergency gaps will be monitored, timely
alerts provided and capacity to respond strengthened
BENEFICIARY INFORMATION & TARGETED AREAS
Numbers of beneficiaries
Approximately 60,000 direct beneficiaries. (However, this includes some
repetition of cases in the Health Centres)
Types of beneficiaries
Displaced and vulnerable families, families with small farms, patients,
children facing nutritional problems.
Criteria for selection of beneficiaries
The farming families to be selected are firstly those with the low levels
of food security particularly if these families are also supporting
displaced persons. Secondly, families in rural areas surrounding the city
whom have previously not received assistance.
For nutrition centres, children chosen from those families least able to
provide food for them. The mothers of these children will be provided with
seeds to allow them to grow so they can improve the nutritional balance of
the food they provide at the house level. In cases where parents could
significantly improve the nutritional balance with the little food they
have, as well as improve their feeding methodology, the project will
provide practical training.
Health Centres - in this situation most patients are too poor to meet the
cost of treatment. The project will operate a referral/linkage between
different health centres with different capacities and between nutrition
centres and health centres and vice versa.
Number of Beneficiaries according to proposed assistance
Agricultural: - 2000 families consisting of approximately 10,000 persons
Nutrition Centres:
- 2,000 children slowly decreasing to 500 by the end of six months
- 1,000 families of children attending nutrition centres.
Health Centres: - 12 approximately 7,392 patients per month - 44,352
patients during six months (an average of 28 patients x 22 x 12 x 6
months)
PROPOSED ASSISTANCE
Description of assistance
The proposed assistance focuses on significant gaps that are not being
filled by other agencies and for which ECC and its member churches have
competence. Those are provision of:
Agricultural seeds and tools for 2,000 households
Essential materials for 12 health centres with training to upgrade skills
and improve future sustainability and management
Food for 8 nutrition centres and training for staff and parents on
improved and sustainable feeding methodology
Seeds for 1,000 mothers of children attending the nutrition centres
This initial project will be short term lasting six months, so it
addresses the most urgent needs. If during the project implementation it
is appraised sufficiently positively, it may then be possible to look at
drawing up a separate proposal for a longer term/development phase.
In relation to the rehabilitation (reconstruction) needs resulting from
the current emergency in Kisangani, at the time of the December visit
there was insufficient data to analysis the exact levels of needs. It was
therefore agreed that as this appeal needed to be finalised quickly the
immediate needs only would be addressed . As shelter and school
rehabilitation were particular concerns during the December assessment, it
is therefore proposed that during this project implementation the
rehabilitation needs will be reviewed and if it is felt necessary a
separate appeal will be drawn up to address this sector of intervention.
LWF/DWS by establishing a base in Kisangani will be able to identify other
possible sources of funding for the humanitarian efforts of the churches.
This is particularly possible from within the UN and EU structures which
currently ECC and its members churches are unable to access. LWF/DWS role
in this project will also be to assist in strengthening the effectiveness
of ECC and its member churches in humanitarian efforts.
In this project there will be an opportunity for LWF/DWS to work in an
accompanying role with members of ECC so they can share new experiences
and expertise in the management and implementation of emergency projects.
Also within the project framework opportunities will be made to assess the
capacity of the various member churches in the different fields of
intervention i.e. Agriculture, Health and Nutrition. After which in
consultation with ECC a system will be put in place to allow for sharing
expertise between church members during the project implementation and
after its completion.
A start was made in this process during the December follow-up visit when
two technical groups of 4-5 people from the membership of ECC were set up
in the field of Health/Nutrition and Agriculture. These groups including
member churches with a particular expertise in these sectors, who are
willing to be part of the on-going process of sharing and training. It is
expected that these groups will continue to function during the project
and support the implementation of projects under these sectors.
The office for the Department of Emergency Aid within ECC will also make
available to LWF some of its staff or identify staff from within member
churches for the duration of the project. This will include the emergency
co-ordinator of EEC who, within the project will have the role of liasing
between the project and ECC. A particular role is to set up channels for
regular sharing of information and briefing on the project progress. Other
staff identified by ECC will act as counterparts to LWF/WS recruited
technical staff in the fields of Health, Nutrition and agricultural. The
LWF staff will be individuals who have experience in implementing similar
appeals and it is planned that some of these staff will be recruited from
CEPAC who were involved in the implementation of the previous appeal in
1997 with NCA.
IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION PER ACTIVITY
Agricultural Seeds and tools
Provision of seeds and re-establishing levels of food security is the most
urgent action that is needed in the Kisangani crisis. This need is still
not fully meet particularly in rural areas around the city. LWF/DWS
carried out comprehensive agricultural work in Kisangani district until
its withdrawal in July 1999. Since then ECC has tried to continue this
work despite limited funds. Seed and agricultural inputs were a major
component of the ACT 199 appeal which was co-ordinated by NCA and
implemented by CEPAC. It is fortunate that some of the individuals
involved in these earlier appeals will also be made available by their
respective churches and ECC to ensure implementation of this new project
so ensuring continuity in terms of local achievement and of local
expertise.
The principle seeds required are cow peas, soya beans, rice and maize. It
should be noted that two of these produce high levels of protein (all
parts of cow peas are also edible) which is especially important for
meeting the protein needs of children, as there are now very few livestock
and almost no milk. For effective sowing and planting there is an urgent
need for basic agricultural tools as these items were either looted during
the June war, or have worn out. If the project can provide an adequate
supply of appropriate seeds and tools, the present danger of spiralling
emergency and resultant dependency will be avoided. The present appeal is
therefore even more about emergency prevention as about responding to an
emergency.
The project will also take the opportunity to assist 2,000 households to
maximise the effectiveness of this intervention in agriculture. The 23
nurseries/mini agricultural centres that ECC has supported includes both
member churches and local associations. These centres have supported
approximately 1,000 households and have produced food not only for
household consumption but for market, as well as boosting the local
production of vegetable seeds. Nurseries will be used for increasing the
nutritional balance in beneficiary households. To upgrade the home
consumption aspects some nurseries will be used for an applied nutritional
program supported jointly by the agricultural and nutritional components
of the project. This will include developing links with the households
training emanating from the nutrition centres, so as to utilise cereals
and vegetables in the best possible ways, and with the minimum of wastage.
Agricultural extension and/or training with the households will include
advice on building upon local agricultural "home gardens". The latter have
traditionally been the key factor in crop diversity, crop experimentation
and improvement and in maintaining a balanced diet. The project will work
out with households how to make the selection and storage of seeds and the
storage of crops generally.
The program will work with the member churches ECC who have experience in
this areas so a program is implemented with the communities which maintain
an appropriate balance between marketing and home consumption
Assistance to Nutrition Centres
The project will make purchases of food for 2,000 children in 8 nutrition
centres. Greater emphasis will be placed on using locally available types
of food than in the past. For example, the previous heavy reliance on
imported milk powder and nutritional biscuit will be reduced in favour of
more use of soya and maize flour.
There will be a much stronger emphasis on locally known weaning foods. The
aim is to provide the children with good quality nutrition at lower costs
and with less dependency on imports. This will make the work of the
nutrition centres much more sustainable and better connected to local
nutritional practices. Furthermore, arents prefer the use of locally
available food, an attitude that will be actively encouraged by the
project.
Training will also be organised for nutrition centre staff on production
of weaning food. This will be organised in co-ordination with CEPAC
medical staff in Bukavu who have organised similar training in their
areas. Staff will then disseminate this training to their colleagues and
parents.
Seeds particularly for vegetables will also be shared with up to 1,000
mothers to allow them to establish gardens within their own homes. The aim
is to improve the long term nutritional level in the households.
Parallel to the distribution of seeds families will receive a food ration
to prevent seeds being eaten and not planted. Follow-up on these
distributions will be co-ordinated with the agriculture section of the
project.
Support for the health Centres
Health problems have been exacerbated by the war in June and the health
facilities have continued to face problems with lack of equipment and
inputs.
The main thrust of the project will be to strengthen the capacity in
different health centres. The project will therefore provide laboratory
chemicals, basic essential medicines and some equipment to 12 centres. The
centres will be assisted in line with its facilities and capacity. The
committee of medical specialists set up in December from the membership of
ECC are already evaluating the respective health centres. This effort to
standardise services among church run health facilities will continue
during the project implementation and will assist in prioritising what
inputs the various centres should receive and what training they require,
particularly in areas of the sustainable management of health facilities.
High among the health promotion activities of the health centres is
awareness about HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Training will
also be provided in these areas to upgrade the skills and competence of
health staff. Early, accurate diagnosis and treatment has the vital
additional value of preventing the spread of infectious disease within
families and neighbourhoods. By planning to serve 60,000 patients the
project will already benefit very many more who would become sick if these
60,000 were not treated. As already mentioned the referral procedures and
links between the various health and nutrition facilities will also been
strengthened during the project.
Transition beyond the proposed six months phase
As already indicated in section VI there is both the need and the
potential for medium-term work in Kisangani. This would allow LWF/WS to
assist ECC emergency office and the member churches to consolidate
achievements made recently, along with those planned in the present
proposal. As far as can be foreseen at this stage, emphasis would be on
agriculture, followed by developing the capacity of communities to support
their nutrition and health centres. Within the project period the
requirements in terms of other emergency and rehabilitation needs will be
assessed. If this project succeeds in strengthening the co-ordination
between ECC and its member churches, it will mean a more effective
utilisation and sharing of skills and expertise between the member
churches. The result should be a more effective mechanism within ECC
particularly the Emergency Aid office to mobilise resources among its
members to respond to ongoing humanitarian needs.
Also as reflected earlier (Section VI), if the current level of stability
continues the longer-term development needs may also require to be
addressed after this project.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
Overall implementation is co-ordinated and supervised by the Project
Co-ordinator in close conjunction with the various actors at field level
most particularly the president of ECC, Eastern province.
In this, a team of section heads responsible for Finance, Administration,
Agriculture, Health and Nutrition will support the Project Co-ordinator.
Acting as counterparts to these section heads will be a staff identified
and seconded to the project by ECC. Included will be the ECC Emergency Aid
Officer who will concentrate on liaison between the project and ECC,
particularly in developing, co-ordinating and improving the contingency
planning within ECC in relation to an emergency and humanitarian response.
The project Co-ordination is responsible to the LWF/DWS Representative in
Kigali and will regularly update and brief the Kigali Representative on
project progress.
Financial Management and Control
Financial controls, direct expenditures and coding is carried out together
by both the Projects Co-ordinator and the Finance and Administration
Officer. The Finance Administration Officer will compile the reports as
required indicating expenditure by budget line.
Funds will be administered through LWF/DWS in Kigali. The Finance and
Administration Officer will therefore be required to divide time between
the project area and the Kigali Office of LWF/DWS. The Finance Officer
seconded from ECC will be permanently based at the project in Kisangani
and work under the supervision of the Finance and Administration Office
with the aim that LWF/DWS will help ECC to strengthen its capacity in the
area of finance and administration of an emergency project.
All final decisions in relation to policy matters regarding the project
lie with the LWF/DWS representative in Kigali.
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
Monitoring and reporting will be conducted as follows:
ACT-Geneva will be provided with the narrative, statistical, financial,
audit reports specified in the ACT reporting guidelines
Under the Co-ordination of the project co-ordinator LWF/DWS will provide
monthly and quarterly progress reports on the project. These reports to be
shared with the president of ECC and the LWF/DWS Director in Kigali and
when required with other partners involved in the project
The implementation of the project will necessitate a number of meetings to
be organised at various levels. This including those with the ECC
president, ECC members and beneficiaries. Minutes of these meeting will be
kept particularly concerning any decisions. This information will be
available to any evaluation team of the ACT network.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Assessment:
The first assessment was carried out from 5-14 July 2000. This was
co-ordinated by the LWF/DWS Nairobi office
A second visit was undertaken to Kisangani from 4-8 December 2000. This
co-ordinated by LWF/DWS Kigali Office who had recently taken over
responsibility for the area and was aimed at finalising on emergency
Appeal for the area.
Start-up:
January 2001
Implementation:
- Agriculture February - July 2001
- Nutrition February - July 2001
- Health February - July 2001
End:
- 31 July 2001
COORDINATION
LWF/DWS Project will support the effective participation of ECC and its
member churches in the weekly NGO co-ordination meeting in Kisangani and
other forum of NGO's involved in the region. It will also strengthen
co-ordination and aim at establishing better links between ECC and its
member churches and UN agencies.
ECC on its part will continue to co-ordinate and strengthen the common
efforts of its member churches in humanitarian endeavours, as well as its
relations with other ACT partners in the region.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Food Security and Agricultural Tools
Hoes Piece 4,000 3.00 12,000
Machettes Piece 2,000 2.00 4,000
Files Piece 2,000 1.00 2,000
Seeds:
Cowpeas Kg 6,000 1.00 6,000
Soya Kg 6,000 1.50 9,000
Rice Kg 5,000 2.00 10,000
Maize Kg 4,000 1.50 6,000
Sub total 49,000
Nutrition and Other Inputs
Food for 8 centres Month 6 1,000.00 48,000
Firewood and fuel for 8 centers Month 6 100.00 4,800
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Haricots (family rations 1,000 mothers) Kg 5,000 1.20 6,000
Rice (family rations for 1,000 mothers) Kg 2,000 2.50 5,000
Seeds Set 1,000 5.00 5,000
Sub total 68,800
Medical Inputs
Lab equip & chemicals 12 centers Center 12 3,000.00 36,000
Small equip & material for 12 centers Month 12 100.00 14,400
Essential medicines Center 12 2,000.00 24,000
Sub total 74,400
Training / Preventive Training
Practical training - food security Month 6 300.00 1,800
Practical agriculture training Center 3 1,000.00 3,000
Preventive nutrition training
(3 staff in 8 centers) Month 6 75.00 10,800
Practical training - health Center 3 1,000.00 3,000
Preventive health training
(3 staff in 12 centers) Month 6 100.00 21,600
Sub total 40,200
Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing and Handling
Airfreight to Kisangani Lumpsum 20,000
Transport in Kisangani Month 6 3,000.00 18,000
Sub total 38,000
Total Direct Assistance 270,400
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Office Equipment
Computer and accessories Set 2 2,500.00e 5,000
Photocopier Unit 1 2,800.00 2,800
Printer Unit 2 500.00 1,000
Other Equipment
Equip for nutritional inputs - 8 centers Center 8 500.00 4,000
Vehicles
4-wheel vehicle Unit 1 30,000.00 30,000
Motorcycles Unit 4 3,000.00 12,000
Bicycles Unit 10 100.00 1,000
Total Capital Equipment 55,800
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT
LWF / DWS
Project Coordinator Month 6 6,000.00 36,000
Finance & Administration Coordinator Month 6 6,000.00 36,000
Project Officer (technical) Month 6 600.00 3,600
Administrative and Logistics Officer Month 6 400.00 2,400
Medical Coordinator Month 6 400.00 2,400
Agriculture Coordinator Month 6 400.00 2,400
Nutrition Coordinator Month 6 400.00 2,400
Support staff (6 persons) Month 6 100.00 3,600
ECC or seconded to LWF / DWS
Assistant Project Officer Month 6 450.00 2,700
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Assistant Finance Officer Month 6 300.00 1,800
Medical Assistant Month 6 300.00 1,800
Agricultural Assistant Month 6 300.00 1,800
Nutritional Assistant Month 6 300.00 1,800
Travel
Regional and national travel Trip 24 750.00 18,000
Perdiem Trip 24 125.00 3,000
Office Operations
Office rent Month 6 400.00 2,400
Office utilities Month 6 500.00 3,000
Office supplies Month 6 400.00 2,400
Vehicles
Light vehicles operation (2 units) Month 6 1,000.00 12,000
Motorcycles operation (8 units) Month 6 180.00 8,640
Lease of motorcycles (4 units) Month 6 150.00 3,600
Communications
Satellite phone and e-mail Month 6 2,000.00 12,000
Other Costs
Support & supervision (incl LWF Kigali)Month 6 4,000.00 24,000
Total Personnel, Administration, Operations and Support 187,740
AUDIT AND EVALUATION
Audit of ACT funds Lumpsum 4,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 517,940
SOUTH KIVU - EMERGENCY RELIEF TO DISPLACED AND WAR AFFECTED
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
The Church of Christ in the Congo - South Kivu (ECC South Kivu)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
The ECC South-Kivu is a provincial federation of the Church of Christ in
the Congo in the province of South-Kivu in the Eastern Province of the
Democratic Republic of Congo. It Comprises 20 Church members, among the 62
members of the national ECC.
The ECC South-Kivu comprises about 1,500,000 parishioners - around 40% or
more of the Province's population of the province.
ECC South-Kivu includes five departments :
Evangelism and Life of the church
Primary, secondary and academic teaching
The Department of Finance and Management
The Department of Woman and Family
Medical Services
The Department of Diaconie and Development co-ordinates development
projects through its following branches :
Staff training
Literacy and education for adults
Agriculture, infrastructures and farming amenities
The Emergency and Rehabilitation Service - this Service is presently
headed by a member of staff who has received training in the ACT Emergency
Management Course at Africa University.
ECC Background
In 1985, ECC South-Kivu created the Emergency and Rehabilitation Service
to assist Rwandan and Burundian refugees.
Following the influx of refugees from Burundi in 1993 and Rwandan refugees
in 1994, the ECC South-Kivu set up refugee camps in Mushweshwe, Muku,
Bideka, and Izirangabo. In collaboration with the UNHCR and with the
support of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the ECC managed these
camps, distributing food and non food items, supplying potable water as
well as spreading the message of peace and reconciliation.
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) working through CEPACS and CELPAS initiated a
rehabilitation program of the sanitary infrastructure in the old refugee
camps. To complement NCA efforts, other international organisations
joined to rebuild and make these structures operational. Unfortunately 12
months after these activities were initiated a second war broke out
destroying the hopes of the population of South-Kivu.
After the "war of liberation" led by President Kabila in 1996, the
Emergency Service of the ECC South-Kivu with the support of Christian Aid
assisted the vulnerable and displaced families in the zones of Fizi,
Uvira, Walungu and Kabare with supplies of food and none food items
(medicines, blankets and second hand clothes).
At the same time the ECC Emergency Service in partnership with Christian
Aid also assisted the most vulnerable of the displaced families and foster
families in the Uvira-Fizi axe and Walungu-Kabare-Kalehe by supplying
seeds and tools. Unfortunately, this support proved to be insufficient
for the needs of the people. ECC South-Kivu assists the vulnerable,
displaced families and foster families by two means : firstly, directly
through the representative in local distribution committees and secondly,
through development offices of churches members and NGO partners -
numbering 25. This partnership started in 1996 after the first war and has
continued.
ECC Implementing Partners:
The following are the partners to the ECC in project implementation;
ECC-26 Free Methodist Church in the Congo (CMLC) - established in 1960.
Activities: medical infrastructure providing one general hospital (Nundu)
with 150 beds, 30 health centres and one maternity hospital. 111 schools
and medical training .
ECC-5 Community of Pentecostal Free Churches in Africa (CELPA) -
established in 1922. Activities: medical infrastructure - one general
hospital with 250 beds, 2 dispensaries in Bukavu and 28 health centres and
a maternity hospital. One medical school, 131 primary and 41 secondary
schools in South-Kivu. Legal person responsible for the Kaziba health
zone.
ECC-8 Community of Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC) -
established in 1921. Activities: 3 general hospitals (Lemera, Panzi and
Pinga) providing 200 beds per hospital, 4 dispensaries (Chai, Kiliba,
Kasenga/Uvira and Kisangani), 130 health centres and a maternity hospital.
414 primary and secondary schools, one medical school and one university
college.
ECC-3 Central Africa Baptist Community (CBCA) - established 1959.
Activities: 3 general hospitals (average of 250 beds each), 4
dispensaries, 98 health centres and a maternity hospital. 76 primary and
18 secondary schools along with 3 medical schools. Responsible for the
rural health zones of Katwa and Manguludjipa.
ECC 40 Christian Church Community in Africa (CECA) - established in 1948.
Activities: one general hospital with 150 beds, 10 health centres and 5
maternity hospitals, two medical schools - Mwenga and Bafwasende.
Responsibility for Mwenga health zone. Primary and secondary schools.
ECC 52 Lutheran Evangelical Community in the Congo (CELC) - established
1977. Activies: one medical centre, one dispensary and 4 health centres
along with a maternity hospital. Two primary and secondary schools.
All the above ECC implementing partners' activities are being severely
compromised by damage to infrastructure caused during the two wars, lack
of medicines and medical materials, low almost none-existent salaries of
personnel, lack of partner intervention with regard to new needs and
decreasing financial assistance.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION (specific for South Kivu)
The social, economic, cultural and ecological destruction following the
1998 war against the Kabila regime has already been well documented. The
war being wrought of the human rights violations, torture, arbitrary
detention, various inhuman and degrading treatment, kidnapping,
suppression of liberty (including the press) and the total lack of law and
order experienced every day. Although it is difficult to give exact
figures, it is known that all parts of South-Kivu are affected to
different degrees, with either cyclic or permanent unrest and killings.
In certain areas there are frequent confrontations between armed groups of
the RCD and militias - Interahamwe and Mai-Mai.
Impact on human lives
The total number of displaced is approximately 96,168 people comprising
15,968 men, 19,618 women, 52,892 children and 7,690 old people in the
South Kivu surroundings. The most vulnerable comprise of 18,264 pregnant
women, 21,843 nursing women, 3,372 widows, 4,857 orphans and 2,825 old
people.
The number of deaths is difficult to establish due to difficult conditions
caused by the war, but the majority of the deaths are due to outbreaks of
disease and malnutrition.
Host families numbering over 4,167 are totally overwhelmed with people
seeking help and unable to provide even for their own needs. Shelter and
sanitary facilities are miserably insufficient resulting in infectious
diseases.
Two years of lawlessness and insecurity have not allowed for family food
production in the family gardens resulting in severe food shortages. The
lack of food has exacerbated the poor nutrition status of the people.
The water and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed, and health
centres are depleted of medicines and medical equipment and yet people
still overwhelm the centres with the hope of getting treatment.
General needs : The thousands of displaced people and those hosting some
of the displaced have various needs among which the main are; shelter,
supplementary nutrition, medicines, medical supplies/equipment, soap,
clothing and blankets.
General description of damages caused by the event
The two civil wars both started in the province of South-Kivu. The first
instigated by the AFDL of president Kabila aimed at uprooting the regime
of Mobutu. The second, instigated by the RCD and supported by the once
allied forces of Rwanda and Uganda attempting to oust the Kabila regime.
Rwanda and Uganda accused Kabila of supporting the Hutu rebel groups that
were responsible for the 1994 Rwanda genocide of the Tutsi and moderate
Hutus.
A lot of fighting has been taking place in the Kivu region not only
between the the forces of Kabila and the RCD rebels, but also among the
various warring militias - Interahamwes, ex-FARs, FDDS, Mai-Mai
(Autodefence Populaire Forces - FAPS -) resulting in the civilian
population being caught in between with nowhere to turn. An unknown
number - but estimated to be in thousands, live in the forests having been
chased from their homes by attacks or fire. They remain too terrified to
return, despite precarious living conditions and health problems. As the
war simmers on, areas that were left unaffected by the conflict have
become increasingly unable to cope.
The balance of these two wars weighs heavily on the whole population of
South-Kivu with the ensuing massacres, rape, looting, destruction of
livelihood, displacement, destruction of dwellings, hospitals, schools,
health centres, markets etc.
Location for proposed response
ECC plan to assist:
The most vulnerable displaced families of Lemeras and their host families
in Ndolera, Luvungi, Bwegera, Luberizi, Sange, Kiliba, Uvira and Bukavu in
an axis of about 100 kms with a strong concentration on a radius of 50
kms. This intervention will be carried out by the service of Emergency
Service of the ECC South-Kivu.
The second emergency operation will be led by the emergency services of 20
ECC church members of South-Kivu and five NGO partners four areas in the
province, namely: Uvira-Fizi, Walungu-Kabare, Mwenga-Shaabunda and
Bunzakiri-Kalehe.
Other organisations working in the field to assist the displaced are
Christian Aid, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and
Caritas providing assistance through supplying seeds and tools for
agricultural programs.
Security - present situation
Security still remains a problem adversely affecting the delivery of the
humanitarian aid to the beneficiaries. This therefore calls for caution
when delivering humanitarian aid, although military co-operation can be
solicited when working in conflict areas.
GOAL
Goal:- The goal is to sustain and save human lives by providing basic
emergency assistance to the most vulnerable victims of the wars in
South-Kivu.
Objectives:
to improve food security of the most vulnerable war affected by providing
agricultural inputs such as tools and seeds
to improve living conditions of the displaced and their host families
to provide supplementary nutrition to combat the high incidence of
malnutrition
to provide medicines and medical materials to combat infection and disease
BENEFICIARY INFORMATION & TARGETED AREAS
Number and beneficiary target type: 16,028 displaced families in South
Kivu
No.
Axe
Percentage
Numbers (families)
1
Bukavu
30
4,808
2
Uvira
16
2,564
3
Mwenga
11
1,763
4
Fizi
8
1,282
5
Shabunda
8
1,282
6
Kalehe
8
1,282
7
Walungu
8
1,282
8
Kabare
8
1,282
9
Idjwi
3
483
Total
16,028
Sanitary & Medical Structures
STRUCTURES
Numbers
General Referral Hospital
4
General Hospitals
3
Hospital Centre
11
Health Centres
73
Medical Posts
71
TARGETED ASSISTANCE:
Relief food will be provided to the most vulnerable IDPs and host
families. They will also be provided with basic household non food items.
Medicines and other medical supplies such as medical equipment will be
provided to the health centres.
Hoes and vegetable seeds will be distributed to improve food security.
Nutritional needs:
Identify 800 of the most vulnerable families affected by the war and
provide each family with supplementary food packages containing: 5 kg
sugar, 1 kg of powdered milk, 5 kg mixture of soya and sorghum.
Medical needs:
Supply medical kits
to 4 referral hospitals (2 per hospital),
3 hospital centres (1 kit per centre),
11 referral health centres (1 kit per centre),
73 health centres
71 medical posts
The necessary personnel (recruited and volunteer) and other material needs
plus transport costs are included in the budget.
Most of the required items will be purchased locally. Generally, the items
are available on the local market. But materials donated from outside will
have to be transported to the emergency area and this will mainly have to
be by air.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
The ECC South-Kivu Emergency and Rehabilitation Service (ERS) will be in
charge of the co-ordination of activities and the administrative
organisation, follow-up and supervision of the local activities. The ERS
will report to the Project Co-ordination Unit of the ECC South-Kivu.
The Project Co-ordination Unit will follow up and control the technical
and administrative work of the emergency service, and will analyse the
narrative and financial reports.
The Department of Finances and Management will take care of the follow-up
in management and control finances.
The local distribution committees will be responsible for distribution of
food, non food items and agricultural needs to the targeted beneficiaries
in villages or respective sites.
Medicines will be given to the concerned sanitary structures, jointly by
the Medical Co-ordination Unit of the ECC South-Kivu and/or by the
appropriate Medical Co-ordination Unit of the church or the administrative
NGO.
Finance
Funds will be managed by the Emergency Service in collaboration with the
Project Co-ordination Unit and the Finance and Management Department of
ECC South Kivu, under the supervision and the control of the Provincial
President of the ECC South-Kivu through the Provincial Committee of
Development. ECC will ensure all required reports will be prepared
according to the ACT reporting format and submitted to ACT as per the
requirement. ECC agrees that failure to follow the required ACT financial
regulation and reporting will result in being excluded in the future ACT
appeals.
Follow-up Procedures
The Emergency Service has a certain tradition and experience in follow-up
of emergency activities. It is run by the Service Co-ordinator trained in
management and response to disasters along with two experienced
supervisors who share the supervision under the Co-ordinator's authority.
The Co-ordinator transmits the follow-up report to the ECC President with
a copy to the Emergency Service of the national ECC. The supervisors
assure the follow-up of activities achieved by the local distribution
committees.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
1 January 2001 - 30 June 2001
CO-ORDINATION
The co-ordination of this project will be supervised by a committee
composed of those responsible for the Emergency Services of the ECC
South-Kivu, a representative of Christian Aid and two local authority
representatives.
The ECC Emergency Service, being a partner of Christian Aid, will
harmonise its program with Christian Aid and its partners in the area.
ECC is a member of the Regional Co-ordination Office of Non-Governmental
Organisations in South Kivu (CRONGD) and of the Provincial, Civilian
Co-ordination Office for Emergency Activities and Development.
The medical assistance will be managed by ECC/CEPAC Medical Co-ordination
Services.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Bukavu
Food Kg 23,099 0.55 12,678
Other nutritional input Kg 6,868 1.00 6,868
Shelters Sheet 15 15.00 225
Latrines Unit 30 400.00 12,000
Corn and beans Kg 30,000 1.00 30,000
Hoes Piece 1,101 4.50 4,955
Vegetable seeds Kg 15,000 1.00 15,000
Total Bukavu 81,726
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Uvira
Food Kg 12,319 0.55 6,761
Other nutritional input Kg 3,663 1.00 3,663
Shelters Sheet 8 15.00 120
Latrines Unit 8 400.00 3,200
Corn and beans Kg 8,000 1.00 8,000
Hoes Piece 587 4.50 2,642
Vegetable seeds Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Total Uvira 28,385
Mwenga
Food Kg 8,469 0.55 4,649
Other nutritional input Kg 2,518 1.00 2,518
Shelters Sheet 6 15.00 90
Latrines Unit 6 50.00 300
Corn and beans Kg 5,500 1.00 5,500
Hoes Piece 403 4.50 1,814
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,750 1.00 2,750
Total Mwenga 17,621
Fizi
Food Kg 6,160 0.55 3,382
Other nutritional input Kg 1,832 1.00 1,832
Shelters Sheet 4 15.00 60
Latrines Unit 4 50.00 200
Corn and beans Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Hoes Piece 294 4.50 1,323
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,000 1.00 2,000
Total Fizi 12,797
Shabunda
Food Kg 6,160 0.55 3,382
Other nutritional input Kg 1,832 1.00 1,832
Shelters Sheet 4 15.00 60
Latrines Unit 4 50.00 200
Corn and beans Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Hoes Piece 294 4.50 1,323
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,000 1.00 2,000
Total Shabunda 12,797
Kalehe-Bunyakiri
Food Kg 6,160 0.55 3,382
Other nutritional input Kg 1,832 1.00 1,832
Shelters Sheet 4 15.00 60
Latrines Unit 4 50.00 200
Corn and beans Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Hoes Piece 294 4.50 1,323
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,000 1.00 2,000
Total Kalehe-Bunyakiri 12,797
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Walungu
Food Kg 6,160 0.55 3,382
Other nutritional input Kg 1,832 1.00 1,832
Shelters Sheet 4 15.00 60
Latrines Unit 4 50.00 200
Corn and beans Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Hoes Piece 294 4.50 1,323
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,000 1.00 2,000
Total Walungu 12,797
Kabare
Food Kg 6,160 0.55 3,382
Other nutritional input Kg 1,832 1.00 1,832
Shelters Sheet 4 15.00 60
Latrines Unit 4 50.00 200
Corn and beans Kg 4,000 1.00 4,000
Hoes Piece 294 4.50 1,323
Vegetable seeds Kg 2,000 1.00 2,000
Total Kabare 12,797
Idjwi
Food Kg 2,310 0.55 1,268
Other nutritional input Kg 687 1.00 687
Shelters Sheet 2 15.00 30
Latrines Unit 2 400.00 800
Corn and beans Kg 1,500 1.00 1,500
Hoes Piece 110 4.50 495
Vegetable seeds Kg 750 1.00 750
Total Idjwi 5,530
Medical Assistance (medicines and equipment)
Referal general hospitals Unit 6 10,000.00 60,000
Hospitals Unit 2 3,000.00 6,000
Clinics Unit 6 2,000.00 12,000
Dispensaries Unit 4 2,000.00 8,000
Dispensaries Unit 29 1,000.00 29,000
Health centers Unit 43 1,000.00 43,000
Health stations Unit 73 500.00 36,500
Hospital reception center Unit 1 2,000.00 2,000
General hospital center Unit 1 2,000.00 2,000
Sub total 198,500
Personnel, Administration, Operations and Support
Supervision expenses Month 6 2,000.00 12,000
Total Medical Assistance 210,500
Total Direct Assistance 407,747
Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing & Handling
Transport Lumpsum 16,500
Storage Lumpsum 1,700
Sub total 18,200
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Staff Salaries and Support
Coordinator Month 6 250.00 1,500
Supervisors (3 persons) Month 6 200.00 3,600
Guards (2 persons) Month 6 80.00 960
Sub Total 6,060
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 432,007
RELIEF FOR IDPs of BWISHA/RUTSHURU AND LUBERO REGIONS
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
The Church of Christ in the Congo, North-Kivu - Goma (ECC/OIS)
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
The Church of Christ in the Congo, North-Kivu - Operation il sauve
(ECC/OIS) has experience in carrying out humanitarian projects since 1993
when inter-ethnical conflicts began in the Masisi region. ECC North Kivu
has been working with refugee and displaced persons programmes supported
by Christian Aid-ODA (1995 - 1996), ACT (1997-1999) along with some BOAD
/Goma emergency projects.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION
Since 1993 thousands of families have been displaced in the regions of
Masisi, Rutshuru and Lubero due to the running inter-ethnical conflicts
and armed rebels in the Province of North Kivu. Many civilians have been
killed during the frequent clashes and others have died in the deplorable
conditions faced by the displaced. The displaced have lost everything -
goods and livelihood and lack the basics for survival.
At the end of 1999 beginning 2000 some villages such as Bambo, Kibirizi,
Kahumiro, Kagando and Kirumba amongst others, were attacked by interahamwe
militiamen and rebels. The civilians fled and have been unable to return
due to the insecurity in the area. The most vulnerable of the displaced
are dying of famine and disease in urgent need of emergency relief food,
medicines, blankets, plastic sheeting, cooking kits and seeds.
Location
According to ECC/OIS and local associations assessments, the most
vulnerable are scattered in the villages of Rugari-Kabaya, Kako-Rubare,
Kiwanja, Bambo, Tshengerero-Rwanguba, Bunagana, Nyamilima (Rutshuru
region), Kirumba, Kitsombiro (Lubero region), Watalinga, Mutwanga (Beni
region) and Bweremana (Masisi region).
Impact on Human Lives
The war has caused untold misery to thousands of people in the areas
mentioned above. The host villagers are themselves very poor and have
barely enough to manage for themselves, let alone help the displaced.
Many face death in the deplorable conditions, with a dire lack of food and
medicines. The women, children and elderly are especially vulnerable to
disease, malnutrition and famine. Efforts to produce food by those with
gardens are frustrated by frequent attacks from the rebels and the little
in the gardens are looted by the soldiers. The most recent relief food
brought in by NGOs in 1999 and in April 2000 in the Bwito territory was
insignificant in relation to the needs of the displaced. ECC/North-Kivu
is requesting emergency relief for 10,616 families in the rural areas.
Among the children, acute malnutrition is very high and most of the
diseases responsible for the high mortality rate are related to poor
nutrition.
Damage to Property
Most of the victims of the war have lost their homes as these have been
burned down and the property looted. The roads in the affected areas are
almost non existent making communication very difficult indeed. The rebels
have also plundered schools, hospitals, and heath centres living the
affected communities with no medicines.
Security
Most of the displaced people targeted for this intervention are living in
11 villages which are relatively secure. NGOs and other relief workers can
travel in relative security and this has allowed the number of the relief
workers to increase. The trunk roads linking Goma - Kiwanja - Nyamilima -
Bunagana, Bambo (Rutshuru region) are relatively secure. Also Goma -
Kirumba - Kitsombiro (Lubero region) and Goma - Bwermana (Masisi region)
are also secure with little problems for humanitarian workers. However,
caution still need to be exercised.
GOAL:
The main goal of the project is to improve the living conditions and
nutritional status of the most vulnerable of the displaced in the target
host villages.
Objectives
To distribute food and nutritional supplements
To distribute cooking kits, plastic sheeting, blankets and tools
To sensitise the population to social and hygiene practices to improve the
health situation.
BENEFICIARY INFORMATION & TARGETED AREAS
ECC/OIS in collaboration with local NGO partners have already listed
10,616 vulnerable displaced families. Criteria used in selection include:
A displaced household that has no possibility of providing for itself
(female headed households with no "bread-winner", orphans or families with
no adults)
A displaced household that has lost all possessions
A displaced household with family members who are malnourished and
chronically sick
A displaced household being hosted by a poor family.
DESCRIPTION OF TARGETED ASSISTANCE
The most urgently needed is food, medicines, blankets and cooking kits.
Women and children suffering from malnutrition will be helped through
nutritional centres in those villages that are hosting the displaced
families.
For 10,616 families (46,099 persons)
Food (beans) - 100 gr/pers/week
Blankets - 2 per household
Cooking kits - 1 per household
Health kits to health centers.
Nutritional Centres - CSB - 200 kgs/centre/month
Nutritional Centres - Sugar 35 kgs/centre/month
ECC/OIS will co-ordinate the assistance and follow-up with local NGO
partners and churches and the distribution of articles will be assisted by
local churches and organisations along with committees for the displaced.
All goods will be procured locally and ECC/OIS proposes renting a lorry
for transportation, but the Co-ordinator will use the ECC car for
monitoring activities.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
ECC North-Kivu will be responsible for the project and all activities,
administration and management will be assumed and co-ordinated by the
humanitarian service of ECC/OIS.
The current Humanitarian Service Co-ordinator of ECC/North-Kivu has vast
experience of the situation as he has worked as a social worker, project
secretary, field assistant, and Assistant Co-ordinator of the ECC/OIS
Humanitarian Service from 1995 to 1999.
Monthly reports will be sent in a timely manner to the ACT Co-ordinating
Office. An evaluation will be carried out with the help of an external
office at the end of the project and the finances may be checked at any
time during or after termination of the project.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Three months from 1 February 2001 to 30 April 2001.
CO-ORDINATION
ECC/OIS is still participating in the BOAD programme and participates in
the weekly international and national NGO meetings for co-ordinating
humanitarian work in the area. There will be regular meetings with ACT
members BOAD, Christian Aid and the Lutheran church to co-ordinate the
assistance.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Food Relief
Beans Kg 317,316 0.20 63,463
Unimix Kg 1,200 1.00 1,200
Sugar Kg 200 1.00 200
Sub total 64,863
Non Food Relief
Cooking utensils Set 5,022 4.00 20,088
Blankets Piece 10,360 2.00 20,720
Sheetings Piece 661 12.00 7,932
Hoes Piece 1,474 2.50 3,685
Soap Piece 55,452 0.15 8,318
Sub total 60,743
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing and Handling
Rental of vehicles for transport Trip 24 150.00 3,600
Rental of storage space Warehouse 11 30.00 330
Handling fees Lumpsum 1,500
Fees for loading and unloading Warehouse 11 200.00 2,200
Sub total 7,630
Personnel, Administration, Operations & Support
Staff Salaries and Support
Staff support (3 persons) Month 3 300.00 2,700
Communications
Communications and postal services Lumpsum 1,000
Travel
Rental of cars for staff travel Trip 36 80.00 2,880
Other Expenses
Office rental and utilities Lumpsum 4,282
Stationery - cost of photocopies Piece 10,616 0.17 1,805
Preparation of reports Lumpsum 300
Sub Total 12,966
Audit and evaluation Lumpsum 1,500
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 147,702
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Action by Churches Together (ACT) is a worldwide alliance of churches and
their related agencies, meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency
response. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of
Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.
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Ecumenical Centre Phone: ++41-22-791.60.33
150, route de Ferney Fax: ++41-22-791.65.06
P.O. Box 2100 E-Mail: act@wcc-coe.org
1211 Geneva 2 Telex: 415 730 OIK CH
Switzerland http://www.act-intl.org
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