Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - Guinea
Relief & Rehabilitation for Refugees - AFGN-21
Appeal Target: US$ 450,260
Geneva, 1 March 2002

Guinea ranks amongst the eight least developed countries in the world with
a life expectancy of 45 years, an illiteracy rate of 65 %, and a Gross
National Product estimated at USD 550 per person.  There is a high
unemployment rate amongst the youth, who constitute over 60 percent of the
population.

Despite depressing social and economic indicators and rampant poverty,
Guinea has hosted more than 400,000 Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees
during the last decade.  Due to the persistent political problems,
especially in Liberia, the refugee crisis in Guinea is not something that
will be solved soon.  As Guinea itself is a poor country with very limited
resources to assist the refugees, it is the obligation of the
international community to assist the host country in providing aid to the
refugees residing in Guinea.

Guinea still accommodates more than 400,000 refugees from Sierra Leone and
Liberia.  Although, for refugees from Sierra Leone there are some positive
indications for repatriation (about 25,000 have been repatriated the last
year), this is not the case for the refugees from Liberia, the number of
which is more likely to increase given the ongoing civil conflict in that
country.  UNHCR has asked the ACT member the Lutheran World
Federation/Department of World Service, Guinea Programme (LWF/DWS) to
prepare a contingency plan for assistance to 10,000 refugees (new
arrivals) from Liberia.  The camps that are managed by LWF/ACT are located
in the part of Guinea which borders Liberia, and the refugee population in
these camps is predominantly from Liberia.  With no hope for repatriation
in the near future they clearly need to be supported.

This proposal from the LWF/DWS - Guinea Programme comprises the following
elements:
 - Mental health care and trauma healing
 - Environmental protection and local community projects, including
   agriculture projects for refugees and local population together.
 - Refugee skill development and income generating activities
 - Food basket post distribution monitoring - for UNHCR.

It must be mentioned that at the moment there is no field office for the
LWF/WS in Guinea and therefore, the program is supported by the Mauritania
LWF/WS field office.


Project Completion Date:  31 December 2002

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
                                        US$
Total Appeal Target(s)                450,260
Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd.                  0
Balance Requested from ACT Network    450,260


Ms. Geneviève Jacques		Thor-Arne Prois		John Damerell
Director			Director, ACT		Acting Director
WCC/Cluster on Relations				LWF/World Service




REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

Lutheran World Federation/World Service (LWF/DWS), Guinea Programme



IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION

In the West Africa region, LWF/DWS is also operational in Liberia, Sierra
Leone and Mauritania and has been involved in ACT funded activities in
these countries. In 1996 LWF/DWS through its Liberia Program established
offices in Conakry and N'zerekore in Guinea and worked with Liberian
Refugees in the forest region of southern Guinea providing skills training
and trauma healing in the Nonah Refugee camp. During the span of the
project that lasted two years, a total of 12,000 Liberian refugees were
assisted. The program in Guinea was phased out and the activities
transferred to the LWF/DWS Liberia program in 1998 as the UNHCR organised
repatriation of Liberian Refugees gained momentum. The ongoing upheavals
in Guinea in which thousands of refugees were trapped prompted an
assessment mission comprising representatives of the Liberia and
Mauritania LWF Programs and the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and is the
basis for this ACT Appeal intended to assist Liberian and Sierra Leonian
Refugees in Guinea.

LWF is officially registered in Guinea since November 2001.  LWF/WS's
operations in Guinea are administratively managed by the LWF Mauritania
programme



DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION

Background

For more than a decade, Guinea has hosted hundreds of thousands of
refugees from Liberia and

Sierra Leone. Most of the Liberian and Sierra Leonian refugees have been
living in camps along

Guinea's borders with these countries. Beginning September 2000, a series
of armed incursions near Gueckedou resulted in substantial loss of life,
destruction of property, loss of crops and other means of livelihood along
with the displacement of ten thousands of Guineans and refugees. The UNHCR
estimates that there are still over 400,000 refugees living in Guinea.


For the refugees from Sierra Leone there is some hope for repatriation in
the near future as there is a positive momentum of peace building and
reconciliation ongoing in Sierra Leone.  For the refugees from Liberia,
the situation looks less hopeful as continued conflicts in Lofa county
probably will lead to more Liberians leaving the country and coming to
Guinea. Camps where LWF/ACT is present are predominantly occupied by
Liberians.


Impact on Human Life

Approximately 400,000 Sierra Leonian and Liberian Refugees are currently
affected by this crisis, as well as numerous Guineans living in the
refugee impacted areas. Cross border incursions and fighting has damaged
property and both the refugees living in camps as well as the local
population living near the camps had to flee.

A large number of Sierra Leoneans and a trickle of Liberian refugees
continue to return to their countries by ship from Conakry. So far 25,000
Sierra Leoneans were repatriated last year.

The local population is returning slowly to their areas of origin.


Locations involved in proposed response

Areas of southern Guinea where hundreds of thousands of refugees are
presently located are targeted for this emergency and rehabilitation
intervention. LWF/ACT interventions are concentrating in the Prefecture of
Nzerekore and Gueckedou.  The N'zerekore Prefecture is an area where
refugees are being resettled, and the Gueckedou area needs rehabilitation
and reconstruction support as it was severely damaged during the fighting
in 200/2001.

These areas are mainly savannah rain forest and are extremely difficult to
access during the rainy season. In collaboration with UNHCR and several
other international aid agencies, including GTZ, also working with
refugees, LWF/DWS will intervene to meet needs that have been identified
as not covered or as being inadequately covered, given the enormity of the
damage done.


Current security situation

The security situation in Guinea appears to be quite stable at the moment.
A good sign is also that diplomatic encounters are taking place at high
level between the governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.  This
will be helpful in further stabilising the security situation in the
region.  To maintain this positive momentum, it is of crucial importance
that Guinea gets sufficient support in housing these large numbers of
refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone as well as support to the local
population that had to flee as well, until a durable solution has been
negotiated for these groups of refugees.  Failing to provide sufficient
levels of assistance to these refugees might result in de-stabilisation at
regional level.



GOAL & OBJECTIVES

Goal

To provide the necessary emergency and humanitarian assistance to 53,500
Sierra Leonian and Liberian Refugees, and to facilitate the relocation,
resettlement and eventual repatriation of refugees.  To provide assistance
to about 5,000 Guineans, living in the worst affected refugee impacted
areas.


Objectives

Improve the living conditions and humanitarian aid in existing camps and
establish additional facilities for incoming refugees and IDPs.

Undertake mental health care, trauma healing and peace building activities

Secure infrastructure and access to camps.

Carry out environmental rehabilitation measures in the immediate
surroundings of refugee camps

Prepare plans together with UNHCR for the organised and safe repatriation
of refugees

Networking an collaborating with other NGOs and UN-agencies

Implement community development activities for the local Guinean
population in the refugee impacted area.

Strengthen self-reliance capacity of refugees.




BENEFICIARY DETAILS & TARGETED NEEDS

Number of targeted Beneficiaries

Camp               Population

Kouankan             13.500
Kola                  6.000
Boola                12.000 (estimate)
Fombadou             12.000 (estimate)
New arrivals         10.000 (estimate)

Total                53.500



In addition to the above mentioned refugee groups, about 5,000 Guineans,
living in refugee impacted areas, will be assisted.

Immediate emergency assistance will be given there where necessary. Post
crisis phase intervention will focus on needs of the population
traumatised by events, as well as on the general needs of the community,
be it local or refugee.



PROPOSED EMERGENCY & REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PER ACTIVITY

Trauma healing and peace building

There is a need to cater to the severe traumatic events the refugees have
experienced and are still experiencing as a result of the current
conflict. The crisis intervention approach will be used among the refugees
to encourage relationships and team building, helping them to deal with
their fears and hurts, and setting the basis for peace building activities
within the 3 camps while they prepare to return home. 3 workshops will be
held to encourage team building and empowerment for self expression.
Training material for these workshops will be needed and will be funded
through the ACT appeal.

LWF/ACT will implement this trauma-healing component in collaboration with
the Guinean Ministry of Health.  This component will be closely linked to
the mental health care activities.


Mental health care activities

A review/assessment for the trauma healing component and mental health
care was conducted from 16 - 26 September 2001.

The main conclusions and recommendations of this mission were:

Continuation of existing trauma healing activities is necessary.

Assistance to be provided to the existing mental health care structure of
the Guinean Ministry of Health; in particular for the creation of a
regional mental health care unit in N'zerekore (hospital equipment, staff
training in mental health care)

Refugee mental health problems are often linked to addiction (drugs,
alcohol, etc).  The project will therefore consider providing support to
addicts in order to address the negative impacts that addictions can have
on the mental health situation of the refugees.

Recruitment of a specialised mental health care worker to assist the most
problematic mental health patients at camp level.  A team of 3-4 persons
will be created that will work for the camp level cases under the guidance
of the mental healthcare worker (therapeutic treatment, awareness
building).

Creation of mobile mental health care team (Doctor in psychiatry and
nurse) in collaboration with Ministry of Health.  This team will make
regular visits to the camps and regional mental health care unit.

Provision of necessary medicines for mental health patients.

Income generating activities should be created to assist mental health
patients in integrating in "normal" life.



The implementation of these recommendations will be carried out in phases
with some components being implemented under an UNHCR project agreement
and other aspects being implemented directly by LWF/WS through its ACT
Appeal, while other aspects will be implemented directly by the Guinea
government through the Ministry of Health.

Through ACT/LWF appeal it is hoped to secure funds for supporting the
N'zerekore hospital , building 3 recreational centers for mental care, one
in each camp.

The population in the refugee camps had fled to Guinea after attacks on
their homes and villages during the civil war in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Part of the existing refugee population was repatriated to Liberia in the
late nineties after almost 10 years as refugees in Guinea.  In 2000
internal fighting again erupted and forced the civil population to flee
the country.  Reconstructed homes and farmland were again lost. Rebel
groups attacked also towns and villages on the Guinean side of the
boarder, forcing both refugees and the civilian population into
displacement.  Among the refugees that did not find it possible to
repatriate to Liberia in 1998 some had established themselves in the old
camps close to the border. These refugees have now been relocated to camps
at a safer distance from the border.

According to UNHCR registrations the refugee population in N'zerekore area
is expected to be approximately 50.000 in camps in 2002.

Studies done by WHO show that 10% of the overall camp population suffer
from pathological psychiatric illnesses.  The present refugee population
in the camps has experienced violent attacks on their homes, repeated
displacement, loss of close family members, all extremely traumatising
situations and in addition with no hope for an immediate improvement of
their future.  With careful estimates it is foreseen that 8,000 persons
living within the camps are in need of specific treatment for mental
health problems.

Guinea has only one hospital with a psychiatric ward and medical personnel
specialized in psychiatry; Donka Hospital in Conakry, more that 1,000 km
from N'zerekore. In the region with the highest refugee population there
is no hospital that can receive psychiatric patients for treatment. In
collaboration with Ministry of Health, UNHCR and the support of LWF/DWS
the hospital in N'zerekore will be strengthen with experienced personnel
in mental health care from Donka Hospital.

An ambulating team will be established for regular visits to the camps.
The team will be responsible for diagnostics, hospital referrals and
medication management. In each camp LWF will construct and establish a
centre that will house the Mental health and Trauma healing activities. A
camp based team will have special responsibility to follow up on refugees
with mental health problems and their families on daily basis.


Micro Projects and skill development - income generating activities

Refugee skill development and income generating activities have been
identified at several occasions as important by the refugees themselves as
well as by UNHCR.


Refugees, especially women and youth, have complained that there are not
many opportunities in the camps for them to develop themselves.  They are
often idle, and feel that they are wasting their time in this way, while
they could be involved in useful and productive activities instead.  A
minimum level of skills training and support is needed to get them on the
right track for this.

Skill development and promotion of income generating activities have also
become a priority of UNHCR.  It is increasingly more difficult to get
sufficient funds to support the refugees, it is therefore important that
the refugees are assisted through training in taking as much as possible
care of themselves.  Providing them with the means to be productive and
generate some income is one way of assisting a level of self-reliance.
In this way, the limited aid available can be targeted to the most
vulnerable groups and to emergency situations.



Moreover, the LWF/ACT mental health care mission, which was conducted in
September 2001, recommended that skills development and income generating
activities are of crucial importance for giving refugees with mental
health problems a means to be integrated in normal life.

The LWF/ACT program therefore plans to develop the refugee skills
development and income generating component for its year 2002 program.
UNHCR has already expressed its wish to collaborate with the program on
these issues.

The program will operate an income-generating scheme. Training will be
given in a variety of skills. At the end of the training period, items
that have been produced in large quantities will be sold to fund materials
needed for the next training session. It is therefore income generating as
well.  Examples for activities are; soap making, tie-dyeing, carpentry,
embroidery, weaving, blacksmithing, hair-dressing, crocheting, baking,
arts and crafts, tailoring, Bennimix baby food making, and cane work.

Other training, for non-income generating activities, such as a literacy
program and sports training will also be developed.

Each training project will run for about 6 months with groups of 30
trainees and 2 trainers.  Each group will get a starting amount of
approximately USD 500 to 2,000 depending on the nature of the activities.
A distribution outlet will be developed for each training project, which
will identify a guaranteed re-investment amount to continue the income
generating activities.


Agriculture, environmental rehabilitation and local community projects.

The huge concentration of refugees has a dramatic impact on the
environment. The high demand for cooking fuel by refugees puts an enormous
strain on the immediate environment of the 3 refugee camps. Large tracks
of vegetation have been cut down both for construction of shelters and
wood for cooking. Reforestation will be carried out through the planting
of trees on the basis of food-for-work to be undertaken by refugees. At
the same time, fuel saving cooking equipment will be distributed to
refugees per family heads. These fuel-efficient stoves will be designed
and manufactured locally using appropriate technology. The introduction
and usage of these stoves will lessen the demand for cooking wood.


LWF-Mauritania will provide technical assistance for the environmental
sensitisation and reforestation component.  A review / assessment mission
for environmental and community projects in refugee impacted areas was
conducted from 24 August to 3 September 2001 with staff of LWF Mauritania
and the DNEF (Directoriat National Eaux et Forets).

Main conclusions of the review and assessment mission for environmental
and community projects were:


There is an urgent need to undertake activities for and with the
population living in the direct vicinity of refugee camps, as many of
these sites have seen a significant level of environmental degradation due
to the presence of large numbers of refugees.

This had an adverse impact on the environmental, economic and social
living conditions of the host population.


To address these issues, this mission proposed activities in three
sectors:
 - Food security and poverty control
 - Environmental protection and rehabilitation
 - Training and exchange


In addition to the above, the need has been identified to get involved
with rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure related damage in
the Gueckedou area.  This area was severely damaged during the recent
fighting in 2000/2001.  The program plans the reconstruction and repair of
schools, health posts and water systems.

For the environmental protection and local community assistance component,
the following activities are proposed:


For the food security and poverty control component:

Integrated management and development, as a pilot scheme, of 20 hectares
of swamp development and hillsides for rice plantation and agro-forestry.

Promotion of income generating activities; support to vegetable gardening,
village shops, soap production, dyeing, restaurants, sewing, carpentry.
Women's groups and youth will be targeted in particular, and will be
provided with the necessary equipment and revolving funds.

Village committees will be trained to manage co-operatives and revolving
funds.

Introduction and promotion of multi-functional banks, including revolving
funds.  3 such banks will be introduced as a pilot scheme.



For environmental protection and rehabilitation:

This aspect of the project assistance will be carried out under the
project agreement with UNHCR and will consists of the following elements:

Promotion of agro-forestry at camp level and in the direct vicinity.
This promotion will happen by promotion of consolidation and
intensification of introducing improved palm trees, grafted Kola trees,
grafted Avocado, mangos and bananas.  A plantation with 7,400 plants will
be developed for this.

Maintenance and rehabilitation of 102 hectares of existing reforestation
sites near refugee camps in Prefectures of Macenta, N'Zerekore, Yomou,
Beyla, and Lola. This activity will be reinforced by tree marking of full
grown trees in areas with 5km radius around the camps.

Support to the establishment of 3 village level tree nurseries for the
supply of plants to population living around the camps.

Promotion and distribution of improved stoves.  Sensitising and
demonstration campaigns will be organized for this purpose.  Also,
Training of trainers workshops will be conducted for this purpose.
Individual households will be assisted in the fabrication of improved
stoves.



Intervention zone for the support of local community projects:

In the current phase, the program will target 3 Prefectures in the
N'Zerekore region; N'Zerekore, Macenta, and Yomou.  The identification of
villages that will benefit from these activities will be done in a
participatory way, and following clear criteria.


Activities in collaboration with UNHCR:

LWF/ACT will continue implementing refugee assistance activities through
an agreement with UNHCR.  This collaboration will have the following
components:


Food distribution and monitoring in two camps (and probably two more new
camps)

Environmental protection/ reforestation through the DNEF (Guinean Forestry
Department)

Trauma healing

Agriculture activities

Distribution of construction materials


Generally UNHCR finances part of these activities and LWF/ACT contributes
to the same programs.  Therefore, one can say that all these activities
are implemented through a partnership agreement with contributions for all
components from both UNHCR as well as LWF/ACT. This appeal targets the
LWF/ACT contribution for the activities.


Repatriation of refugees

LWF/DWS is prepared to assist in the repatriation and reintegration of
Sierra Leonian and

Liberian refugees. Whereas repatriation of refugees to Sierra Leone is now
ongoing on a small scale, it is expected that large contingents of people
will return once safe corridors are secured. The programme will contribute
to this process by renting trucks for a limited period if required.



Non-food items

Non-food items including blankets, used clothes, health kits and cooking
utensils will be secured by LWF for distribution to refugees. LWR donated
Non food commodities will be used for this purpose, and additional items
like cooking utensils will be donated or purchased through UNHCR
assistance programme to address the overall needs for such non food items
at household level.



Transition from emergency

A transition from the emergency to rehabilitation has already started for
the more settled camps like Kouankan but the other camps where LWF/ACT is
or will intervene are still in an emergency phase.

LWF/DWS is prepared to contribute to repatriation and reintegration of
refugees in their respective home countries. In light of the LWF/DWS
presence in both Sierra Leone and Liberia, a later
rehabilitation/construction project for the returnees would be considered.



ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING

Administration

Two offices, one in Conakry and a field office located in N'zerekore are
responsible for the implementation of activities under this Appeal. An
expatriate Program Co-ordinator is responsible for co-ordinating the
project activities in Guinea. A Field Co-ordinator supervises local
operations in the area of N'zerekore. The LWF/DWS Mauritania Program will
provide overall co-ordination for the Guinean operations. As LWF/DWS is
already present in the neighbouring countries Sierra Leone and Liberia an
intervention on a regional scope in response to the current crisis would
be desirable if additional measures beyond the current appeal become
necessary.

The LWF/DWS Program Representative in Mauritania assumes overall
co-ordination responsibility for the implementation of this Appeal.


Finance

LWF's financial systems and controls are based on procedures that are
consistent with internationally accepted principles. Narrative and
financial reports will be sent to ACT office in Geneva as per the schedule
and the Appeals financial report will be subjected to both internal and
external audit and the result submitted to ACT.

The expatriate Project Co-ordinator in Guinea, assisted by a Finance
Officer, will be responsible for the project finance management and
controls in consultation with the Representative of the Mauritania
Program. Regular reports and as required by ACT guidelines will be made
and submitted to the Finance Office of the Mauritania Program before
submission to LWF/DWS Geneva.


Monitoring

Monitoring and Evaluation procedures, that will report and analyse on
quantity and quality of the assistance delivered will be put into place
for all major components implemented under this appeal. Monitoring staff
will be appointed to ensure that the delivery of assistance under this ACT
appeal adheres to Sphere standards. A second level of monitoring will be
carried out from the office of the LWF/DWS Representative in Mauritania.
This will be done once every two months.



IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE

January to 31 December 2002



CO-ORDINATION

LWF/DWS is the lead agency for this project. Activities in this appeal
will be implemented in close collaboration with other ACT partners. A
close collaboration with UNHCR as the lead agency in the region is an
essential precondition for the operation. The basis for this co-ordination
will be through the regular attendance of the UN/NGO meetings that will
facilitate the sharing of information of activities occurring in the
field. This co-ordination is necessary to avoid the duplication of
activities and maximise the use of limited resources and therefore ensure
that refugees who are not adequately covered are provided the needed
assistance. LWF/DWS will ensure the visibility of ACT and of all partners
contributing to the appeal.


BUDGET

Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost 	Budget
	Unit	Units	US$	US$
I. DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Agriculture Project
Rice seed for 5 hectares	Kg	5,000 	0.48	2,400
Other seeds 	Kg	13,000 	0.47	6,110
Swamp Development
Swamp development, Kounkan	Hectare	15 	639	9,585
Swamp development, Kola	Hectare	10 	639	6,390
Animator for Kola, 2 persons	Month	12 	210.5	2,526
Animator for Kouankan 2 persons	Month	12 	210.5	2,526
Sub Total				29,537

Trauma Healing, Peace Building and Mental Health
Health Care Centers
A unit support to N'Zerekore hospital	Month	12 	526.33	6,316
Other supplies incl medicines N'zerekore hosp	Month	12 	451.75	5,421
Mental Health & Psychosocial Centers
Bldg materials & const cost recreation centers	Center	3 	3158	9,474
Furniture for recreation centers	Center	3 	263	789
Recreation materials mental health care centers	Center	3 	1579	4,737
Consultant's fees - mental health	Month	12 	449.58	5,395
Accommodation for consultants	Month	12 	460.5	5,526
Domestic Travels	Trips	14 	118.42	1,658
Stationery and other office supplies	Month	12 	236.83	2,842
Motorbike running costs and general repairs	Month	12 	157.91	1,895
Fuel for 3 motorbikes	Month	12 	31.57	1,137
Oil for 3 motorbikes	Month	12 	10.52	379
Per diem for 8 persons	Month	12 	126.31	12,126
Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost 	Budget
	Unit	Units	US$	US$
Peace Building & Trauma Healing in the Camps
Cost of 3 workshops 	Person	270 	2.63	2,130
Training Materials for workshops	each	3 	355	1,065
Food and refreshment for participants 	Person	270 	3.15	2,551
Workshop facilitators 	Facilitator	3 	189.47	1,705
Sub-total				65,146

Micro Project and Skills Training
Loans/grants for groups	Groups	50 	526	26,300
Micro project officer	Month	12 	263.15	3,158
Monitoring & evaluation officer	Month	12 	315.78	3,789
Business extension agent, 3 persons	Month	12 	315.78	3,789
Staff benefits	Month	12 	250.5	3,006
Sub Total				40,042

Local Community Projects
Support to community project	Each	3 	14105.25	42,316
Community project officer	Month	12 	184.25	2,211
Community project  supervisor, 2 persons	Month	              12 	157.9	1,895
Per diem 	Month	12 	39.47	1,895
Sub-total 				48,317

TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, HANDLING
Customs clearance costs - donated commodities	Lump Sum			2,000
International air freight and insurance	Unit	1 		2,000
Second hand clothes container	Unit	1 		1,000
Truck rental and related costs, 2 trucks	Month	4 	2000	16,000
Vehicle expenses, 2 vehicle	Month	12 	700	16,800
Warehouse rent, 2 warehouses 	Unit	12 	158	3,792
Salary for warehouse managers, 2 managers 	Month	12 	237	5,688
Salaries for 4 workers at the warehouses 	Month	12 	420	10,080
Drivers, 6 drivers at 2 warehouses	Month	12 	540	12,960
Guards, 6 guards for 2 warehouses	Month	12 	396	9,504
Loading and offloading	Month	12 	50	600
Sub total 				80,424

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Trauma Healing and Mental Health Care
Motor bike	Motor bike	3 	3684.33	11,053
Computer Laptop and Printer	Set	1 	3000	3,000
Conakry Office
Second Hand Vehicle	Vehicle	1 	5500	5,500
1 Computer, 1 Printer & 1 Photo copier	Set	1 	4211	4,211
Office Furniture	Lump sum			756
Furniture for transit house	Lump sum			800
Sub total				25,320

PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT
N'Zerekore Office
Salaries and Benefits
Field Coordinator	Month	12 	1500	18,000
Administrator/Finance Officer 1 person	Month	12 	500	6,000
Accountant, 1 person 	Month	12 	315.75	3,789
Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost 	Budget
	Unit	Units	US$	US$
Admin Assistant/Data Processor, 1 person	Month	12 	316	3,789
Logistician, 1 person	Month	12 	236.83	2,842
Warehouse Manager, 1 person	Month	12 	236.83	2,842
Radio Operator, 1 person 	Month	12 	131.58	1,579
Guards, 7 guards for the warehouses and office	Month	12 	460.46	5,526
Caretaker, 2 persons	Month	12 	105.24	1,263
Staff benefits -28% of local salaries	Month	12 	644.7	7,736
Travel
Domestic travel	Trips	6 	473.71	2,842
International travels	Trips	2 	2400	4,800
Accommodation for visitors 	Month	12 	200	2,400
Office Expenses
Office Rental	Month	12 	270	3,240
Bank charges	Month	12 	131.58	1,579
Water & Electricity	Month	12 	157.91	1,895
Office Maintenance/Repairs cost	Month	12 	105.25	1,263
Generator fuel & Repairs	Month	12 	131.58	1,579
repairs & maintenance for office equipment,	Month	              12 	210.5	2,526
Stationery and supplies	Month	12 	263.16	3,158
Accommodation for coordinator	Month	12 	400	4,800
Furniture for coordinator' residence	Month	12 	200	2,400
House repairs & maintenance	Month	12 	100To	1,200
Vehicle Expenses
Vehicle running cost	Month	12 	131.58	1,579
Vehicle repairs & maintenance	Month	12 	105.25	1,263
Communications
Telephone, fax & e-mail	Month	12 	263.16	3,158
Sub total				93,048

Conakry Office
Salaries and Benefits
Liaison Officer 	Month	12 	236.83	2,842
Staff benefits 28% of local salaries	Month	12 	1105.26	13,263
Book keeper	Month	12 	210.5	2,526
Guards, 2 persons 	Month	24 	68.41	1,642
Caretaker, 1 person	Month	12 	52.66	632
Staff benefits 	Month	12 	179	2,148
Office Expenses
Office rent  	Month	              12 	526.33	6,316
Bank charges 	Month	12 	87.75	1,053
Office supplies & stationery	Month	12 	219.33	2,632
Accommodation for visitors	Month	12 	200	2,400
Water and electricity	Month	12 	219.33	2,632
Communications
Telephone, fax and e-mail	Month	12 	210	2,520
Vehicle Expenses
Fuel and oil 	Month	9 	150	1,350
Vehicle repairs & maint - 3 major service	Month	3 	400	1,200
Vehicle insurance	Unit	1 	1000	1,000
Sub total				44,156

Nouakchott Office
Representative- 15% 	Month	12 	4000	7,200
Finance Manager- 30%	Month	12 	3000	10,800
Description	Type of	No of	Unit Cost 	Budget
	Unit	Units	US$	US$
Telephone, fax, email- 30% 	Month	12 	1250	3,000
Office supplies- 15% 	Month	12 	150	270
Audit Fees	Lump Sum		3000	3,000
Sub total				24,270

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE				450,260


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