GLIDE no. FL-2009-000172-BFA
Period covered by this update: 24 December to 08 January, 2010.
Appeal target (current): CHF 3,500,000 (USD 3.3m or Eur 2.3m)
The operation has been extended by one month and will be completed by the end of March2010.
A final Report will be made available by June 2010 (three months after the end of operation).
The budget has been increased to include the recovery phase of reconstruction in line with the latest government strategy in relocating most of the flood victims of permanent green land sites on the outskirts of Ouagadougou City where most of the infrastructure is to be provided.
Appeal coverage: 81%;
Appeal history:
- This Preliminary Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 9 September 2009 for CHF 2.765,053 million for six months to assist 8,000 families.
- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 200,000 was initially allocated on a regional basis to support the National Society to respond.
- Two Operations Updates were issued: the first on 21 September 2009, and the second on 28 September 2009. Both focused on the findings of Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT) and Emergency Response Units (ERUs).
- A revised Appeal was issued on 23 December 2009, seeking CHF 3,500,000 (USD 3.3m or Eur 2.3m) in cash, kind or services.
Summary: Unprecedented rainfall of 1 September in Ouagadougou left more than 150,000 people affected with nearly two thirds of them made homeless. Initially, the affected sought refuge in temporary shelter in schools and public sites. The Burkina Red Cross Society (BRCS) responded immediately by mobilising its volunteers from the initial assessment phase all through to the implementation of the relief operation.
After the completion of the assessment phase and the revision of the initial plan of action, BRCS, with the support of the International Federation which include both FACT and ERU, carried out the relief phase 1 and 2 of its operation. These phases consisted in distributing Non-Food Items (NFIs), installing sanitations facilities and supporting the relocation of beneficiaries in the temporary shelter on sites provided by the government.