Community Based Disaster Preparedness

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 162,834  

Mozambique has many areas that are prone to periodic natural disasters and for the last five years Mozambique has suffered through drought, floods and cyclones, often on a disastrous scale. In this context, ACT Mozambique members, with the Lutheran World Federation Mozambique as the lead agency have come together to issue this ACT appeal to address preparedness and mitigation at both organisational and community levels. Specific activities have been programmed that will ensure that the systems, procedures and capacity building at local community levels to confront natural disasters are in place to provide timely assistance to those affected.

The following are the specific objectives:

• To increase the effectiveness and impact of emergency preparedness and response of ACT Mozambique by improving and strengthening ACT Mozambique and the individual ACT members' institutional capacity.
• To develop clear strategies and structures at national, provincial and district levels to ensure that ACT Mozambique and its individual members can maintain an effective and sustainable preparedness and response system.
• Strengthen Community Based Preparedness through the ongoing work of ACT members.
• Strengthen national and regional co-ordination mechanisms for emergency preparedness and emergency response

This appeal also includes information on a Christian Aid initiative. Their proposal is fully funded with their own funds. A three- day regional meeting with a select number of their partners in the region will be held in Maputo in May 2005. During this workshop Christian Aid, together with its partners, will review their disaster mitigation and preparedness strategies, and then follow up at country level giving partners the opportunity to apply to a central fund held by Christian Aid.

Project Completion Date: 31 March 2006

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested

*Balance from ACT Appeal AFMZ42: Assistance to Refugees in Maratane      

White Rakuba
Director
ACT Co-ordinating Office