Appeal Target: US$ 1,412,356

Balance Requested: 1,167,072

This Revision is to share with you the revised budget for ACT member Christian Aid’s (CA) component of the Appeal AFSO81. Christian Aid had to revise its budget due to the continued insecurity, increased commodities prices and road levy charges. The amended budget was also precipitated by the high inflation records foreseen in Somalia.

For another ACT implementing member Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), the amount of contribution that it received has been small whilst the proposed water supply project requires substantial capital outlay at the beginning. Given this situation, NCA has shifted the starting date of the project to 1st of September 2008. The NCA’s component of the appeal was supposed to begin in February 2008. NCA now plans to complete its component of the Appeal by 30 April 2009.

Somalia was recently declared by the United Nations as a country with the worst humanitarian crisis in Africa. Unfortunately, this humanitarian crisis has not received sufficient international press and assistance and, as a result, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu are continuing to lead a squalid existence.

This Appeal focuses on addressing the critical emergency needs of some 63,000 people from the most affected IDPs in Mogadishu. By and large, the Appeal is a response to the dire water needs of the civilian causalities including mitigation of the hygiene and sanitation hazards which have become major health concern for the already over crowded IDP camps.

The Appeal has so far received only US$245,284. This amount is a mere 18.5% of its initial US$1,326,146- target. We therefore appreciate any funding indications to this Appeal. Thank you for your attention.

Names of ACT members:

• Christian Aid
• Norwegian Church Aid 

Project Completion Date: 31 January 2009 (CA) and 30 April 2009 (NCA)

Reporting schedule: 

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

Signed by:

Robert White
Deputy Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office