Donor: UNDP
Project code: 23 ZX V19
In January 2008, ACTED Sudan opened a six month intervention in Western Bahr El Gazal with the emergency repairs of 321 kilometres of road from Wau to Raja, and 90 kilometres from Raja to Boro Medina IDP camp. The project also includes an income generation component through Cash For Work (CFW) activities and capacity building of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure through engineer training. Humanitarian access will improve and local trade reinforced through increased transport of goods. Direct beneficiaries include 367 households, with 15 working days of CFW provided to each benefi ciary. Support to vulnerable populations is a priority, for beneficiaries consist of 60% returnees and 40% women, while indirect beneficiaries include more than 150,000 people living along the Wau-Raja roadway.
Category: Projects April 1st, 2008
CAR: Improving the living conditions of vulnerable people in the Nana-Gribizi region through road rehabilitation
Donor: WFP
Project code: 26 ZU 2W
In coordination with the on-going road rehabilitation project in the Nana-Grebizi region of northern CAR, supported by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department, ACTED has received the support of WFP to provide warm lunches for project workers throughout the duration of the rehabilitation work. Through the Food for Work approach, WFP distributes rations of beans, corn starch, oil and salt, allowing meals to be prepared for the work teams recruited from villages along the roadway. This meal provides the balanced caloric intake necessary to meet the demands of diffi cult road rehabilitation work.
Category: Projects April 1st, 2008
Donor : OCHA
Project code: 41 ZV 3I / 41 ZW 4I
The fi rst of the 3R projects consists of the rehabilitation of Grand Saline’s principal road, a 29 kilometre long project including activities such as cash for work. While the road is currently in terrible condition and unusable for more than half the year, once repaired it will allow for a better production flow in the short-term and improve Grand Salinians’ access to basic services (the town of Grand Saline, capital of the commune, is isolated because of the lack of a main roadway). ACTED Haiti’s second project is entitled, “Construction of an irrigation canal towards the “The Desert” zone in the northeast of Grand Saline Commune.” The project includes construction of the remaining portion of the main irrigation channel running parallel to the road, which stimulates production in the potentially rich “Desert” zone thanks to the Cash for Work (CFW) activities and irrigation. In turn, the roadway will allow for the increased movement of goods from this newly irrigated area. The project will not only benefit CFW workers, (approximately 724 for the roadwork project and 480 for the channel construction), but also more than 15,000 people that live in the commune itself. Furthermore, the NGOs on the ground will benefit from the increased access to vulnerable communities in the previously isolated region, and be able to better come to their assistance in the event of a disaster.
Category: Projects April 1st, 2008
India : Recovery and Disaster Preparedness among Most Vulnerable Flood Affected Communities in Bihar
Donor: European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department
Project code: 07 AAF XR
The 12 month project aims to support vulnerable flood-affected populations to facilitate early recovery and increase resilience to natural disasters by promoting long term disaster preparedness. At least 3,200 households will improve their livelihoods through Cash for Work activities; 2 elevated platforms serving over 150 households as disaster gathering points will be constructed and equipped with shelter, sanitation, and water facilities; 5,065 households provided with basic NFI hygiene items; 40 flood-damaged government tubewells repaired and raised above flood level; 2,871 families receive water fi lters; and 50 disaster preparedness maps created for future coordination and planning. The project also prioritizes community mobilisation through disaster management trainings for community members, participatory development of local disaster plans, and the constitution of steering committees. At least 30,390 individuals (5,065 households) will directly benefit from the project.
Category: Projects April 1st, 2008
Donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy
Project code: 02 AAA XQ
ACTED launched an in-depth feasibility study in the course of the “Penitentiary Reform Project” in Afghanistan to assess needs in Maymana detention centre and evaluate the adapted approach for a comprehensive intervention. The two month project will capitalize on ACTED’s engineering and AME departments to implement the study. The project will assess the needs in terms of infrastructure in the detention centre, and work to gain a better understanding of the expectations and perceptions of prison staff and detainees with regards to their working/living conditions.
Category: Projects April 1st, 2008
