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Support to IFRC Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene cluster The Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) recognizes the crucial role of public water and sanitation service providers in supplying sustainable water and sanitation services in urban context and specifically for the urban-poor. In addition, the NLRC sees the RCRC movement as a strong complimentary organization to public water and sanitation service providers, due to our volunteer based and our expertise in community involvement which is an expertise often lacking at the more technocratic public service providers. NLRC can specifically support service providers in the field of emergency preparedness and response, community engagement and accountability. Partnerships between national societies and local water and sanitation utilities are rare. Utilities are not only sidetracked during normal times, but also during emergency WASH responses utilities are often not well involved, which can lead to utilities being harmed and by emergency WASH responses. Pre-crisis Implementing partnerships between national societies and local water and sanitation utilities lead to a better inclusion during times of emergencies. With the urban population showing steady growth over the past decade, the Government of Ghana is faced with the challenge of coping with the growing demand for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, especially in deprived urban settlements. Currently, around 70% of the nation's urban population lives in congested, sub-standard structures with little incentive to invest in a more permanent solution. Most parts of the peri-urban areas fall outside the formal planning framework of the State authorities, and therefore lack legal standing in terms of utility services. As a result, the vast majority of the people without access to water and sanitation services are found in the poorer communities and delivering safe, sustainable and affordable water and sanitation services in poor urban communities remains a major challenge.

Through the localization program, NLRC is able to provide support to an urban WASH pilot in Ghana. Within the pilot, Vitens Evides International (VEI) and Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL partner with IFRC Ghana and NLRC, aiming at improving sustainable access to adequate water services for the urban population in the Ashanti region. In addition, through this collaboration, we also aim to build a strong partnership between the local water utility and the national society. This by making use of project-activities to materialize this partnership (and to positively contribute to resilient communities), and to build a collaboration package that can be copied in any country where our national society is interested. Overall the pilot will be contributing to objective 2, 4 and 5 of the Localization program. Ghana Red Cross and Ghanese households Ghana
Chronic Crisis: Improving Access to Basic needs for Conflict-affected Communities in Amhara (ABCCA) It aims to support 50.000 people with improving access to water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition services. In around six schools and health centres water supply, latrines and handwashing facilities will be maintained or constructed, combined with Child Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (CHAST) campaigns by Ethiopian Red Cross Society volunteers in schools. 800 households will receive two tranches of multi-purpose cash support. Since people have been displaced several times, planting seasons have been interrupted and coping strategies have been reduced, this CTP intervention will be combined with targeted livelihood support activities based on the detailed needs assessment. Finally ERCS will be supported by several response preparedness activities to be better prepared for future disasters. See an overview of sectors and activities in the figure below. Based on current response projects and the recent agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Northern Ethiopia, it is proposed to start a new Chronic Crisis recovery project focused on improving access to basic needs for communities, IDP’s and returnees in 6 kebeles in conflict affected North Wollo and Wag Hamra in Northern Amhara, Ethiopia.
Sudan response refugee influx Tigray crisis Providing hygiene items to refugees in Hamdayet and provision of basic sanitation facilities to refugees in Um-Rakuba Since November 3 2020 armed clashes were reported between the Ethiopian Defence Forces and the Tigray Regional Security forces in Tigray region, Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency, with a total of 1.5 to 2 million people projected to be affected. A continued high influx of refugees is expected to arrive in East Sudan, estimating a total number of 50,000 people to cross the border in November and December. Current estimations of total arrivals by UNHCR are up to 100,000 in the next months with worst case scenario of 200,000. While continuing to receive these new arrivals, East Sudan is hosting one of the most protracted refugee situations in the world, with active refugee camps in Kassala, Al Jazeera and Gedaref States. The overall objective of this operation is to provide basic sanitation facilities to at least 2,500 newly arrived Ethiopian refugees (500 HHs) with hygiene items in Hamdayet and 2,500 refugees (500 HHs) with provision of basic sanitation facilities in Um Rakuba refugee settlement and 10,000 refugees (2,000 HHs) through hygiene promotion and MHPSS activities. 10,000 newly arrived Ethiopian refugees in Sudan Hamdayet and Um Rakuba refugee settlement
Enhancing Economic Empowerment of Youth Effected by Conflict in South Sudan Enhancing Economic Empowerment of Youth Effected by Conflict in South Sudan
Solomon Island - Earthquake This project addresses the immediate needs of 2,424 people. At 0439 hours on 9 December 2016 an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred approximately 62km west-southwest of Kirakira in the Makira province of the Solomon Islands. Since then aftershocks have continued to be felt through parts of the Solomon Islands. This project addresses the immediate needs of affected populations through the mobilization of surge support from the SIRC (headquarters and branches), suppliers and relief items. It has sought to mobilise and assist communities in preparing for transition into a recovery phase in close coordination with public authorities, other stakeholders and partners, and with technical and funding support from the IFRC. This has included ensuring that WASH and Build Back Safer messaging to a total of 9,055 (revised) people are an integral component of the response. This project reaches  2,424 people. This project is based in Makira and Malaita.
Component 2: Netherlands Red Cross, technical advisor Technical support to National Societies on RPII activities by NLRC advisor
Worldwide silent disasters Projects in this programme are funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and provide monetary support for small, silent disasters around the world.
3FM Serious Request 2015: The Next Generation, evaluation, learning The programme This Next Generation, Supporting the development of young people in war and conflict. The theme focusses on children and young adults who live in the most extreme circumstances and therefore have little chance on schooling and development. They are the silent victims of war. The funding of this programme is made possible by 3FM fundraising activity. The aim of the programme is to make young people who have to cope with conflict and that are part of ‘this next generation’ more resilient to the consequences of conflict. The Red Cross supports the development of young people in war and conflict by focussing on four different area's: education and personal development, psychosocial support, food and income for families, and emergency assistance. This project contains the general costs of HQ for implementing the programme. NLRC HQ, The Hague.
3FM Serious Request 2013: Reducing child mortality due to diarrhoea in Côte d'Ivoire The project's purpose is to make selected communities more resilient to diarrhoea through increasing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. In the Blolequin department, along with Ivory Coast's western regions, post-election crises from 2010 have resulted in the displacement of people, destruction of homes and health facilities. Despite humanitarian aid in 2011 and 2012, food insecurity, malnutrition, poor water, sanitation, and hygiene, and epidemic diseases are still a threat. In this last category, diarrhoea is the second leading culprit for under-five mortality, due largely to absence of sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and structures, all of which are exacerbated by internal conflicts. Supporting communities is the core of the project. This is done through community-lead sanitation, which aims at changing social norms surrounding hygiene and sanitation, along with installing water infrastructures and training individuals on sage water usage. Additionally, child nutrition and educational programmes on diarrhoea, epidemic and emergency response planning, monitoring, and organisation with local authorities, communities and the Red Cross are also carried out along with building health centres. The project chiefly targets children under five years-old, but casts a wider net and will ultimately reach more than 60,000 people in delivering its services, good, and communications. The project is located in 13 villages of Blolequin, a forested department in the west of Ivory Coast. These populations are rural, living scattered and isolated. The villages are CIB, De?pouta, Chantier Colonel, Tomepleu, Bablivaya, Pohan Basobly, Zomplou, Ke?bouebo, Guibobli, Dieya, Oulai Taibly, Medibly, and Zile?bly.
Ebola Virus outbreak Prepardness and response This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of some 8.5 million Swiss francs on a preliminary basis to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the National Societies of Guinea, to scale-up readiness and response to the ongoing epidemic; Cote D´Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone, to set-up advanced readiness and preparedness; and Senegal and Mali, to reinforce readiness capacity through light preparedness and prepositioning of stocks. The Appeal aims to deliver assistance to some 424,000 people in the affected area for 12 months, while supporting prevention actions in at-risk areas, comprising 7.52 million people. Other neighbouring countries, such as Guinea-Bissau, may be included following context developments. The emergency appeal will incorporate a Federation-wide approach, which will be based on one plan with response activities of all IFRC membership contributing to the response with an additional Federation-wide planning and reporting requirement. To scale-up readiness and response to the ongoing epidemicational Societies of Guinea; Cote D´Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone, to set-up advanced readiness and preparedness; and Senegal and Mali, to reinforce readiness capacity through light preparedness and prepositioning of stocks To be assisted: 424,000 people (affected area); 7.52 million people (at risk areas, including neighbouring countries Africa
Malawi Floods 2015 Heavy rains that started in early January 2015 have caused extensive flooding in Malawi. Over 121,000 people are displaced from their districts and given the continued downpours, flooding and further damage is likely to increase significantly. The majority of the affected population face shelter concerns, and are at risk of epidemic outbreaks due to contaminated water sources. This has resulted in overcrowding of the few structures available.
Preventing and preparing for ebola in West Africa 2014 2014's Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest to date, and the first ever outbreak in West Africa. The epidemic in the region began in Guinea and then spread to the neighbouring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. These three countries comprised the heart of the outbreak, having more than 11,000 deaths and over 28,000 cases between them. There were also smaller outbreaks in Senegal, Nigeria, and Mali.
Access to health care in Palestinian camps in Syria This programme supports the rehabilitation of three Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospitals.
Philippines Typhoon Haima This operation aims to assist 20,000 people affected by Typhoon Haima in North and Central Luzon with appropriate immediate and medium-term assistance in a timely, effective, and efficient manner, as well as accompany them to recover from the impact of the typhoon and increase their resilience to future shocks. 13 September 2016: Typhoon Meranti (local name Ferdie) batters Batanes, in northern Philippines. 
 6 October 2016: Typhoon Sarika (local name Karen) makes landfall over Baler, Aurora, packing winds of 150 km per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph. It traverses North Luzon with some destruction.   
 17 October 2016: Haima brews in the Pacific as a Severe Tropical Storm.   
 18 October 2016: PRC deploys advance teams to Nueva Viscaya and Tuguegarao City prior to the Typhoon Haima’s landfall, with additional teams placed on high alert at the headquarters.  
 19 October 2016: IFRC approves a 48,659 Swiss franc DREF allocation for an imminent crisis to enable PRC launch a timely response in the aftermath of Typhoon Haima.   
Typhoon Haima makes landfall over municipality of Peñablanca in Cagayan Province, packing strong winds of up to 225 kph near its centre and gusts of up to 315kph. The latest typhoon has left substantial humanitarian impact.  
20 October 2016: Volunteers and staff in affected areas started to assess the extent of the damage. They are also serving hot cooked meals and providing psychosocial support in evacuation centres, where tens of thousands of people remain.  
 21 October 2016: Emergency Appeal launched at the request of PRC. Health; water, sanitation and hygiene; food, nutrition, and livelihoods; shelter; disaster risk reduction and National Society capacity building. 20,000 people North and Central Luzon
DOB Emeregency Myanmar The people of Myanmar are dealing with an evolving humanitarian crisis where humanitarian needs have continued to escalate since the third wave of COVID-19 in 2021 and the ongoing political unrest since Myanmar’s military intervention on 1 February 2021.
The country is now entering the second year of this crisis, where ongoing inter-factional tensions have fueled its complexity and multi-dimensional characteristics. The Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) continues to be supported by many in Myanmar, impacting public services, including health, schools, and government administrations in states and regions across the country. The people of Myanmar are dealing with an evolving humanitarian crisis where humanitarian needs have continued to escalate since the third wave of COVID-19 in 2021 and the ongoing political unrest since Myanmar’s military intervention on 1 February 2021.
DATA SUPPORT MENA 2021 The support provided is flexible and demand driven. It also follows a human centered process, ensuring that client needs and the local context drive the definition of NLRC's support. The identified needs must be realistic in scope, must be within the ability of the NLRC to answer and finally, there must be a clear commitment from the recipient NS to engage proactively with NLRC throughout the project. The countries that will ultimately receive support through this project have not yet been determined but are expected to primarily be in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) regions. Based on the knowledge collected and the changing dynamic of the pandemic, we anticipate that recipient national societies will request data and digital support in the following (generic) areas:
1.	Continuation of crucial data & digital support for NS for emergency support products
2.	Support NS data and digital support for Covid vaccination campaign. 
3.	Compounding disasters:  disaster response complicated by to the Covid pandemic
4.	Cash IM support Through the 510 Data & Digital Team NLRC assists 19 RCRC National Societies in their short-term preparedness and response to COVID-19 and supported their operational continuity, through data and digital. This support was made possible through a 12-month block funded project that started implementation on 1 April 2020. At the time of writing (2 months before the end of the project) several countries are encountering a renewed increase of infections. New uncertainties are introduced by the virus mutations, underlining that the Covid response phase is far from over. With the approval of several vaccines and the start of vaccination campaigns in countries around the world, the focus is beginning to shift from response to recovery. The road however remains long and based on the achievements of the 2020 global COVID program and the feedback received the added value of continued data and digital support beyond the current project's end date, 31 March 2021, is clear. NLRC, through its 510 initiative provides remote technical assistance to RCRC national societies. IFRC will be involved to coordinate the support provided to countries in the MENA region and will itself also receive data & digital support from NLRC/510. NLRC/510
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We bend, We never break (WbWnb) – Climate Information service for vulnerable communities to enhance adaptation The proposed action is designed to contribute to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate shocks and stresses in Amhara Region. In a nutshell, the challenges vulnerable communities in Ebinat woreda are facing with regard to weather and climate service in order for them to take mitigation and adaptation measures are summarized as: 
•	Accessibility problem- Vulnerable communities are unable to access climate forecast
•	Understandability problem: both the climate info and advisories released are too technical and hard for communities to understand 
•	Actionability problem: it doesn’t adequately and clearly guide communities what actions to take, when and how. 
The action will contribute to address the above identified gaps in order for 10,000 vulnerable households (with a special focus on women, children, youth and landless farmers) in Ebinat District of Amhara Region have accessed climate information and advisories, understood it and taken actions to enhance their adaptation and resilience against climate shocks and stresses.
XXII Inter-American Conference Participating as Observer in the XXII Inter-American Conference in The Bahamas from the 5 to 8 June. Combining the travel to visit Panama IFRC regional office and probably Venezuela programme.
Partners for Resilience: Nicaragua The project aims to reduce the impact of natural hazards on vulnerable community members. It increases the resilience of communities to disasters, climate change and environmental degradation. The project also increases the capacity of civil society organisations (CSO's) to cope with these natural hazards. Nicaragua is classified as a low- income country and regrettably, the geographic position of Nicarague makes it highly vulnerable to recurring disasters. The targeted region of the project is near the coastline, where communities are settled near to the rivers which are indespensible for their economic survival. This area is one of the most hurricane affected regions in the world. Five to fifteen hurricanes occur every year and each time the economic and human losses are substantial. The project strengthens the livelihoods of the beneficiaty communities so that they are more resilient to the effects of disaster magnified by climate change. The capacities of local organizations are also strengthened to develop initiatives to reduce the natural risks, support climate change adaptation and protection of ecosystems. Finally the institutional and policy environment will be targeted to make conducive strategies for adressing the natural hazards. The target communities live in the most drought prone areas. There will be special emphasis on women and youth. About 90% of the families live in the rural areas cultivating various staples, about 73% of whom live in poverty or extreme poverty. The implementing partners are the government and local NGO's and is organized by the 'Partners For Resilience', which The Netherlands Red Cross is a member of. The selected geographical area is the river basin Coco, which includes the most drought prone areas, and the autonomous region of the North Atlantic. Specific Places are, Madriz, Nueva Segovia, Jinotega, Waspan, Esteli, Chinandega, RAAN. (Or Cuenca Rio Coco, Cuenca Pacifica, Cuenca Rio Wawa)
2022 Workplace First Aid Zambia Netherlands Red Cross invests in Workplace First Aid development for Zambia Red Cross in 2022
Chronic Crisis Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa region is vulnerable to prolonged droughts, exacerbated by climate change and political instability. The Red Cross support communities affected by drought and other disasters, increasing their resilience against local and regional hazards.
IFRC MENA: Regional Movement Induction course – June Beirut Financial support the first MENA Regional Movement Induction Course.June 10-13, 2019, in Beirut.
3FM Serious Request 2012: Reducing infant mortality in Burundi The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the reduction of infant and maternal morbidity and mortality in the two health districts of the province of Cankuzo by strengthening the capacity of Burundi's Red Cross and focusing on the most vulnerable groups--pregnant women and children under one years old. Children under five years of age and pregnant women have high morality rates in Burundi, one the world's poorest countries. Diseases, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and diarrheal diseases, low health coverage, and poor quality health care account for these rates, where there is only one doctor for every 34,744 people. As with other programmes, the Red Cross focuses on promoting positive health behaviours in communities and increasing the capacity of its branches to better manage and care for infant and mother health. This means training Red Cross staff in child health and PMTCT (prevention of mother-to-child transmission), for example, and educating women and communities on child and reproductive health. The direct project beneficiaries are pregnant or lactating women, children under one year and women of childbearing age. Within Cankuzo province, the Cankuzo, Kigamba, Gisagara, and Mishiha communes are targeted.
2020 - Sudan Floods Sudan is facing one of the worst flooding situations seen for more than 70 years. According to initial reports approximately 100 people have died, at least 100,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed, and more half a million people are affected. These figures are expected to increase significantly as access to the affected areas remains extremely challenging and assessments are still ongoing. Humanitarian needs are rapidly increasing as the country faces multiple shocks beside the floods, including the economic crisis, violence and disease outbreaks, and more rainfall is expected. The Government of Sudan has declared a three month nationwide state of emergency, appealing for assistance from civil society and humanitarian national and international organizations to respond to the flood affected population. Almost every state has been affected and according to the Ministry of Irrigation, the river Nile recorded the highest water level in Khartoum since 1912, over 17.62 metres.
Rapid needs assessments indicate significant damage to houses, properties and livelihoods, disruption of transport
networks, roads and water and sanitation infrastructure, and lack of access to markets and health care facilities.