Rubble and debris left in the aftermath of the
tsunami.
Photo: International Federation
Samoa:
Earthquake Tsunami
Emergency appeal n° MDRWS001
GLIDE n°
4 October 2009
This Preliminary Emergency Appeal
seeks CHF 2,888,262 (USD 2,788,974 or
EUR 1,913,516) in cash, kind, or services
to support the Samoa Red Cross Society
to assist 15,000 beneficiaries (3,000
families) for 18 months.
30 September 2009: CHF 325,134 (USD
313,957 or EUR 215,406) was allocated
from the Federation’s Disaster Relief
Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this
operation. Unearmarked funds to
replenish DREF are encouraged.
The 8.3 magnitude earthquake and
subsequent tsunami which struck Samoa
has had a devastating affect on this Pacific
Island community affecting almost one in six
of the inhabitants. It caused deaths, injuries
and severe damage to houses and
infrastructure. Based on the situation, this
Preliminary
Emergency Appeal responds to
a request from the Samoa National Society,
and focuses on supporting the SRCS to
provide appropriate and timely relief and recovery initiatives to 15,000 people (3,000 families who are the
most vulnerable).
Support will be provided to these beneficiaries in the following sectors: relief, health, water and sanitation
(watsan), shelter, psychosocial support (PSP), restoring family links (RFL), livelihoods, disaster risk
reduction (DRR) and capacity building for SRCS.
The Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) and the International Federation are encouraging international
partners to provide cash donations which will enable them to provide culturally appropriate and targeted
humanitarian assistance in line with the identified needs. In addition procurement of items locally will
contribute to the recovery of the local economy.
This operation is expected to be implemented in up to a maximum time frame of 18 months and will
therefore be completed by April 2011. A Final Report will be made available by July 2011. Three months
after the end of the operation.
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The situation
On 29 September 2009, at the universal time of 17:48:07, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported an
earthquake measuring a magnitude of 8.3, off American Samoa; which generated a Pacific wide tsunami
warning. At the local time of 0408hours the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre stated that a tsunami warning
was in effect for
American Samoa, Samoa, Niue, Wallis-Futuna, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Kiribati, Kermadec Island, Fiji, Howland-Baker, Jarvis Island, New Zealand, French Polynesia, and Palmyra
Island.
The earthquake lasted over five minutes. The epicentre of the quake was located 190 km southwest of
American Samoa. Samoan reports say the wave that hit in Apia was 0.7 of a metre while the second, larger
wave in Pago Pago, in American Samoa, was measured at 1.7 metres. Apia was evacuated by police and
the Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) volunteers; and people were directed to higher ground inland.
The
greatest impact from the tsunami was in Western Samoa and American Samoa.
The official death toll remains at 129 people but is expected to rise and 18 people remain missing. It is
estimated that approximately 30,000 people in total have been affected by the tsunami. This represents
approximately 17 per cent of the total population of Western Samoa. Many people are in shock as there has
not been anything like this in the living memory of the country.
Much of the destruction caused by the tsunami was concentrated on the southern coastline of Upolu, the
most populated of the two islands in Western Samoa. However, there has also been minor damage on
Savai’i, the second and larger island. The area most affected by the tsunami is a narrow 40km stretch of
coastline on the south eastern end of Upolu. Along this stretch of coastline, the residents of forty villages
have been significantly affected and it is estimated that 20 of these villages have been completely destroyed,
leaving approximately 3,200 people homeless. Many people are living in temporary shelters in informal
camps and with host families. Many affected people have expressed a fear and reluctance to return to the
coastline where they were previously living.
Water supplies have been cut off in the areas and SRCS and other volunteers are working with fire service to
deliver safe water to the affected population, both in the impacted area and to temporary shelter sites.
The Samoa Water Authority has conducted an assessment of the water supply infrastructure damaged due
to the tsunami and on the basis of this assessment they will commence rehabilitating the damaged systems
focusing primarily on sanitation and hygiene. In addition to this, to provide an interim water supply they will
be trucking in six water tanks (of 3000L each) to place along the affected coastline; however, distribution of
water to displaced people still remains a gap.
A major cleanup is underway and many people are involved in the collection and burning of debris. Even at
this early stage salvageable materials are being collected for rebuilding.
Communications are improving with broad band high speed internet being donated to the SRCS’s office and
some phone lines becoming more accessible. Digicel has donated ten mobile phones.
Urgent support is needed in water and sanitation (watsan), health, shelter, psychosocial support (PSP),
restoring family links (RFL) and also in the early recovery and reconstruction of schools, homes and
rebuilding of livelihoods.
UNICEF has arrived in country and soon will also be commencing activities.
The Samoa national disaster management committee (SNDMC) have directed the CEO of the Computer
Services of Samoa to provide technical support to get communications up and running, and it is anticipated
that communication links will be restored soon.
Coordination and partnerships
The Samoa Red Cross Society (SRCS) is leading early response at the country level but have been
proactive in requesting international support for the response and have been sharing information with the
International Federation.
The International Federation’s regional office in Suva is taking the lead in supporting the SRCS operationally
while the Disaster Management Unit (DMU) in the Asia Pacific zone office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is
providing the overall support in coordinating all international offers of assistance to ensure a cooperative
response. A field assessment and coordination team (FACT team) has been deployed to support the
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ongoing assessment and coordination in the country. The team includes Pacific islanders trained in the
regional disaster response team (RDRT) as additional resource people.
Several national societies from within the Pacific region have already extended considerable support to
SRCS for their operation in terms of human, technical and financial resources. The International Federation
in Suva is in regular contact with SRCS and the FACT team and together with the Disaster Management Unit
(DMU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; is playing a role in coordinating this support by facilitating the distribution
of regular updates and daily meetings with partner national societies; on the progress of, and outstanding
support required for the operation. The Secretary General of SRCS and the FACT team leader are attending
daily coordination meetings with the government of Samoa, the United Nations (UN) and other humanitarian
stakeholders on the ground. Individuals within the FACT team are attending planning and coordination
meetings in their specific areas of expertise.
A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has been deployed into Samoa and
are assisting the government to conduct sector assessments. Preliminary assessments are currently being
undertaken and the many UN agencies are working with the Movement in the affected areas.
In addition, the inter-agency cluster system has been activated for this disaster. The cluster systems
approach presently covers the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); health and nutrition;
education, protection, early recovery and information management.
Red Cross and Red Crescent action
The SRCS volunteers have been active since the earthquake when church bells alerted them to help
evacuate people from coastal areas. SRCS now has over 200 volunteers active in this operation and the
breadth of the activities they are undertaking is considerable.
To date, SRCS volunteers and staff are the most significant presence in the field (apart from the
government) and have been distributing relief items including: water, food, blankets, cooking pots and
tarpaulins. SRCS volunteers have also been supporting people who are now homeless; and are, as yet too
scared to go home. In addition, the national society is also registering affected people.
An eight person FACT team with expertise in assessments, specifically in: relief, logistics, health, water and
sanitation (watsan), shelter, restoring family links (RFL) and psychosocial support (PSP) has been deployed
with delegates from the: Australian Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, French Red Cross, New Zealand Red
Cross, Tuvalu Red Cross as well as International Federation’s Pacific regional office and the Asia Pacific
Disaster Management Unit. Team members are working closely with and supporting the SRCS volunteers
and staff members. A field, assessment and coordination team (FACT) communication kit, containing
satellite phones, computers, printers, global positioning systems (GPS) and so on, has been deployed to
Apia.
The SRCS with support from the FACT team have completed an initial round of assessments to identify
immediate needs at the household level in the affected area and will be following up with beneficiaries to
identify recovery priorities using participatory approaches.
The FACT team is also working with SRCS on developing approaches to relief and early recovery planning.
The International Federation with the national society are considering what additional support might be
needed over the coming days and weeks in terms of recovery expertise and building the future capacities of
the SRCS.
Additionally, support has been provided with the transport of bodies (deceased and injured) to the local
hospital. In some villages, SRCS volunteers, alongside community members, police and other government
workers are continuing to clear debris.
The SRCS is also supporting the restoration of family links. A few days after the disaster, a New Zealand
man who flew to Samoa looking for his wife and daughter were reunified with the support of the Red Cross.
The immediate release of DREF of CHF 325,134 by the International Federation has helped SRCS to deliver
immediate assistance.
Offers of support have come in from many quarters for the SRCS. Local agencies are offering buildings to
house the homeless; a Swiss yachtsman offering to search the coastline, technical college tutors offering to
deliver people and goods; and donations of used clothes and food.
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Fiji Red Cross has transferred FJD10,000 (CHF 5,376; USD 5,147; EUR 3,530), while the New Zealand Red
Cross supplied: 50 family tents, 1000 blankets, 500 kitchen sets, 1,000 tarpaulins,100 first aid kit refills, 500
water containers and 200 body bags SRCS. These emergency items arrived on two New Zealand Air Force
flights, and were cleared quickly through customs at Faleolo airport.
Australian Red Cross is deploying its water treatment unit from Brisbane to Samoa and has further relief
stocks on stand-by if required. The French Red Cross has another water treat unit and further relief items in
Noumea on stand-by.
Cook Islands Red Cross has extended an offer of technical and financial support to Samoa Red Cross
Society on their response effort; and is talking to the Samoan community in the Cook Islands.
In American Samoa, the American Red Cross is working closely with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) where a mass care team, support services, and relief supplies to American Samoa to assist
the local chapter and its volunteers by providing relief and supplies to those affected.
The needs
It is estimated that 30,000 people (6,000 families) in total have been affected by the tsunami. This represents
approximately one in every six people in Samoa. There are many people in shock as there has not been
anything like this in living memory.
Forty villages have been affected along 40 kilometres of coastline in the south east of Upolu Island. Of these
20 villages were completely destroyed and approximately 3,200 people (640 families) have been left
homeless. People are living in makeshift shelters in their gardens on higher ground and with host families.
Access to appropriate sanitation for rural villages in Samoa was a need identified before the tsunami
occurred that has been further exacerbated by this disaster and will be the prime long-term need, carried out
in combination with hygiene education.
The long-term needs in water are more uncertain. The Samoan Water Authority has conducted an
assessment of the damaged water supply system infrastructure and has plans to rehabilitate the damaged
systems. However, at this stage most of the affected population that are currently displaced have expressed
reluctance to return to where they were previously living, indicating that water may be a need in the future,
although the government has capacity and support in this area from donor agencies.
This Operation
This appeal will focus on supporting the SRCS to provide appropriate and timely response in delivering
assistance, relief and recovery initiatives to 15,000 people (3,000 families who are the most vulnerable).
Support will be provided to these beneficiaries in the following sectors: relief, health, water and sanitation
(watsan), shelter, psychosocial support (PSP), restoring family links (RFL), livelihoods, disaster risk reduction
(DRR) and capacity building for SRCS.
This operation will be developed by an integrated recovery programming process that aims to work with the
affected communities in identifying and addressing their recovery needs in a holistic manner.
The relief and recovery processes will be supported and guided by a commitment to continuous learning
through an ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes.
RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONS (FOOD AND BASIC NON-FOOD ITEMS)
Objective:
To assist the SRCS in providing non-food items including, two mosquito nets, two blankets,
one kitchen set, bedding and one hygiene kit per family for up to
15,000 people (3,000 families)
.
Immediate actions
Expected results
Activities planned
Essential non-food items are
provided to 3000 families,
assisting those affected in
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Conduct rapid emergency needs and capacity assessments
•
Develop beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system to
deliver intended assistance
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returning to normal life as soon
as possible.
•
Distribute relief supplies and control supply movements from point of
dispatch to end user
•
Monitor and evaluate the relief activities and provide daily reporting
on distributions to ensure accountability to the donors
•
Anticipate the future needs of the beneficiaries and plan accordingly
in liaison with logistics
•
Develop a proposed budget
•
Ensure the daily manpower requirements are met by volunteers or
hired staff
•
Develop an exit strategy
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROMOTION
Objective:
The risk of waterborne; and water and sanitation related diseases has been reduced through
the provision of safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene promotion to
15,000 people (3,000 families)
within the tsunami affected area for
six months
.
Immediate actions
Expected results
Activities planned
Safe water is provided to 3,000
families until damaged water
supply systems in the affected
area are restored.
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Provide household level water storage facilities through the
distribution of jerry cans (two per family) and provision of potable
drinking water
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Assess the requirement for additional immediate access to treated
water, and water storage facilities in coordination with the Samoa
Water Authority
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Assess the long-term sustainable water supply needs of the
displaced population, in the event that they do not return to where
they were previously living, in conjunction with the Samoan
Government
Appropriate sanitation,
including excreta disposal and
solid waste management, is
provided to 3,000 displaced
families in the tsunami affected
area for six months.
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Assess the immediate need for emergency excreta disposal
facilities primarily with the displaced population
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Construct emergency latrines in accordance with the assessment
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Assess the requirement for immediate waste disposal measures in
the affected area.
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Conduct waste disposal measures in accordance with the
assessment
•
Use community-based participatory methodologies to design and
construct appropriate sanitation facilities
The health status of the
population is sustainably
improved through behaviour
change and hygiene promotion
activities.
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Train
community-based
volunteers on participatory hygiene and
sanitation transformation (PHAST) and International Federation
water and sanitation software
•
Develop and produce water and sanitation (watsan) software
materials
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Conduct hygiene promotion activities within the affected population,
in conjunction with sanitation according to the assessment
Longer-term actions
The scope and quality of SRCS
water, sanitation and hygiene
promotion services are
improved.
•
Design the water and sanitation programme in accordance with the
SRCS capacity and strategic plan in order to build the water and
sanitation knowledge of the staff and volunteers to ensure any
longer term programmes are appropriate and sustainable
•
Train SRCS staff and volunteers in participatory hygiene promotion
methodologies and knowledge of excreta disposal facilities
•
Replenish water and sanitation emergency items for SRCS and
identify the need for additional emergency stock (i.e. watsan
disaster response kit)
EMERGENCY HEALTH AND CARE
Objective:
The health impact of this emergency on the affected population is reduced through support to
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the health system in the provision of community-level preventive and curative services to
3,000 families
(15,000 beneficiaries)
in 20 hardest-hit villages on the south-east of Upolu Island for
six months
.
Immediate actions
Expected Results
Activities planned
Further illnesses and deaths
resulting from the disaster are
prevented/mitigated through the
delivery of community oriented
primary health care services.
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Conduct rapid assessment of injuries and deaths, as well as health
service delivery in the affected communities
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Provide first aid, including psychosocial first aid, and referral
services for affected communities in the coming three months
•
Train/refresh
30
volunteers
on hygiene promotion, disease
prevention and communicable disease control in coordination with
the ministry of health and district health offices to prevent
occurrence of disease outbreaks
•
Identify and train/update staff/volunteers who are tasked to provide
psychosocial support to affected population
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Mobilize volunteers to conduct disease prevention/health promotion
campaigns in severely hit communities
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Distribute behaviour change communication (BCC) materials in
severely-hit communities
•
Enforce/initiate community based health and first aid (CBHFA)
activities as soon as possible to create a sustainable community
approach through training 50 trainers/volunteers (this activity will be
built on the CBHFA programme of the SRCS prior to the
emergency)
Primary and secondary health
services are supported to meet
increased health needs of the
affected population and fill
health service gaps resulting
from the emergency.
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Assess health services priorities and gaps, particularly in terms of
availability of facilities, staff, medicines, equipment and supplies,
and access to population
•
Provide five, interagency emergency health kits (IEHK) to improve
availability of essential medicines at primary and secondary health
facilities in the affected areas
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Support delivery of primary health services through deployment of
SRCS health volunteers
Longer-term actions
The scope and quality of the
SRCS health and care services
are improved.
•
Identify health service areas in emergency management which
SRCS has shown good practices and can further develop, and
integrated in its on-going health programmes
•
Ensure that emergency health and care services are coordinated
and integrated with other emergency and recovery interventions of
SRCS, national/local authorities and partners
•
Train/update SRCS staff and volunteers on CBHFA, first aid (FA),
epidemic control or health emergency response
•
Equip SRCS staff and volunteers with updated training materials,
flipcharts for community work, first aid kits, and visibility materials
•
Equip branches with audio-visual teaching aids, and other office
equipment needed to manage health projects and programmes
PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (PSP)
Objective:
Address the immediate psychosocial needs of the population by providing PSP-related relief
through PSP training of SRCS volunteers and local key persons in PSP
Expected results
Activities planned
Psychosocial support is
considered in the development
of both emergency and
recovery programmes.
•
Networking and liaisons with national and international organizations
to coordinate responses to identified psychosocial support needs
•
Consult with communities to determine appropriate responses - stand-
alone or mainstream and/or integrated into other programme and
services
•
Develop and implement a range of psychosocial community activities
throughout the recovery period
•
Develop/adopt key policies and procedures to support their provision
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of psychosocial support interventions taking into account beneficiaries
with diverse needs (e.g. women, men, the elderly, children, families
and people with disabilities)
•
Identity ways to integrate psychosocial support with ongoing recovery
programs (such as livelihoods and shelter) as well as existing SRCS
programmes, particularly the Disaster Management Partnership
programme
•
Work with the Disaster Management Coordinator to develop and
implement monitoring and evaluation tools for their psychosocial
programme(s)
SHELTER
Objective:
The shelter needs of
500 families (2,500 beneficiaries)
identified through targeted
assessments are met with an appropriate planned programme.
Expected results
Activities planned
500 families have access to
safe and adequate shelters
which are more resilient to
future natural disasters.
Working with logistics and other applicable sectors:
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Conduct rapid needs and capacity assessments to determine the
extent of the shelter needs and preferred shelter solutions
•
Develop beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system to
deliver intended assistance
•
Where practical, procure and distribute of local appropriate shelter
materials, tools and guidance to assist with livelihood recovery
•
Distribute shelter supplies and control supply movements from point
of dispatch to end user
•
Promote safe and durable shelter construction where possible
through the provision of technical assistance and guidance to all
involved in the shelter activities
•
Monitor and evaluate the shelter activities and provide reporting on
shelter materials distributions
RESTORING FAMILY LINKS (RFL)
Objective:
To access families (people) who have missing relatives who remain unaccounted for and
register the missing for a maximum of
six weeks
.
Expected results
Activities planned
Reconnect families who have
been separated, registration of
all remaining missing persons
and collation of information
from authorities regarding the
deceased.
•
Train SRCS staff/volunteers in registering sought persons to collect
information relating to the missing and survivors.
•
Identification of communities with remaining missing persons via
direct contact with mayors of villages, church leaders/pastors and
direct contact with displaced persons
•
Deploy trained local SRCS volunteers to carry out missing person
registrations
•
Establishment of an RFL hotline operated by SRCS with notification
to the international and domestic public via the SRCS website
•
Provide RFL global updates to Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (RCRC) via the International Committee of Red Cross’
(ICRC) Extranet
•
Re-contact all enquirers who have registered missing persons/family
to ascertain if missing have been located
LIVELIHOODS SUPPORT
Objective:
Up to
1,500 families (7,500 beneficiaries)
in the worst affected areas, who have lost their
food production, and / or means of income, will have a viable source of income.
Expected results
Activities planned
1,500 households have access • Conduct household and livelihood needs and capacity assessments
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to improved livelihood means.
•
Scope the capacity of SRCS and the International Federation to
deliver a variety of livelihoods initiatives such as cash for work and
other recovery initiatives for vulnerable families to reinforce
economic and social security
•
Develop beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system with
communities to deliver intended assistance
•
Provide support to the most vulnerable groups for restoration and
alternative livelihood options
•
Distribute resources according to plans emanating from livelihoods
assessments which may include financial and physical resources
such as seeds, tools, fishing nets, building materials for home stays
and so on
•
Monitor and evaluate the activities and provide reporting on
distribution
•
Develop a transition and/or an exit strategy
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
Objective:
Monitoring and reporting capacity building: SRCS staff and members at headquarters and
potential branches will improve their skills on needs assessments, monitoring and reporting.
Expected results
Activities planned
By end of the end of the first
phase of the operation, June
2010 SRCS staff volunteers
are provided with relevant on-
the-job training skills to carry
out assessments, and
monitoring and evaluation.
•
Briefing and coaching of SRCS volunteers, staff and branches on
needs assessments, monitoring and reporting skills
•
Organization
of
workshops
•
Carrying out of evaluation and documenting lessons and
recommendations
SRCS mobilization, registration,
support and retention system
will have been developed to
transform spontaneous
volunteers into long term ones.
•
Short orientation sessions will be given to all new spontaneous
volunteers to explain the principles of the RCRC movement and
mandates of SRCS
•
Volunteer registration system and database will be updated
•
Regular weekly meetings with volunteers will help them to convey
information from community level, and also to receive recognition
and collective support when dealing with their difficult roles
Existing branches will have
been strengthened and
locations for new branches in
vulnerable areas will have been
identified with new
spontaneous volunteers.
•
Groups
of
spontaneous volunteers will be asked to become
members as the first stage of forming new branches in strategic
areas
•
Volunteers’ ideas for strengthening branches with active services to
respond to community needs in the short, medium and long term will
be sought
•
Volunteer engagement will be sought for undertaking more
vulnerability capacity assessment (VCA) as well as community
based disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities
Systems and procedures will
have been strengthened to
enhance public appreciation of
SRCS
•
Existing finance systems will be enhanced to enable efficient
recording of rapidly scaled up donations and reporting back to local
and international donors
•
Communications capacity will be scaled up through coaching and
mentoring of SRCS counterparts to increase visibility,
understanding, and support to SRCS’s role
LOGISTICS
Logistics support will be provided following International Federation procedures to source and procure relief
items needed, and to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of these items for the success of the operation.
Logistics actions are being supported through the close cooperation of the Australian Red Cross, New
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Zealand Red Cross and the French Red Cross. These include:
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Coordinate among SRCS, the programme managers and RLU for the most timely and
cost-efficient sourcing option for the items required for the operation.
•
Coordinate the mobilization of goods and reception of incoming goods.
•
Utilize existing warehousing facilities and vehicles for storage and efficient dispatch of
goods to the final distribution points.
•
Mobilize pre–positioned stock in the regional logistics unit warehouse in Kuala Lumpur
(i.e. jerry cans, mosquito nets, blankets, kitchen sets and hygiene kits) on a needs basis.
•
Ensure local procurement of goods and transport follows Federation standards and is
supported if required by the regional logistics unit in Kuala Lumpur.
•
Liaise and coordinate actions with other key actors to ensure that the Federation logistics
operation uses all information to be as efficient and effective as possible.
•
Establish and make available a detailed and up-to-date mobilization table on the
Federation’s Disaster Management Information System (
DMIS
).
The International Federation will work on mobilizing specific relief items to respond to needs in the field and
donors should
coordinate with the regional logistics unit
in Kuala Lumpur regarding outstanding needs.
Shipping instructions will be provided to donors from the regional logistics unit in Kuala Lumpur, with a
consignment tracking number to be issued before shipping any goods to the operation. Procurement of
goods and transport can also be arranged through the regional logistics unit.
COMMUNICATIONS – ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
The steady flow of timely and accurate information between those working in the field and other major
stakeholders will support the programme objectives of this emergency appeal, increase the profile, funding
and other support for the national society and the International Federation.
It will also provide a platform on which to advocate in the interest of vulnerable people. In close collaboration
with the operation, those affected by this emergency will be provided with information to support their relief
and recovery. Donors and national societies will receive information and materials they can use to promote
this operation, and communications initiatives will help build the information and public relations capacity of
the host national society for future emergencies.
CAPACITY OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY
The SRCS was established in 1952 as a branch of the New Zealand Red Cross Society and continued in
that capacity until the late 1970s when it ceased to operate. The SRCS was re-established in 1981 and its
constitution was adapted in 1983. The Society was recognized by the ICRC and admitted into the
International Federation in 1984. The Samoa Red Cross Act was passed in 1993 to protect the name Red
Cross and the distinctive emblem of the Movement.
Samoa has currently only one branch located on the island of Savai’i which is currently inactive. Although,
the SRCS is able to extend its activities throughout most of the country from its headquarters in Apia, the
leadership is keen to expand branch coverage to other parts of the country especially in the area affected by
this disaster.
Membership is classified as active, subscribing and honorary. There are a small number of subscribing
members, however non-financial membership extends throughout the country and volunteers can be relied
upon to come forward in time of emergencies as demonstrated over the last few days.
Before the earthquake the SRCS had 20 permanent active volunteers and eight staff. A much larger number
of volunteers (over 200) can be called upon during times of emergency.
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CAPACITY OF THE FEDERATION
The International Federation has deployed an eight person FACT team with expertise in water and
sanitation; health; psychosocial support; shelter; restoring family links; relief; assessments; media and
communications, and logistics. The FACT team is currently on the ground working with SRCS.
The International Federation in Suva is coordinating regionally on the significant support that has already
been provided for the operation by partner national societies (PNSs) within the region. The Suva office is
facilitating regular updates and meetings with PNS to keep them informed on the progress of the operation
and further support requirements. The International Federation’s DMU in Kuala Lumpur is providing
considerable surge capacity to the Suva Office in coordination and is managing the international aspects of
the operation
The International Federation has released a DREF of CHF325,134 to support SRCS in meeting the
immediate needs of those affected.
BUDGET SUMMARY
See attached budget for details.
Yasemin
Aysan
Bekele
Geleta
Under
Secretary
General
Secretary
General
Disaster Response and Early Recovery Division
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How we work
All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGO's) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards
in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.
The International Federation’s
activities are aligned with its Global
Agenda, which sets out four broad
goals to meet the Federation's
mission to "improve the lives of
vulnerable people by mobilizing the
power of humanity".
Global Agenda Goals:
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Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from
disasters.
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Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from
diseases and public health emergencies.
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Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red
Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of
vulnerability.
•
Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and
promote respect for diversity and human dignity.
Contact information
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
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Samoa: Samoa Red Cross Society, Ms. Tautala Mauala, Secretary General, phone:
+68523686; email:
samoaredcross@samoa.ws
Pacific Regional Office for the International Federation, Suva:
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Aurelia Balpe, Head of Pacific Regional Office, phone: +679 331 1855;
email:
aurelia.balpe@ifrc.org
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Ruth Lane, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Delegate, phone: +679 331 1855;
email:
ruth.lane@ifrc.org
Federation Asia Pacific zone office, Kuala Lumpur:
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Michael Annear, disaster management coordinator,
Phone: +603 9207 5726, mobile: +6012 234 6591, email:
michael.annear@ifrc.org
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Penny Elghady, resource mobilization and PMER coordinator,
Phone: +603 9207 5775, fax: +603 2161 0670, email:
penny.elghady@ifrc.org
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Please send all pledges of funding to
zonerm.asiapacific@ifrc.org
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Jeremy Francis, regional logistics coordinator,
Phone: +6012 298 9752, fax: +60 3 2168 8573, email:
jeremy.francis@ifrc.org
APPEAL BUDGET SUMMARY
Annex 1
Samoa: Earthquake and Tsunami
MDRWS001
RELIEF NEEDS
Shelter
192,550
Clothing & Textiles
78,775
Water & Sanitation
270,125
Medical & First Aid
48,500
Teaching Materials
135,000
Utensils & Tools
108,075
Other Supplies & Services
785,700
Total Relief Needs
1,618,725
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Vehicles Purchase
80,000
Computers & Telecom Equipment
10,000
TRANSPORT, STORAGE & VEHICLES
Storage - Warehouse
15,000
Transport & Vehicles Costs
100,000
PERSONNEL
International Staff
528,000
Regionally Deployed Staff
209,000
National Staff
5,400
National Society Staff
5,400
Consultants
10,000
GENERAL EXPENSES
Travel
5,000
Information & Public Relations
10,000
Office running costs
48,000
Communication Costs
6,000
Professional Fees
20,000
Other General Expenses
30,000
PROGRAMME SUPPORT
Programme Support - PSR (6.5% of total)
187,737
Total Operational Needs
1,269,537
Total Appeal Budget (Cash & Kind)
2,888,262
Less Available Resources
0
Net Request
2,888,262
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The maps used do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or National Societies concerning the legal status of a territory or of its authorities.
Map data sources: ESRI, DEVINFO, International Federation, ISCGM, USGS, MDRWS001.mxd
Samoa: Tsunami
TS-2009-000209-ASM
TS-2009-000210-WSM
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