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PWRDF partnership commits $13.6 million to Darfur in 2008

February 12, 2008

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Sudan: Darfur Emergency Response Operation

The world is responding to the protracted crisis in Darfur, Sudan which has seen more than two million people fleeing their homes amid violence and destruction. The crisis is entering its fifth year, affecting more than four million people.
The Darfur Emergency Response Operation (DERO) is a unique program, joining secular, Protestant and Catholic partners together in a highly challenging context to provide support to the people of South and West Darfur. There are more than 12,000 humanitarian aid workers within Darfur. The program benefits from the strong local and community knowledge of the three national implementing agencies: Sudan Council of Churches (SCC), Sudanaid and Sudan Social Development Organisation (SUDO). The DERO website includes an interpretive video and more information on the joint response.
DERO also benefits from the technical support and solidarity of the Action by Churches Together (ACT)/Caritas network which has approved a $13.6 million global appeal for funds in 2008. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund has already contributed $30,000.
The DERO members will implement activities in health and nutrition, water and sanitation, emergency preparedness and response, agriculture, school support and peace building, protection and psychosocial support.
An expected 234,000 people will benefit from water and sanitation programs, 273,000 will benefit from health and nutrition programs, about 150,000 will benefit from emergency preparedness and response, more than 82,000 will benefit from protection, psychosocial and peace-building, about 27,000 from school support, and 8,000 from agriculture programs.
Specific programs

  •  Clean, safe and palatable water provided at an average of 15 litres per beneficiary per day. Target of 15 litres per beneficiary per day to be achieved by upgrading existing water service level through construction of three boreholes, two open dug wells; rehabilitation of 14 water points and 136 hand pumps and the maintenance of  13 bladder systems and 5 water yards.
  • Appropriately designed, constructed and maintained toilet arrangements provided at an average of 20 persons per latrine for approximately 42,580 beneficiaries, through the construction of 1,329 latrines and rehabilitation and maintenance of 800 existing latrines suitably located so as to be used easily, safely and accessible at any time of day or night by both women and men.
  • Increased awareness of HIV/AIDS in the community and primary schools. Teachers, community educators and representatives are trained in the prevention of HIV/AIDS and materials to raise awareness provided and distributed.
  • Nutrition education, hygiene promotion and other preventative health care sessions conducted in all health facilities and surrounding communities in a gender sensitive way.
  • Existence of a functional emergency preparedness response committee in Nyala and key field offices and a mechanism that responds quickly to new emergencies.
  • Increased coordination and complementing of efforts by DERO with other agencies in responding to emergency needs of displaced persons.
  • Enhanced staff and organizational knowledge in disaster preparedness and response capacity.
  • Capacity built for better inclusion of gender and protection through training in IASC guidelines at all levels.
  • Mainstreaming of protection, psychosocial and peace-building across all program sectors, including conflict-sensitive program.
  • Food and vegetable production capacity strengthened.
  • Education facilities strengthened.

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