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1 Micronesia* April 2017 Update* Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau Typhoon*Maysak*Recovery*Continues*to*Progress* * In2015,TyphoonMaysakhitthestatesofChuukandYap,FSM.Theferocityofthestormseverelydamagedhouses, cropsandpublicinfrastructure.nearly30,000peoplewereaffected,representingmorethan50percentofchuuk s populationand10percentofyap s. AsUSAID sprimary implementingpartner,iom wasresponsiblefordelivering emergencyfood, water,sanitation equipmentandsheltermaterialstotheworstmaffectedareasimmediatelyfollowingthedisaster.now,thefocushas shifted to the Typhoon Maysak Reconstruction Program, helping communities rebuild and restore critical infrastructureontheirislands. PhotoCredit:IOM/RachelWeinheimer NewhomerecipientinYapState. Photocredit:IOM/RachelWeinheimer CommunityworkerinChuukState. Photocredit:IOM/RachelWeinheimer Contact* us* REPAIRANDRECONSTRUCTIONOFPUBLICINFUSTRUCTURE Voucherswereprovidedtoaffectedhouseholdstobeusedtopurchase food, clothing, construction supplies, appliances and other materials. In Chuuk,100percentofvouchershavebeendistributedto1,167families, totalingusd2,568,000.inyap,188beneficiarieshavereceivedvouchers worthusd223,850. IOM is assisting people to rebuild destroyed homes. In Chuuk, 1,128 peoplethatweremobilizedandtrainedbyiomareworkingtorebuild houses and public infrastructure. SixtyMseven percent of homes are complete, amounting to 223 new homes. In Yap, more than 216 community workers are working to rebuild houses and public infrastructureinulithiatoll.onehundredpercentofthenewhomesare complete, amounting to 94. In total, 428 new homes are being constructed and 155 public infrastructure sites are being repaired or rebuilt.nowthatthevoucherprogramhaswrappedupandhousingwill soonbe concluded, the focus has shifted to the rebuilding of public infrastructure. micronesiaenquiries@iom.int 1*

2 Message*from*Chief*of*Mission*Stuart*Simpson* ThisweekmarkedamilestoneinourreconstructioneffortsinthestatesofYapandChuukas thematerialsfortheremaininghousesleftwenoinchuuk,destinedforthefaichukregion, andtheislandsoftol,romanumandudotwithinthelagoon.overthenextmonthasthese housesarecompleteditwillbringustoatotalof428housesbuilt.toquoteacolleaguethis hasbeenoneofthelargestlogisticaloperationsinthestateofchuuksinceworldwarii. Thisnewsletteralsosummarizeskeyresultsofacoupleofprojectsthatarebeingfinalized. The J/TIP supported counter trafficking project has seen 116 officers in FSM and 42 in RMI trained in victim identification,investigation,protectionandreferral.andwehavealsoworkedsidembymsidewiththegovernment taskforcestobetteraddresstraffickingissuesinacoordinatedmanner. TheAustralianMsupportedCADREprojectsawnotonlygreatachievementsindevelopingclimatechangecurriculum anditsadoptionintotheregularschoolteachingprograms,butalsomanyphysicalinfrastructureupgradesacross 18schools.CommunitiesworkingwithourCADREteamwerealsoabletomonitorandreporttotheirgovernments whenassistancewasrequiredduringtherecentdroughtinrmi. InPalauduringtherecentdroughtweworkedinpartnershipwiththePalauPublicUtilitiesCorporationtoinstall fivechlorinationunitstodeliversafedrinkingwatertofivereservoirs. AlsoourPREPAREprogramhasjustfinisheddevelopingacomprehensivetrainingontheEssentialsofHumanitarian Assistance that willberolledoutthroughoutfsmandrmitocreateawarenessof humanitarianprincipalsand assistanceprocedures. IhopethisnewslettergivesyouagoodoverviewofIOM scurrentprogramsinthenorthpacificandpleasecontact usshouldyouneedanyadditionalinformationorifyouseeanyareasyouwouldliketopartnerwithus. IOM*Fleet*Manager*in*Chuuk*Talks*Barges* Lastyear,IOMacquiredtwobargesthatcanquicklyandefficiently deliverbuildingmaterialstolagoonislandbuildingsitesinchuuk, reducingboatloadtimesanddoublehandlingofmaterials.these barges round off the IOM Chuuk fleet of four. We asked Fleet ManagerRickHermantogivehisviewsonthenewfleetadditions. How$have$the$barges$helped$meet$the$needs$of$the$beneficiaries?$ For the beneficiaries receiving the assistance, the barges add elementsofspeed,timelinessandconvenience.eachbargeisable to deliver two entire house kits at a time, as opposed to small portionsdeliveredinmultiplesmallboattrips. What$unique$capacity$does$it$give$to$IOM$in$the$region?$ The lagoon islands of Chuuk State present a special problem in that a vast majority of the approaches to village docks are extremelyshallowinwaterdepth.withthetonnagesofmaterials todeliverinthesecircumstancesinmind,thetwopontoonbarges werecustomdesignedandconstructedtocarryasmuchweightas possibleintoasshallowwateraspossible. Communityworkersoffloadbuildingmaterials.PhotoCredit:IOM/RachelWeinheimer *****IOM*recognizes*the*generous*support*received*from:** 2*

3 IbobangWaterReservoirdonatedequipment. Photocredit:IOM/CamilaRiveroMMaldonado Update*on*the*Palau*Chlorine*Injection*Systems* LastyearwithsupportfromUSAIDandincoordinationwiththePalauPublicUtilities Corporation(PPUC),IOMoversawtheinstallationoffivechlorineinjectionsystems inanumberofpalau sstates.thisprojectwaspartofabiggerresponsetothestate of Emergency that was declared in Palau last year due to the El NiñoMinduced drought.thismonth,theiomchiefofmissionstuartsimpsonvisitedthechlorine injectionsystemsiteatibobangwaterreservoirintherepublicofpalautofollow upontheproject simpact. Communitymembersinthesestatesdidnotpreviouslyhaveaccesstosafewater in their homes. Through the installation of the chlorine injection systems, the properamountofchlorineisdeliveredtothewatersystemtopurifyitofbacteria andorganicmatter.thiseliminatesthedangerouspracticeofaddingamountsof chlorinetowaterwithoutpropermeasurement. ReservoirOperatorMesubedEllabeddescribedthesystemasmaking abig difference[because]thechlorineismoreaccuratethanbefore. PPUCManager DaveDengoklnotedthat before[thechlorineinjectionsystem,thereservoir operators]justputthetabletsdirectlytothetank.chlorinelevelswereupand down.nowthepumpsmaintainthelevelssowehavenoproblems.komkmal Mesaul(Thankyouverymuch) PPUChopestoinstallsimilarsystemsinthe remainingreservoirsinpalauinthenearfuture. PPUCandCoMvisitIbobangWaterReservoir. Photocredit:IOM/CamilaRiveroMMaldonado RMI*Drought*Response*Final*Steps* OffloadingfoodassistanceatMejitIsland.Photocredit:IOM/Majuro IOMhasnowcompletedallofitsproposed2016ElNiñoMinduceddroughtresponseactivities.Withsupportfrom AustralianDFAT,USAIDandUSDA sfoodandnutritionservice,nineteenatolls/islandsreceivedhygieneassistance including hand sanitizer, three rounds of soap, jerry cans and two rounds of female hygiene kits, seven atolls/islandsreceivedsevenmonthsofsupplementalfoodassistanceandfiveatolls/islandsreceivedfourmonths ofsupplementalfoodassistance. After a joint Government of the MarshallIslands,USAID and IOM agriculture reassessment was conducted in November2016,sixoftheseverelyaffectedatollswereselectedtoreceiveanadditionaltwoMmonthhalfrationof supplementalfoodassistanceinmarch2017tohelpthecommunitiestransitiontononmdroughttimes. Inanefforttomitigatetheenvironmentalimpactsofsupplementalfoodassistance,IOMwithfundingfromUSAID conductedtwoouterislandcleanmupcontest/promotionsaspartofthe2016elniñominduceddroughtresponse activities.intotal,morethan500bagsoftrashwerecollectedandreturnedtomajuro. * Inresponsetothe2016ElNiñoMinduceddrought,IOMreceivedfundingfromtheNewZealandEmbassytopilota Rainwater Harvesting Improvement project developed by the RMI WASH Cluster. Three atolls that were determinedtobeseverelyaffectedby thedrought wereselectedasbeneficiaries.threeteamscomprised of personnelfromiom,marshallislandsredcrosssocietyandpublicworksweredeployedtotheirrespectiveislands inoctober2016,andatotalof71householdsweredirectbeneficiaries. 3*

4 Community*Resilience*through*Rainwater*in*Chuuk* 4* ThroughfundingfromtheAustralianDepartmentofForeignAffairsandTrade (DFAT),IOMisimplementingarainwaterresilienceprojectinChuuk,FSM.The CommunityRainwaterResilience(CRR)projectistargetingvulnerablelowlying island communities in the state andisintendedtoserveasabackmup water supplyduringperiodsofreducedrainfall,demonstratehowmuchraincanbe caught withamodestsurfaceareaandencouragemoreutilizationofexisting availablesurfacearea. ThroughtheUSD90,000project,10standalonerainwatercatchmentunitswill beerectedin10chuukcommunities.intotalthiswillbe2,402.5squarefeetof catchment area, and 32,000 gallons of storage Based on the average annual rainfall for the state these catchments are each expected to catch 20,780 gallonsoffreshrainwaterperyear,benefitinganestimated3,673community members. Sofaroneunithasbeencompletedwiththeremainingnineunitsplannedfor constructionthissummer. Assisted*Voluntary*Return*and*Reintegration*in*the*Region* Formigrantswhowishtoreturnhomebutlackthemeanstodoso,AssistedVoluntary Returnand Reintegration s(avrrs)areoftenthe onlysolutionto theirimmediate plight.theconsequencesofnotreturningsuchmigrantsinasafeandspeedywaycan begraveforthemigrantsaswellashost,destinationandtransitcountries. BetweenJuneMDecember2016,withsupportfromAustralia,Kiribati,India,UNHCR, IOMERF,IOMGAFandIOMHASMFund,IOMMicronesiaassistedlocalgovernments NepaleseandIndianmigrantsreceiveIOMassistance. Photocredit:IOM/Micronesia AVRofNepalesemigrants. Photocredit:IOM/Micronesia tofacilitatethedepartureofthreestrandedkiribatifishermenand18indianasylum seekers from Pohnpei; seven Nepalese asylumseekersand two victimsofhuman trafficking from Yap, one humantrafficking victiminmajuro andone Bangladeshi distressedmigrantfrompalau. AssistancetofourrefugeesinPohnpeiwhoareawaitingresettlementisongoing.IOM is coordinating mental health counseling, medical and dental care and food and nonfooditemsona weeklybasis. Inaddition,IOMfoundavolunteertoassistthe refugees with English classes and facilitates communication with their families in Nepalonaregularbasis. Since2015,IOMMicronesiahasassistedcoordinationofservicesand/orfacilitated departureofmorethan170irregularand/orvulnerablemigrantsintheregion. RMI*Law*Enforcement*Training* First&rainwater&collection&unit&in&Piis0Paneu,&Chuuk.& Photo&credit:&IOM/Ambruce&Mulo First&rainwater&collection&unit&in&Piis0Paneu,&Chuuk.& Photo&credit:&IOM/Ambruce&Mulo In January, with support from the RMI Office of the President, MinistriesofForeignAffairsandJustice,NationalTaskforceonHuman Trafficking(NTHT),U.S.EmbassyandMajuroandKwajaleinAtolllocal governments, IOM trained law enforcement officers in Majuro and Ebeye on victim identification, human trafficking investigation skills, Majurotrainingparticipants.Photocredit:IOM/Micronesia evidencegatheringandinterviewingtechnique. ThetrainingwasconductedbyhumantraffickinginvestigationexpertColonelGeraldTatzgern.Col.Tatzgernis theheadofthecentralservicecombatinghumansmugglingandtraffickinginhumanbeingswithinthecriminal Intelligence Service Austria and a certified trainer on human trafficking for law enforcement. His extensive experienceincludesworkwithinterpolandeuropol. ThetrainingwaspartoftheCombatingTraffickinginPersonsinMicronesiathroughEstablishmentofProtection FrameworksforVictimsofTraffickingprojectandfundedbytheUSgovernment sofficetomonitorandcombat TraffickinginPersons(J/TIP).

5 Closing*Out*AustraliaOfunded*CADRE*Program Before YouthtoYouth,Majuro.PhotoCredit:IOM/Micronesia After YouthtoYouth,Majuro.PhotoCredit:IOM/Micronesia Yap and Pohnpei State Departments of Education areleadingthewayinschoolsafety. The USAID/OFDAMfunded CADRE Plus program continuestosupportpohnpeiandyapstatedoesas they incorporate school emergency management planning(semp)anddrillsintoschools. SEMP planning and drills are now part of accreditationforpohnpeistatedoeandsoonwillbe inyap.schoolsthatcompletetheirsempanddrill (with IOM present) receive a certificate signed by IOM,DOEandthelocalDepartmentofPublicSafety. Schools often show great improvement between theirfirstpracticedrillandfinaldrill,whichusually takesaroundfiveminutesfromalarmsoundto all clear. The nearly fivemyear AustraliaMfunded Climate Adaptation, Disaster Risk ReductionandEducation(CADRE)projectwrappedupinDecember2016.The project proved highly respected by schools, communities, government partners and other international organizations even winning the UNISDR PacificInnovationandLeadershipAward.Throughtheproject10,000students and 400 teachers in 50 vulnerable communities across FSM and RMI benefitted from trainings and resiliencembuilding activities around climate changeadaptationanddisasterriskreduction.theprojectwrappedup with the completion of 18 physical climate adaptation/disaster mitigation interventions, which emanated from a communitymlevel participatory mappingprocess.theinterventionsincludedwaterharvestingsystems,solar lighting,improvedwashfacilitiesandothersmallprojectsthatimprovedthe resilienceofcommunitiestoclimatechangeandnaturaldisaster. Yap*and*Pohnpei*Lead*in*School*Safety* CADREstaffleadingaschooldrillinPohnpei.Photocredit:IOM/JessiLibbing IOMisalsoworkingwithPohnpeiDOEandRedCrosstotrainandcertifytwotothreeschoolstaffmembersfrom eachschoolinpohnpeiproper(over30schools)inbasicfirstaidfromtheredcrossandhopestoeventuallymake thispartofaccreditationaswellinallstates. Palau s*alii*cadre*pilot*year* IOMandPalauMinistryofEducationcontinuetomakegreat strideswiththealiicadreproject. Beginninginspring2017,allsixthtoeighthgradeteachers andstudentsinpalaupublicschoolsareusingbooksfrom the CADRE curriculum. The books, including teacher and student handbooks and comics, have been approved and adopted by the MOE and included in the curriculum benchmarks.all Palaupublicschoolstudentshavetablets enablingstudentstousehardandsoftversionsofthebooks. Inaddition,principalsfromall17publicschools,aswellas TsunamidrillinKoror,Palau.PhotoCredit:IOM/AlysonGombas stafffromheadstart,havecompletedtheirsempsandwill finishtheirdrillsbytheendofspringsemester.aspartofthesempprocess,25schoolstaffweretrainedand certified in Basic First Aid by Red Cross, and trainings will continue throughout the school year. Furthering the impactofthetraining,all24schoolsinpalau,includingprivateandearlychildhoodeducationinstitutions,were suppliedwith emergency medicaland evacuation kits. In July, IOM will present ontheseactivities,as wellas highlightsfromthepilotyearandupcomingplansfortheprojectatthepalaupacificeducationalconference. 5*

6 PREPARE*Radio*Initiative*Continues** Chuuk*Station*Before* Chuuk*Station*After* IOM s project to repair andrefurbishradio stations in the North Pacific continues. The Chuuk radio station was completed in October After the rehabilitation, including properly covering the radio s groundsystem,thestationbroadcastcanbe heard all the way to Japan Work to rehabilitate the radio station in Yap is currently ongoing and expected to be completeinmay2017. Essentials*of*Humanitarian*Assistance*Trainings*in*Region* IOMisrollingouttheEssentialsofHumanitarianAssistance(EHA)trainingsintheNorthPacific TheinteractiveEHA curriculum was developed by IOM s PREPARE and CADRE Plus programs. Through the EHA trainingandinteractivehandouts,trainedindividualswilllearntoensuretheyarepreparedfordisastersbyhaving emergencymanagementplans,conductinginitialassessmentsfollowinganeventandsupportingreliefeffortsin theircommunities. TheEHAtrainingsintheNorthPacificwillberolledoutthroughout2017atthegovernmentandcommunitylevel. IfyouareinterestedtohaveanEHAtrainingimplementedinyourcommunity,agencyorgrouppleasecontactIOM formoreinformation. Jeraman*(Congratulations)*to*the*New*RMI*NDMO* Team IOM Micronesia congratulates Mr. Tim Langrine on his appointmentastherminationaldisastermanagementoffice(ndmo) DirectorattheOfficeoftheChiefSecretary. BeforehispositionastheRMINDMO,TimworkedwithIOMMajurofrom November2011toFebruary2017.Hestartedasanintern,andthrough hisleadershipanddedicationtosupportingthepeopleofthemarshall Islands in disaster preparedness and response he soon became the WarehouseManagerandlatertheNationalProgramOfficer. Tim was a valued member of the IOM Micronesia team and an inspiration for young peopleofthe Marshall Islands.IOM Micronesia looks forward to a continuing partnership with the Office of the Chief Timdiscussestheimportanceofsolarpoweredradios,Ebeye. Photocredit:IOM/Majuro SecretaryandDirectorLangrine. 6* Community*Events* IOMstafftraveledtoPohnpeiandYapin summer 2016 to deliver lay counseling and psychosocial support training for serviceprovidersincoordinationwiththe localattorneygeneraloffices. IOM was invited to give a presentation and participate in a paneldiscussiononhumanrights during the 4th FSM National Women's Conference in October 2016inYap. IOMstaffwithRMIPresidentHildaHeine. Photocredit:IOM/Micronesia IOMandpartnerscelebrated International Women s Day on 8 March with FSM and RMIgovernments. Pohnpeicelebration. Photocredit:IOM/RachelWeinheimer On 10 December 2016, IOM recognized Human Rights Day withapublicfestivalfeaturinga film screening and interactive boothsinpohnpei,fsm.