Appeal. Typhoon Fengshen Crisis and Post-crisis Rehabilitation Activities ASPH81 Appeal Target: US$ 509,591. Philippines. Geneva, 8 August 2008

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1 Appeal 150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: Fax: Coordinating Office Philippines Typhoon Fengshen Crisis and Post-crisis Rehabilitation Activities ASPH81 Appeal Target: US$ 509,591 Geneva, 8 August 2008 Dear Colleagues, On 22 June 2008, Typhoon Fengshen, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the centre and gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour, battered the Philippines, leaving behind a trail of destruction to life, property, livelihood and public infrastructure in 12 regions. On 23 June 2008 an ACT Alert was issued by the ACT Coordinating Office, summarizing the extent of the typhoon and indicating that ACT members Christian Aid (CA) and the National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP) were planning to respond to assist affected persons and communities. The initial request of these members was for Rapid Response Fund (RRF) assistance, and accordingly an RRF for US$ 50,000 was issued on 30 June 2008, with US$ 25,000 each for Christian Aid and the NCCP. For Christian Aid the immediate relief phase terminated on 10 July, but continuing needs exist with poor communities in Sibuyan Island and Iloilo Province. For the NCCP the rapid response phase is continuing, and additional relief as well as livelihood assistance is projected. Proposals for an Appeal have now been received by the ACT Coordinating Office, and the Appeal is hereby submitted for your consideration. ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.

2 2 Project Completion Date: Christian Aid - 30 April 2009 NCCP - 31 March 2009 Reporting schedule: Reports due ACT CO Christian Aid NCCP Interim narrative & financial 30 November November 2008 Final narrative & financial 30 June May 2009 Audit 31 July June 2009 Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested Christian Aid NCCP Total Target US$ Appeal Targets 141, , ,591 Less: Pledges/Contr Recd Balance Requested from ACT Alliance 141, , ,591 Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number A IBAN No: CH A Euro Euro Bank Account Number Z IBAN No: CH Z Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (jkg@act-intl.org) and the Programme Officer, Michelle Yonetani (myo@act-intl.org), of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Director, John Nduna (phone or mobile phone ) or ACT Program Officer, Michelle Yonetani (phone or mobile phone ) John Nduna Director, ACT CO

3 3 I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION The two requesting members for this appeal are: - National Council of Churches of the Philippines - Christian Aid II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION NCCP: The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) is a conciliar body formed in 1963 and presently composed of ten member churches and nine Christian service organizations. The NCCP has sustained its commitment of providing emergency assistance to marginalized communities caught up in man-made and natural calamities through its Relief and Rehabilitation program under the Program Unit on Faith, Witness and Service. It provides relief and rehabilitation assistance and education and training on disaster management/preparedness. It organizes disaster response committees/programs among its member churches especially in identified disasterprone localities. NCCP reaches out to the most vulnerable sectors of society (farmers, fisher folk, workers, urban poor, indigenous communities, women and children) in its delivery of relief and rehabilitation assistance. It has volunteers and implementing partners, organized as disaster response committees/programs to facilitate in the implementation of responses/programs. These local implementing partners and volunteers have undergone various education and training activities initiated by the Council. The NCCP s Relief and Rehabilitation Program is registered, accredited and licensed to operate by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It is also one of the three interfaith groups accredited by DSWD to help in the monitoring of relief goods distribution provided by the national government to the local level and submit monitoring reports and recommendations to DSWD, to better ensure that donated relief goods and other government resources are distributed to clients consistent with the policy of equitable distribution. The most recent ACT appeals implemented by NCCP are ASPH-61 Assistance to Survivors of Leyte Landslide, ASPH-62- Mayon Volcano Assistance and ASPH-63- Typhoon Durian Emergency Assistance. Implementing Partners: The NCCP will implement the project through its member churches and the regional ecumenical councils in the affected areas. In Western Visayas, the member churches include Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC), Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), United Methodist Church and The Salvation Army (TSA). The Western Visayas Ecumenical Council (WVEC), one of the most enduring and active regional ecumenical councils, will act as the secretariat of the coordinating body in the Western Visayas Region. In Southern Tagalog, the project will be coordinated by the Romblon Mindoro Ecumenical Council (ROMINEC) which is composed of the same churches present in Western Visayas. In Mindanao, the project shall be implemented through the Cotabato Regional Ecumenical Council (COREC) as well as the partners of the Lutheran World Relief (LWR). In other areas, the project will be implemented with existing ecumenical partners of NCCP. NCCP and the partners are committed to the Sphere Standards, the Code of Conduct in Disaster Relief and the ACT Policies and Guidelines.

4 4 Christian Aid: Christian Aid has been supporting development and relief activities through local partner NGOs in the Philippines for over 30 years. The overall goal of Christian Aid s programme in the Philippines is to support existing and new partner organisations in their work with poor and marginalised groups, indigenous people, the landless and the poor. Christian Aid focuses its activities in the Philippines primarily on the following priority issues: agrarian reform, emergency response and disaster preparedness, democracy, local governance and human rights, conflict management and resolution and natural resource extraction and mining. Rapid emergency response and rehabilitation are priority issues for Christian Aid s partners. Disaster preparedness components form an integral part of Christian Aid s regular development programmes in the Philippines. Christian Aid and the partners are committed to the Sphere Standards and the ACT Policies and Guidelines. Implementing Partners: Legal Rights and Natural Resources Centre (LRC)/ Sibuyan ISLE. LRC is a policy and legal research and advocacy institution. Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment, Inc, commonly known as Sibuyan ISLE, is a Philippine multi-sectoral people's non-profit organization duly registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Both these organizations have strong links with the Catholic Church networks in the regions. CA has been supporting LRC/Sibuyan Isle for the anti-mining advocacy coalition programmes. LRC/Sibuyan Isle has just completed the RRF funded relief programmes. Panay Rural Development Center Incorporated (PRDCI-PhilNet) PRDCI was established in July 15, 1996 originally as the Rural Development Institute-Panay. It is a member of the Philippine Network of Rural Development Institutes or Philnet-RDI which is a long-standing partner of Christian Aid. PRDCI s goals include: strong economy of rural households; food security in communities served; participatory governance in villages served and a sustainably managed Magapa-Suague River Watershed. They work in the eight municipalities including six that comprise the Magapa-Suague river basin: Janiuay, Maasin, Mina, Badlangan, Pototan and New Lucena and two service areas of Barotac Nuevo and Dumangas. PRDCI and Philnet-RDI are active partners in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programme of Christian Aid. PRDCI is an active member of the Iloilo Council of NGOs and People s Organizations (ICON). PRDCI just completed a relief programme in the proposed areas of the rehabilitation programmes. III. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION On 22 June 2008, Typhoon Fengshen, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the centre and gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour, battered the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction to life, property, livelihood and public infrastructure in 12 regions. Eleven provinces have been declared under a state of calamity by their respective Provincial Councils. These areas include Regions IV-B (Marinduque and Romblon), V-(Albay), VI- (Antique, Iloilo, Aklan and Capiz), XII (Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato) and ARMM (Shariff Kabunsuan). Meanwhile, 13 other municipalities were also declared under a state of calamity, including Paombong, Obando, Angat, Marilao and Sta. Maria in Bulacan Province; Carigara, Leyte; Lake Sebu, Surallah, Sto. Nino and T boli in South Cotabato, and San Fernando, Romblon; Mamasapano and Ampatuan in Maguindanao. Nine (9) barangays in Zamboanga City were also declared under a state of calamity. As of July 4, 2008, the National Disaster Coordinating Committee reported that the total number affected by Typhoon Fengshen reached 825,150 families or 4,165,616 persons in 5,641 barangays all over the country. A total of 552 individuals were killed due to typhoon-related incidents such as drowning, electrocution and heart attack while 826 persons were reported injured. As of this period, 26 persons remain missing. The data does not include the victims from the ill-fated MV Princess of the Star which sank off Sibuyan Island in Romblon. The

5 5 ferry, bound for Cebu Island, Central Visayas, was carrying more than 800 people. As of today, the majority of the passengers remain unaccounted for and unrecovered. Damage to properties is pegged at a staggering PhP Billion based on NDCC s estimate and including the more than Php 7 billion estimated cost to agriculture documented by the Department of Agriculture. As is most often the case, the poor marginalized communities in urban and rural areas bear the brunt of the devastation with the close to one million affected people now housed in 418 evacuation centers established by the government as well as in schools, church facilities and other community structures that can accommodate the displaced families. IV. DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION in the AREA of RESPONSE NCCP: Western Visayas is the area hardest-hit by Typhoon Fengshen. Most of the fatalities come from the region. A total of 404,734 families or 2,092,107 persons were affected, according to the NDCC. The provinces of Iloilo, Aklan, Antique and Capiz reported the highest number of displaced families. Iloilo province was the worst hit with 52 fatalities, followed by Antique with 15 and Capiz with four. About 136 others were still missing including 78 in Iloilo and 55 in Antique. The massive flooding has disrupted and contaminated water supplies. Many towns and villages remain isolated and cut off. In the towns of San Remigio and Sibalom in Antique Province, at least six villages were totally washed out with no traces of the community. In Aklan Province, the towns of Kalibo, Numancia and Banga were totally devastated, and power and water systems have yet to be restored in these towns. At the height of Typhoon Fengshen, heavy rains and strong winds caused the flooding of entire communities, sweeping away houses, and knocking down trees and electric posts. Many roads became impassable due to fallen trees and landslides. Tens of thousands of residents were affected by the storm, and many people climbed trees and rooftops with the water already inside their homes. Most of Panay Island has no electricity after strong winds and waters knocked down electric posts and transmission lines including the power plant in Dingle town in Iloilo. The provinces of Aklan and Capiz remained cut off from communication. Also, Aklan remains buried in ankle-high mud with no electricity, water, phone lines and food. Begging for food and water and waiting to mob the next vehicle that comes along carrying relief goods have become regular sights in the town plaza of Kalibo, Aklan. "I haven't sold anything since (June 21) and even if we can find rice at P18.25 a kilo, I don't have any money to buy it," said 31-year-old Ariel Pioquid, a rice cake vendor and one of those sitting near the plaza waiting for relief goods to arrive. The whole of Kalibo town in Aklan is under mud. Many people get their drinking water from open sources posing a threat to the people s health. They may suffer from diseases like typhoid fever, infections, or diarrhea, Secretary Duque of the Department of Health said in a recent interview. While the water supply has been partially restored by the Metro Kalibo Water District, the water coming out from faucets is still murky and unsafe for drinking. Residents either boil it or buy bottled water. Classes in all levels remain suspended as most schools were either destroyed or damaged and residents are hardly able to walk through the slippery and smelly mud, debris, fallen trees and toppled electric posts. In Region IV-B, the province of Romblon is the smallest island in Southern Tagalog and is also one of the poorest provinces. Heavy rains and gusty winds hit hard the north-east portion of the small island and affected at least 17,000 families with a total of 9,334 damaged houses. Fruit bearing coconuts and bananas were destroyed while

6 6 more than 600 small fishing boats and fishing gear of poor fishermen were either wrecked or capsized due to strong waves and high tides. Because of the capsized ferry off Sibuyan Island in Romblon, fishermen were banned to catch any sea-products. In Region XII, particularly in Cotabato City, almost 75% of the 37 villages have been submerged due to heavy flooding and the City Social Welfare and Development Office documented six cases of death due to landslide and drowning. To date, floodwaters have not subsided in 25 barangays and hundreds of families are still in various evacuation centers. Location for the Proposed Emergency Response and Type of Beneficiaries Based on the field assessment conducted by NCCP staff, regional ecumenical councils as well as the member churches present in the affected areas, the need for emergency assistance as well as rehabilitation assistance was agreed upon in a coordinating body meeting initiated by NCCP where the assessment report of each body was discussed. The assessment teams were dispatched to the worst hit areas which included the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Iloilo in the Western Visayas Region and Romblon in Southern Tagalog Region. The damage and needs assessment report shows the need for relief and rehabilitation assistance as well as psycho-social therapy services. The table below shows the collated report of the assessment teams: Region/ Province IV-B Romblon Marinduque Occ. Min Or. Min Number of Affected Damaged Houses Evacuation Center Damaged Properties Families Persons Totally Partially Families Persons Crops Livelihood 1M worth 17,222 81,919 1,777 7, agri. Cropsrice, 608 small 7,103 35, , ,905 corn, fishing 325 1, vegetables, boat/gears 14,456 72, ,279 banana & coconut Sub-Total 39, ,790 2,154 9, ,654 VI Iloilo Antique Capiz Aklan Negros Occ. Guimaras 177,913 33,552 71,198 60,010 20, , , , ,945 99,118 1,280 18,287 3,111 6,600 11, ,688 7,093 28,124 23,776 1, ,073 10,058 12,522 7,627 5,325 54,226 52,906 66,329 41,386 28,152 1,087,000, ,405, ,500,000 (70% of the Farming areas) 18,000 hec. of corn prod. 71,000 hec. of rice prod Billion Sub-Total 363,077 1,871,187 39,391 94,432 45, ,999 XII Cotabato City 2,922 14,610 1,451 7,255 54,232,000 agri. crops Total 405,105 2,077,587 41, ,173 47, ,908 92% of Swine Production 2,484,000 Fishpond

7 7 The areas identified for the proposed emergency assistance were identified based on the extent of damage to the lives, property and livelihood of the people, the capacity of the people to recover from their losses and the extent of help provided to them by the government and non-governmental organizations. Three regions were already pre-identified based on the urgency of need while provisions for other areas were also identified which will respond to the needs of other localities which in the course of continuing damage and needs assessment will require the much needed assistance. Region Provinces Towns/Cities Type of Beneficiaries I Romblon Alcantara Farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous V B (MIMAROPA) people Sta. Fe San Andres VI-Western Visayas Iloilo Iloilo City Urban poor, farmers, Antique Sibalom Farmers San Remigio Tibiao Capiz Roxas Farmers Pontevedra Aklan Kalibo Urban Poor, Farmers New Washington Numancia XII- North Cotabato Cotabato City & Pikit Muslims and lumads Other areas Description of Current Security Situation in the Affected Areas There is no reported security threat to the affected areas. Christian Aid: Initial assessments on the emergency needs were conducted in Sibuyan and Iloilo Province. A stark discovery for Christian Aid is that damage in certain small islands does not seem to figure in the national tallies. One such island is Sibuyan, part of Romblon province. Here, up to 75% of the island s population is affected and up to 90% of coastal structures washed away by surging seas and swelling rivers. The first part of the proposal deals with activities planned and implemented from the RRF funds and the second part deals with the activities planned for rehabilitation. The province of Iloilo has been one of the most heavily damaged areas in Western Visayas during the height of Typhoon Fengshen. Rapid assessment done by CA staff and partner organisations yielded the following data: The province s river systems (more than five) form narrow strips of water paths from the mountains and drain on lowlands in the form of overlapping alluvial fans that inundated lowlands and extending the expanse of existing floodplains. Most affected are riverside communities traversed by the Sibalom, Magapa-Suage, Tigum-Aganan, Jalaur river systems) where: a. Houses were totally damaged and/or carried by flood waters. b. Most livestock and poultry did not survive the flooding. c. Farmlands were covered with soil, gravel and debris in the uplands and mud, debris, logs in the lowlands. d. Properties (i.e. houses, business establishments, vehicles) have been heavily damaged.

8 8 The following table summarises the details of the impact of typhoon in Iloilo: Impact of Typhoon in Iloilo Affected Villages: 60 No. of Families affected: 8762 No. of persons affected: Partially damaged houses: 1884 Totally damaged houses: 648 Source: Partial Official Data (16, July, Iloilo provincial authority) Approximate percentage of women in affected areas: 40.9% Approximate percentage of children per affected household: 4 Approximate number of elderly per household: 1 Given these assessment outputs, the following priorities for the rehabilitation work have been identified: a rehabilitation programme that incorporates disaster risk reduction. Planned livelihood interventions in the uplands: a. Clearing of affected paddy fields and vegetable plots. b. Rehabilitation of the land (replication of the Soil Modality Testing and Seed Adaptability interventions). c. Seed collection --- possibly with the assistance from sustainable agriculture organizations and training on organic agriculture. d. Alternative and diversified livelihoods during the period of the rehabilitation of the land and waiting period during the planting season. V. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES NCCP: Consistent with its mandate of delivering assistance to the most vulnerable sectors and the unserved/underserved communities, especially those who have the least capacity to recover from the damage wrought by tragedies, including typhoons, NCCP will provide assistance to subsistence farmers, small fishermen, indigenous communities and urban poor. Given their delicate situation, special attention will also be extended to the elderly, children and women, particularly pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. This need has been identified especially among the communities where the people were greatly traumatized by the sight of rampaging floodwaters which washed out their entire communities and caused loss of lives and properties. To avoid duplication of assistance and ensure that assistance will reach its target communities, NCCP will continue to coordinate with local disaster coordinating councils and other service providers. Criteria to be used in Selecting Beneficiaries: The criteria to be used in selecting beneficiaries remain the same. To reiterate, these criteria were:

9 9 - Most vulnerable poorest of poor, female headed households, disabled, etc. - Those whose primary source of livelihood is totally or partially destroyed e.g. crops, livestock, poultry - Families whose houses were totally/partially damaged but cannot afford to construct a new house or repair such damage Number of Beneficiaries according to Assistance Provided: Region/ Province Relief Food Non-food Medical Food for work IV-Southern Tagalog Romblon persons VI-Western Visayas 1000 Agricultur e Rehabilitation Housing Assistance Communit y facilities persons Iloilo City Antique Capiz Aklan ARMM South Cotabato Other Areas Total 4,500 fam. 1,000 pers 1,200 pers 1,000 fam. 900 fam. 700 fam. 6 8 Christian Aid: Relief: Education & Training Target beneficiaries for the relief phase comprised 1,500 poor farming and fishing households and urban poor in most of the affected villages of San Fernando, Magdiwang, Cajidiocan in Sibuyan Islands in Romblon Province. Out of the total beneficiaries, 60% of them were women or female headed households. Rehabilitation: 2,000 farming households including 400 vegetable, root-crops and peanut farming households in the most affected villages of Canauli, Barasalon, Pangilihan, Panuran, Agcarope, Monte Magapa, in Janiuay, Iloilo; and Brgy. Camalig, Tagbak, Buntatala in Iloilo City; and communities located in major riverpaths in Aklan, Aliputos Numancia and Mobo, Kalibo Criteria for Selection for Livelihood Support: Poorest of the poor who have been affected by the floods and mudslides in farming households. Farming households suffering severe loss. Landless, marginal farmers and day labourers affected by the floods. Preferential treatment will be given to the following in the selection process: - Female-headed households - Women and widows 5

10 10 - Children girls in particular - The elderly - People with disabilities The Beneficiaries/Reference People (RP) will be selected from the Barangay Assessments in co-ordination with local Barangay Captains, local leaders, community people and Local Government Unit officials, the Municipality and local and international NGOs. Gender Perspective and Targeting of Women and Girls: Christian Aid and its partner PRDCI will ensure that a gender perspective is integrated into the project s activities and policies, including adherence to the ACT Gender Policy Principles. In particular, they will be guided by the principles of gender equality, equal representation of women in decision-making processes, equal protection of human rights of women and girls and the participation of women in relief, rehabilitation and development. Strategies in Targeting Women and Girls: - Giving women a leading role in targeting where possible - Ensuring equitable participation of women in planning and decision-making - Ensuring that women can participate and benefit from livelihood interventions VI. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION NCCP: Goal: To promote a sense of hopefulness and optimism among the most vulnerable families affected by Typhoon Fengshen, by providing immediate and long term relief to their sufferings through provision of food and non-food items as well as livelihood opportunities and help them recover from the devastation. Objectives: - To provide relief assistance to 4,500 families not reached during the Rapid Response Phase - To provide relief assistance through the Food-for-Work scheme to 1,000 families - To provide agricultural assistance to 900 farmers through the distribution of seeds, farm implements, livestock and poultry - To provide materials for the repair and construction of houses for 700 families - To provide assistance for the rehabilitation/repair of six community facilities - To deliver medical assistance to 1,200 individuals - To provide venues for the church communities and the affected population to discuss issues pertaining to potential disasters, disaster preparedness as well as initiate advocacy and preparedness activities. - To encourage resource mobilisation (e.g. financial and in-kind donations, volunteers as well as logistical support) from and through the churches to increase ownership and responsibility towards the total community Project implementation shall be in three phases namely, (1) Rapid Response Phase; (2) Crisis Phase, and (3) Post Crisis Phase

11 11 Rapid Response Phase: A one-month Rapid Response is currently being implemented and is meant to provide immediate relief to some 2,000 families in Region VI-Western Visayas particularly the provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Aklan and Capiz - areas that were severely devastated by the typhoon. Relief assistance includes food packs, medicines, clothing, hygiene kit, light blanket and temporary shelter. Priority was being given to the sectors who have the least capacity to immediately recover from the ill-effects of the typhoon such as the urban poor and subsistence farmers who lost their farms and source of livelihood, their houses totally or permanently damaged by the typhoon. NCCP member churches in Western Visayas (Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, Iglesia Filipina Independiente, United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ in the Philippines and The Salvation Army and the Western Visayas Ecumenical Council) have organized the Disaster Response Committee to facilitate the distribution of relief goods with the NCCP Secretariat overseeing the implementation of the Rapid Response. Information generated from the implementation of this phase forms part of this appeal, including the rehabilitation plan appropriate and responsive to the needs of the target beneficiaries. Crisis Phase and Post-Crisis Phase: The crisis- and post-crisis phases, which are proposed to be funded by this Appeal, aim to sustain the relief assistance started during the Rapid Response Phase to effect significant changes in the lives of the affected families and avert possible despair and loss of hope by the affected families. Furthermore, the project hopes to build on the capacities of the affected communities to be better prepared in emergency situations through the promotion of community-based disaster management work and the formation of appropriate support structures and mechanisms. Education and training shall be conducted both for the communities as well as the partner service providers. Crisis Phase: The assistance during this phase will include provision of food and nutritional assistance, non-food assistance and medical assistance. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE: As part of the immediate relief assistance, food and nutritional assistance will be provided to 4,500 families who were not reached during the relief phase. A relief bag containing 8 kilos of rice, 3 pieces of canned goods, 1/2 kilo of sugar, 1 pint of cooking oil, ½ kilo of mung beans, ½ kilo of dried fish and ¼ kilo of salt will be distributed to each family. Other food items such as powdered milk and supplementary food for children with signs of malnutrition, pregnant and lactating mothers will also be provided, when needed. A feeding program for malnourished children can also be initiated. NON-FOOD ASSISTANCE: The non-food assistance will be provided to around 200 families (1,000 individuals) whose houses were totally washed out such as those families in the villages of Sibalom and San Remigio in Antique Province. These non-food materials include sleeping mats, light blankets and mosquito nets. Kitchenware and utensils such as plates, tumblers, forks and spoons, pots and pans, water containers will also be provided. Each family will receive a set of kitchenware composed of six plates, six tumblers, six pairs of spoons and forks and a set of cooking utensils such as cooking pot and pan and kettle. Health and hygiene kits containing laundry soap, bath soap, toothpaste, toothbrush and face towel will also be distributed to families who will be staying in the evacuation centres for a longer time or those who opted to temporarily stay with their relatives. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE: The Department of Health has already warned of the possible outbreak of diseases due to overcrowding in many evacuation centres, lack of clean water, and sanitation. To avert escalation of the situation to crisis proportion, NCCP will conduct medical missions with the help of medical and paramedical practitioners from the NCCP member churches. It will also provide medicines to patients, while those who may

12 12 need further medical treatment will be referred to government hospitals. Psycho-social therapy activities will also be undertaken with distressed families especially women, children and elderly. This will be conducted by church and social workers (deaconesses, women, clergy and youth) who have adequate training and experience in handling psycho-social activities. Activities include children s workshop, women s orientation and workshop, counselling and group therapy sessions for the elderly. The activities will be aimed at providing activities for these special target groups to overcome their trauma and enhance coping abilities. Post-Crisis Phase: To sustain the above initiatives and provide assistance with long-term benefits to the target family-beneficiaries, NCCP will implement the Post Crisis Phase. This includes implementation of the Food-for- Work Scheme, Provision of Agricultural/Livelihood Assistance, Housing Assistance, Repair of Community Facilities and Education and Advocacy. FOOD-FOR-WORK: NCCP will provide assistance to 1,000 families through this scheme. Target families will include those who lack the means to recover from their dire situation. Through this scheme, each family will receive a food bag for at least four days of work in community activities such as repair of damaged community roads and other community facilities, de-clogging of community waterways and other related community activities. This is expected to develop a sense of responsibility and self-reliance among the family-beneficiaries and avert overdependence on dole-outs. Also, families will have more flexibility to cover basic necessities such as food for their families, while providing labour for community activities and farmland rehabilitation. AGRICULTURAL AND LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE: At least 900 subsistence farmers will receive agricultural assistance in the form of distribution of rice, corn and vegetable seeds as well as farm tools to farmers whose crops and farmlands were destroyed. The specific form of assistance to specific farmers/areas will be determined at a later stage when the affected families have stabilised and the risks are minimised. When needed and feasible, urban poor families will also be provided with livelihood assistance such as small buy and sell activities. HOUSING ASSISTANCE: The Appeal is also expected to provide housing assistance to at least 700 families who do not have the means to repair or construct their destroyed/damaged houses. Family-beneficiaries of this assistance include those whose houses were totally damaged and may need to be relocated and construct new houses for their families (in which case they will be provided with housing materials to construct their core houses), and families whose houses were partially destroyed and can be provided with basic materials to repair their houses. A construction team will be organized to facilitate the building/repair of the houses. NCCP will provide construction tools to the teams. Fifty (50) families will be selected to receive a core house with a total floor area of at least 42 square meters (6x7). For each house, two skilled workers (master carpenters) will be hired for a period of 7 seven days to finish the basic construction works. The skilled workers will be assisted by the family members of the recipient family as their counterpart in the construction works and to do the finishing touches. Other community members who have basic knowledge on carpentry works will be asked to assist the skilled workers and the corresponding food-for-work assistance will be provided. REPAIR OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES: Since community facilities such as day care centers, multi-purpose centers, community irrigation systems, water systems and the like are essential facilities that need to be put back in place in order to bring normalcy to the lives of the affected families, the Appeal is expected to provide for the construction materials and other logistics to effect the repair of the damaged community facilities. Community members will be encouraged to participate in the repair. Food-for-work will also be provided to individuals who will participate in the community work. The project has targeted at least six community facilities to be repaired. EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY: Disaster preparedness remains a major concern for many communities all over the country. Availability of information and lack of systems to warn communities of the potential hazards of typhoons and other weather disturbances continue to place many communities at risk. The continued destruction of the environment such as deforestation has exacerbated the situation and has rendered many communities more vulnerable to disaster situations. Moreover, the lack of more responsive approaches to alleviate the psychosocial

13 13 sufferings caused by disasters to family members is of no help. In response, NCCP will continue to conduct Disaster Preparedness Seminars to vulnerable communities as well as Seminars on Community-based Psychosocial Approach to provide a tool for volunteers in managing individuals experiencing trauma as a result of the disaster. The Appeal has targeted at least eight education activities for this period. Project Implementation: The NCCP Program Unit on Faith, Witness and Service, under which the Relief and Rehabilitation Program is lodged, will oversee the implementation of the proposed assistance. To facilitate project implementation in the Western Visayas Region, NCCP is closely coordinating with Western Visayas Ecumenical Council (WVEC), which will also act as the coordinating body in the Western Visayas Region. Other member churches who were being tapped to assist in the implementation of the assistance are; Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC), Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and the Salvation Army (TSA). In Southern Tagalog, the Romblon Mindoro Ecumenical Council (ROMINEC) will coordinate the project. These bodies will be primarily responsible for the needs assessment, relief operations and rehabilitation assistance and monitoring. The Rapid Response Phase has already provided the mechanism to identify the appropriate response to the felt needs of the affected communities. Beneficiaries, through consultations, were involved in the identification of priority needs, system of distribution, identification of specific forms of agriculture assistance, identification of areas of relocation (when necessary) or planning on the house construction assistance. As an ACT member and a registered, accredited and licensed social welfare agency in the Philippines, NCCP adheres to the principles of the Code of Conduct and the standards set forth by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Sphere Standards. Orientation on the Standards is part of the orientation being provided to the members of the coordinating body of the regional ecumenical councils, the Program Staff as well as the volunteers. Material Transport, Warehousing and Handling: Funds will be needed for the transport of goods from the warehouses to the areas of operation. At present, the NCCP has utilized the services of the Philippine Coast Guard for the free transport of goods from Manila Port to Iloilo Port in Western Visayas. The two NCCP vehicles (one light truck and one four-wheel drive) will be used for the delivery of goods and for monitoring visits in Luzon areas. During medical missions, mobilisation costs for the transport of the medical team and medical supplies will also be needed. Planning Assumptions, Constraints and Prioritisation: The project components and the corresponding number of beneficiaries were identified based on the assessed needs and capacities of the proposed beneficiaries. On the first two months of the project, priority will be given to the provision of food and non-food assistance based on the availability of funds. On succeeding months and should there be insufficient funding, agriculture support and housing assistance will take priority, with adjustments to the numbers of beneficiaries if necessary.

14 14 Implementation Timetable: The project will be implemented for a period of nine months starting from July 2008 (one-month duration of the Rapid Response) up to March Activity/Month I. Rapid Response * II. Crisis Phase Damage, Needs & Capacities * * * Assessment (continuing) Relief Delivery Operations * * * II. Post crisis Phase Organising Beneficiaries for the * Rehabilitation Activities Implementation of Projects * * * * Monitoring and Evaluation * * * * * * * Preparation & Submission of Report (RRF, Midterm) * * Project Evaluation, Preparation of * Final Report Transition or Exit Strategy: For Western Visayas, the Western Visayas Ecumenical Council will be responsible for the follow-up and monitoring of this project. Of prime importance in the monitoring of the implementation of the rehabilitation projects is the greater proportion of the funds and manpower allocated. In Southern Tagalog Region, ROMINEC will oversee the implementation of the proposed assistance in its area of jurisdiction. Both bodies will also ensure proper coordination with the local disaster coordinating council. Like previous similar ACT-supported initiatives which were successfully implemented, at the end of this project, the local partners will take the responsibility for ensuring the continuity and sustainability of the project. Even after the project time frame, the Council will continue to provide support and mentoring to the local organizations, when needed, through capacity building and other related activities. Christian Aid: Relief (Rapid Response phase - completed on 10 July 2008): Goal: Poor communities affected by Typhoon Fengshen in Sibuyan Island are able to cope and recover from the impact of the disaster Objectives and Activities: These are the activities that were completed with the RRF funds. FOOD DISTRIBUTION: 1500 families were given the following food items in two distributions: rice, canned goods, noodles, dried fish, sweet yam, sugar, milk, salt, cooking oil NON-FOOD ITEMS: tumblers, spoons, toothpaste, toothbrush, bath soap, laundry soap, Paracetamol, adult Paracetamol, kids Loperamide, Orisol, Carbocistein, Betadine, cotton and sanitary napkins. Implementation Arrangements: With the support of Christian Aid, LRC and Sibuyan ISLE implemented and coordinated the actual relief effort on the ground to include identification and validation of beneficiaries, setting up and managing the relief centre, coordination with local authorities and other relief organizations and

15 15 distribution of relief goods. MoUs were signed with both partners. Christian Aid staff in the Philippines were also involved in the direct monitoring and management of the programme. At the national level, Christian Aid contacted the national food warehouse authorities to buy rice at competitive price and to transport it to Sibuyan Island. Christian Aid also received support from the national Navy to transport the relief items. Coordination was established with the local doctors and government health authorities to provide necessary treatment for the sick people and to address the health needs of the community members. Another outcome of the operation was the coordinated support from other national NGOs. CA had trained national NGO staff members to form the Christian Aid Rapid Response Assessment Team (CARRAT). Trained CARRAT team members were immediately mobilized to oversee the relief operations. Rehabilitation Phase: Goal: To improve the social, economic and psychosocial well-being of the typhoon-affected families in Philippines by addressing immediate needs such as revitalising livelihoods. Specific Objectives: - To analyse the livelihood needs along with risks and vulnerabilities to initiate disaster resilient livelihoods and to build up the capacity of key stakeholders on this. - To support 2000 families with appropriate livelihood interventions. These objectives are being implemented in two phases: Phase 1: Risk and Vulnerability Mapping Christian Aid and PRDCI (working with Iloilo Council of NGOs and Pos- (ICON) network members, NGOs and People s Organizations) in coordination with the local government units of Iloilo and Iloilo City, will prepare a new risk map and framework that will guide rehabilitation efforts. Phase 1: Key Activities: 1. Develop and compile hazard maps and satellite imagery of Iloilo before and after the disaster. 2. Organise a workshop on participatory hazard assessment and risk mapping to help guide rehabilitation work of local government units, churches and civil society organizations. 3. Carry out participatory and risk mapping in barangays (village) involved in the livelihood component of the project. Phase 2: Decision-making Support System A general analysis during consultations with LGUs, members of the academia and other stakeholders in Iloilo identified the need for institutional capacity building for local government units to carry out a disaster management cycle (relief and rehabilitation included). Hence, it is planned to organize a decision making support system. A decision-making support system will facilitate the participation of civil society organizations, members of the academic community and the private sector in decision-making platforms of local government units and even the regional development council to guarantee evidence-based planning and implementation processes in their attempt to address disaster response (relief and rehabilitation) concerns.

16 16 Phase 2: Key Activities A. Institutional Capacity Building for Rehabilitation and DRR 1. Set up multi-stakeholder meetings on the preparation of a Rehabilitation Framework incorporating DRR. 2. Provide capacity building support for the creation of mechanisms for disaster response, rehabilitation, risk reduction coordination within the local government units, between local government units, between the national government and local government units, and civil society organizations, the private sector and the academic community. B. Livelihood Programmes for 2000 Farming Households 1. Promote creation of neighborhood cell groups (3-5 farmers/farming households in 1 cell group) for support in the rehabilitation of farmlands. 2. Assist in food for work scheme for the clearing of farmlands affected by the debris flow. 3. Carry out soil analysis of farmlands affected by the debris flow. 4. Promote seed adaptability testing by linking with SAC Infanta, PCARRD (Philippine Consortium on Agricultural Resource Research and Development) and its local partner WESVARRDEC (Western Visayas Agricultural Resource Research Development Consortium). 5. Organize capacity building for organic farming. 6. Initiate seed collection and acquisition either through farmer-to-farmer support or institutional support from the Department of Agriculture and their aligned agencies (i.e. Philrice, PCARRD). 7. Assist in preparation of farm plots and planting; draft cattle for the use of farmers during land preparation. 8. Provide provision of seed capital for alternative livelihoods for both the targeted 500 upland and urban farming households during the waiting period in farming. Approach: At the implementation phase, under the supervision of the co-ordinator, livelihood officers and community organizers, in consultation with the communities, will carry out the activities in the rural and urban settings. For urban areas: 1. Alternative sources of livelihoods will be identified that will guarantee the farmers a return of investment (ROI) on a daily basis or immediate payment for labor to allow them to provide for the needs of their households. The following alternative livelihood means are planned as part of this: food retailing/vending, trading of dried fish/rice and food for work. This alternative livelihood is crucial for the preparatory phase. 2. The provision of seed capital (2000 pesos/ household) is being proposed for a 1 year cycle. 3. From the seed capital for a livelihood, a savings scheme will be initiated to help the households pay 50% of the soft loan on the first 6 months and 50% within a year at 0% interest. 4. The funds recovered out of the repayment scheme will be used to fund other livelihood activities and to ensure that more households are being benefited once the current programme is completed. This will be monitored as part of the development and DRR programmes. For rural upland areas: A local economy trading scheme (LETS) will be used as an alternative livelihood scheme. Given the context of upland communities, farming households in Janiuay will not have immediate access to bigger markets that will support the growth of livelihood interventions as compared to those living near the city (i.e. urban areas of Iloilo City and Aklan). There will also be very little money available, from farming households, enough to stimulate the resuscitation of a devastated local economy. Where money (in the form of a national currency) is limited, the Local Enterprise Trading System or more popularly called Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) has been used to stimulate local economies. Complementary livelihood measures or enterprise development, like small scale food production, sale of provisions and groceries or dried fish etc., for the day to day life will sustain the basic food or household needs of families during the waiting period. A similar type

17 17 of enterprise development was done for a previous ACT appeal for the typhoon victims in Bicol region. The experience resulted in positive impact. Selection criteria: 1. Farming households who were severely affected by the typhoon. 2. Households who are not receiving any institutional or informal financial support. 3. Households with a minimum of 3 dependents ( i.e. elderly, person/s with disability, children) and children below the age of With at least 2 members of the household willing to and with the necessary skills to engage in the proposed livelihood. Linking Communities to Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: This project is a rehabilitation initiative which should be seen as a means of strengthening disaster management and disaster risk reduction capacities of farming households and of local government units and their respective stakeholders. Christian Aid and its partners are firmly committed to ensuring that local communities can and should find their own strengths and complement the work of other institutions in the process of rebuilding communities affected by disasters. Implementation Timetable: The agreed work plan and timetable: Sl. No. PARTICULARS 01 Preparatory activities Collection and consolidation of existing hazard maps and satellite imagery of Iloilo before and after the disaster; 2. Workshop on Participatory hazard assessment and risk mapping to help guide rehabilitation work of local government units, Churches and civil society organizations 3. Participatory and risk mapping in barangays involved in the livelihood component of the project MONTHS X X X 03 Multi-stakeholder meeting on the preparation of a Rehabilitation Framework incorporating DRR X 04 Capacity building support for the creation of X x x mechanisms for disaster response, rehabilitation, risk reduction coordination within the local government units 05 Coordination with LGUS and target beneficiaries of the X livelihood intervention 06 Livelihoods intervention X x x x X x x 07 Monitoring of Phase 1 X 08 Monitoring of Phase II X X X 10 Interim report X 11 Final Narrative & Financial reports X 12 Audited report X