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386-012
USAID MISSION: India
PROGRAM TITLE: Humanitarian Assistance (Pillar: Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Recovery, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation Needs Met for Targeted Vulnerable Groups, 386-012
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,500,000 ESF
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,372,000 DA; $9,000 CSD
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2003Summary: The USAID humanitarian assistance program includes the following components—
restoring the capacity of communities affected by disasters to recover and rebuild; improving the capacity of governments and NGOs to carry out postdisaster damage and needs assessments; and enhancing the capacity of national and state governments and NGOs to respond to and manage disaster events. Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: FY 2002 funds will support activities that reduce the vulnerability of communities to disasters and strengthen the capacities of the public and private (including non-profit) sectors to manage and respond to disasters. The USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) will be expanded to reach a larger number of first responders in India with trainer-of-trainer programs for Red Cross volunteers, NGO personnel, and hospital staffers. U.S. technical experts will design weather and flood forecasting models to improve short- and long-term forecasting.
A midterm evaluation is planned to record achievements and capture "lessons learned" in promoting community-driven reconstruction activities. The evaluation will review progress in housing reconstruction, multipurpose building construction, and training of construction persons financed under USAID grants awarded in summer 2001 (to CARE, World Vision/Habitat for Humanity International, and Catholic Relief Services). The evaluation will examine the effectiveness of the community information-sharing model being supported under the USAID grant program with the United Nations Development Program.
USAID will fund the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok to train and work with partner NGOs in India to strengthen community preparedness and plan community-level activities. Other training and partner review workshops will be supported to document and promote effective strategies for drought-mitigation activities and building disaster-resistant housing and shelter. A senior-level Humanitarian Assistance expert will design and oversee investments in emergency response and disaster management in the public and NGO sectors.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources to fund a new humanitarian assistance strategic objective, which will be submitted for approval in early 2002, under the new India Country Strategic Plan for FY 2003–FY 2007. USAID expects to provide direct technical support to India’s central and state governments to assist with the establishment of more responsive disaster management systems, including support in areas such as flood forecasting and geographic information systems (GIS).
SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID’S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 RESOURCES FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. Performance and Results: Under the Gujarat Earthquake Relief Initiative, USAID grants to CARE, Catholic Relief Services, and World Vision/Habitat for Humanity International are providing the materials and funding the building contracts and engineering surveys to build and/or rebuild
between 3,700-3,800 family shelters. Seven multipurpose community structures are under construction. The work will provide nearly 18,000 cash-for-work days for poor men and women. PVO partners and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have trained local workers in quake-resistant construction techniques. Catholic Relief Services has trained over 300 villagers in block making; UNDP has trained about 400 master masons. The UNDP program has installed a village-level information system that provides villagers with readily accessible information on financial or in-kind benefits that they are eligible to receive in Government of India and/or NGO reconstruction packages.
With USAID assistance, 2,400 home sites have been cleared of earthquake debris. Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: CARE (prime); Catholic Relief Services (prime); the United Nations Development Program (prime); World Vision Incorporated with Habitat for Humanity International (prime); and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
386-012 Recovery, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Needs Met for Targeted Vulnerable Groups CSD DA ESF Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 0 0 0 Expenditures 0 0 0 Unliquidated 0 0 0 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 1,991 6,628 0 Expenditures 0 144 0 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 1,991 6,628 0 Expenditures 0 144 0 Unliquidated 1,991 6,484 0 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 9 1,372 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 0 0 1,500 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 9 1,372 1,500 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 0 0 2,000 Future Obligations 0 0 0 Est. Total Cost 2,000 8,000 3,500
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