Appeal History:
This Emergency Appeal was launched on 30 December, 2014 for CHF 1,050,574 for 9 months to support Ethiopia Red Cross provide assistance to some 34,365 persons to reduce the health risks of the South Sudan refugee population and host communities in Gambela through the provision of first aid and community-based health in Leitchour camp, Ningnang and Pagak entry points.
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 150,000 was initially allocated from the Federation’s DREF to support the national society to respond.
Operations update n°1 was issued on 31 January 2015 to provide information regarding the operation 1 month since its launch and the
Operations update n°2 was issued on 5 February 2015 to provide the operation progress update.
This 6 month summary update presents cumulative achievements to date and informs of an upcoming appeal revision with a focus on the continuation of essential lifesaving activities such as health and hygiene Emergency Plan of Action update Ethiopia: Population Movement ERCS volunteers demonstrating hand washing during World Refugee Day in Jewii camp. Photo/ERCS promotion, environmental sanitation, First Aid training for refugee volunteers, and ambulance referrals in the new Jewii camp.
The IFRC, on behalf of the Ethiopia Red Cross, would like to thank all those that have contributed to this Emergency Appeal, including American Red Cross, Austrian Red Cross Danish Red Cross/ Danish Government, Japanese Red Cross Society, Swedish Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Finnish Red Cross and Netherlands Red Cross and Government.