Summary
Summary of changes made to the emergency plan of action and revised budget:
Revisions have been made to the emergency plan of action following the publication of the intermediate report and after the Guyana Red Cross Society’s (GRCS) detailed assessments indicated that some of the targeted communities had since returned to normal. Consequently, a reduction in the number of target communities, number of beneficiaries and activities has resulted in a revision of the budget. In addition, a no-cost extension to finalize implementation of the activities has been requested by the Guyana Red Cross Society. Below is a summary of the revisions made to the emergency operation to date:
Reduction in the target number of communities: From (9 to 5) and families (from 500 to 404).
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: This sector continues to be a high priority; however, given the emerging needs and the time that has elapsed since the initial start of the operation, there is no longer a requirement for the provision of hygiene kits to the affected families. The budget has been revised accordingly to reflect this.
Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods: Due to the time elapsed between the flooding and the acquisition of the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF), the National Society determined that this may no longer be an immediate need for the people affected by the flood as the water has receded. As a result, this component will be eliminated from the emergency operation.
Budget: The changes to be made include:
Deletion of procurement and distribution of hygiene kits as well as related costs from the overall emergency operation
Removal of the food security, nutrition and livelihoods component from the overall emergency operation