[CCIH-Haiti] FW: USAID NGO Coordination Efforts in Haiti

Sat Mar 27 15:02:35 EDT 2010

I hope that everyone on this listserv has signed up to receive updates from
Rebuild Haiti. Just in case some have not, however, I am forwarding their
latest email with an incredible amount of information concerning the impact
of the earthquake on Haiti and the recovery plans. Please take the chance to
read through this information. 

From: RebuildHaiti (USAID) [mailto:RebuildHaiti at usaid.gov] 
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:39 PM
To: RebuildHaiti (USAID)
Subject: USAID NGO Coordination Efforts in Haiti

March 26, 2010 

Key Highlights:

*	Attached:  Three Things You Should Know About the U.S. Government’s
Work in Haiti (March 24, 2010)
*	Attached:  March 26, 2010 Haiti Earthquake Fact Sheet #47
*	Attached:  March 24, 2010 OCHA Situation Report

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As many of you know, the Government of Haiti recently released the Post
Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).  This document provides a sector
evaluation of the damages, losses and needs related to the recent disaster.
This document along with the Government of Haiti’s “Action Plan for the
Reconstruction and National Development of Haiti” detail the areas of great
need and provide a long-term vision and strategy for the country.  In
addition, on March 31, the International Donors’ Conference Towards a New
Future for Haiti will be convened at the United Nations in New York in order
to mobilize international support for the rebuilding of Haiti.  

Included in this email are links to key documents and websites providing
more information on the Donors’ Conference.  Highlights from recent USAID
Haiti Earthquake Fact Sheets, OCHA Situation Reports, and Cluster materials
are included as well.

Noteworthy Documents and Websites for the Rebuild Haiti Efforts 

*	Action Plan for the Reconstruction and National Development of Haiti
(Government of Haiti) -
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SNAA-83U9KC?OpenDocument&rc=2&
emid=EQ-2010-000009-HTI>
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SNAA-83U9KC?OpenDocument&rc=2&e
mid=EQ-2010-000009-HTI 
*	Haiti: Executive Summary of the PDNA after the Earthquake -
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SNAA-83U9LW?OpenDocument&rc=2&
emid=EQ-2010-000009-HTI>
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SNAA-83U9LW?OpenDocument&rc=2&e
mid=EQ-2010-000009-HTI 
*	U.S. Government Statement on the Haiti Donors Conference -
<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/03/138401.htm>
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/03/138401.htm 
*	Haiti Donors Conference Website -  <http://www.haiticonference.org/>
http://www.haiticonference.org/ 
*	UN Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti -
<http://www.haitispecialenvoy.org/> http://www.haitispecialenvoy.org/

*	Add your NGO’s profile to the Online Directory of Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) operating in Haiti -  <http://csohaiti.org/>
http://csohaiti.org/  

Key Cluster Websites

*	Logistics Cluster – Website ( <http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a>
http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a) includes frequently updated
information like recent meeting minutes for meetings held in both Haiti and
in the Dominican Republic; logistics planning maps for Haiti and the DR;
Customs Guides for Haiti and the DR; forms; and other valuable up-to-date
information on coordination, air transport, roads transport, sea transport,
supply chain, customs and immigration infrastructure and communications.  

*
<http://www.logisticscluster.org/ops/hti10a/frequently-asked-questions>
Logistics Cluster FAQs 
*
<http://www.logisticscluster.org/ops/hti10a/procedures-for-importation>
Procedures for Importation 

*	Camp Coordination/Management -
<http://groups.google.com/group/cccmhaiti>
http://groups.google.com/group/cccmhaiti
*	Education -
<http://oneresponse.info/Disasters/Haiti/Education/Pages/default.aspx>
http://oneresponse.info/Disasters/Haiti/Education/Pages/default.aspx 
*	Shelter and Non Food Items - Website includes links to recent
meeting minutes; strategic documents; contacts; the non-food item (NFI)
request form; and tables, charts, and map updates on cluster activities.
<http://groups.google.com/group/shelterhaiti2010/>
http://groups.google.com/group/shelterhaiti2010/ 

Highlights from the USAID Earthquake Fact Sheet (March 26, 2010)

Please see the attached USAID Earthquake Fact Sheet #47 for the full update
on developments on the ground.  

*	On March 22, former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and William J.
Clinton visited Haiti and met with Government of Haiti President René Préval
regarding ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts. 
*	U.S. Military Joint Task Force–Haiti (JTF–H) and partner engineering
assessments indicate that approximately 37,000 residents of five prioritized
spontaneous settlements reside in areas vulnerable to flooding during heavy
rains.  According to the assessments, while engineering interventions could
secure some areas vulnerable to floods, 9,000 people would remain in
hazardous sites without movement to alternative locations.
*	The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) recently appointed protection
officers to oversee protection issues related to phase two food
distributions.  WFP notes that implementing partners should report
protection issues to WFP protection officers.
*	Due to increased food insecurity among children between the ages of
six and 14 years, on March 25, WFP announced plans to expand school feeding
coverage from the pre-earthquake caseload of up to 800,000 children to
include schools that have received an influx of displaced children.  WFP is
conducting assessments to determine the number of additional schools,
students, and locations for increased school feeding programs and plans to
coordinate future coverage with NGOs currently working with the GoH Ministry
of Education.
*	WASH partners report that decentralizing the cluster to the
municipal level has been successful in allowing NGOs operating in the same
region to coordinate, preventing duplication of efforts and enabling
identification of gaps in assistance.  The municipal clusters hold meetings
in local city halls to facilitate communication between locally operating
relief agencies and local government officials, according to the WASH
Cluster.
*	Public service announcements raising awareness regarding
gender-based violence (GBV) issues began during the week of March 22 on
MINUSTAH radio and six other stations in Haiti and will continue for 60
days, according to GBV sub-cluster members.
*	According to a WFP and Women’s Refugee Commission report on cooking
and household energy needs in Haiti, earthquake-related challenges include
increased fuel costs and lack of access to previously used fuel sources.
The report recommends that lead earthquake response organizations identify a
common fuel position to facilitate cross-cluster fuel-related activities and
recommends short- and medium-term activities to decrease the impact of
decreased fuel access and availability on affected populations. 
*	USAID/OFDA bulletins appear on the USAID web site at
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/

Highlights from the March 24, 2010 OCHA Situation Report

*	Former United States (US) Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton
visited Haiti as part of their fund-raising efforts to aid the country after
it was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. They visited settlements for
displaced persons and met President René Préval. They said they wanted to
attract investment to Haiti and to ensure the effective use of aid
donations. President Clinton renewed his commitment to provide large
storm-proof shelters to each large settlement site in preparation for the
2010 hurricane season. 
*	Logistics - Additional storage has been added in Leogane for cluster
and inter-agency use. Hands on Disaster Response will manage this 640m2
facility. Another storage facility of 240m2 in Jacmel is being provided by
UNICEF for inter-agency/cluster use.  
*	Shelter/Non-Food Items  

*	Distribution of waterproof shelter materials ahead of the upcoming
rainy season remains a top humanitarian priority. 
*	While Transitional Shelter programs have started in parts of the
affected area; obtaining agreement on land remains a key obstacle to speedy
response. 
*	The needs of people living with host families, including the latter,
are being assessed.  A host family technical working group met to address
the assessment needs and material packages for support of host families.

*	Agriculture - FAO is pursuing its livelihoods assessment which is
designed to develop potential interventions for the Agriculture cluster.
Discussions were held with cluster members in Petit Goave, Leogane and
Jacmel in order to evaluate their capacity to implement agricultural
livelihood interventions.
*	Food - With the initial emergency response component of its
operation now winding down, WFP is working with the Government and other
partners to support a longer term food security strategy which focuses on
investing in Haiti’s human capital, boosting local agricultural production,
supporting local markets and providing safety nets for the most vulnerable.
As such, WFP is designing programmes with the Government and its partners to
implement cash and food for work projects in support of agricultural
rehabilitation, local procurement to stimulate the markets, warehousing to
support food storage and feeder roads to get products to markets. 
*	Water and Sanitation

*	Sanitation and hygiene remain top priority, particularly in the
spontaneous settlement sites, where sanitation remains inadequate. 
*	The WASH cluster continues to face challenges in partner reporting.
Members are encouraged to report progress on their activities to enable an
effective response and gap analysis. Cumulative figures for water and
sanitation will be stated in the next report. 

*	Health - The United States Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) Partnership Centre will work on the Health Capacity Inventory and the
Health Facility Master List. The Capacity Inventory collects real-time
information that can inform health professionals and practitioners on where
they can send patients for the necessary care, based on the availability of
services and the location of health facilities. The Master List is a
database of all health facilities.
*	Protection 

*	In Port-au-Prince the Protection cluster continues to monitor the
security situation in settlement sites. Following interviews with residents,
the presence of armed individuals and the infiltration of gang members
highly contribute to a situation of insecurity. Incidents such as theft,
robbery and assault remain unreported. Despite the latter, the majority of
people interviewed expressed their support for camp patrolling by the
Haitian National Police (HNP) and MINUSTAH police; particularly at night.
This, according to them, is a preventive measure that could improve the
security situation. In some of the sites, humanitarian aid is shared with
the HNP as an incentive and compensation for patrolling. 
*	The protection cluster remains actively involved in all discussions
related to the decongestion, evacuation and relocation of populations in
order to ensure compliance with the rights of displaced people as stipulated
in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protection principles. 
*	The protection cluster is receiving an increasing number of reports
detailing tensions between displaced persons located on private land and
landowners. Some cases have resulted in forceful evictions from the land.
*	There is need to reinforce the Protection cluster presence outside
Port-au-Prince and its capacity to implement activities in support of
displaced populations.

*	Education

*	An estimated number of 302,000 children have been displaced to other
departments, with an additional 720,000 children affected by the earthquake
but remaining in their home communities. Of this figure, 309,500 children
are currently living in spontaneous temporary settlement sites which lack
basic social services. 
*	The immediate priority of the Education cluster is to facilitate the
provision of temporary learning spaces (tents/transitional structures)
accompanied by training and materials packages for these children, teachers
and parents (Source: UNICEF, monthly update March 2010)

*	Early Recovery 

*	The Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report has been released.
This document which was prepared by the Government of Haiti with the support
of the international community focuses on sector evaluation of damage,
losses and needs. PDNA findings reveal that the total value of damage and
losses caused by the January 12 earthquake is estimated at US$7.8 billion
(US$4.3 billion represents physical damage and US$3.5 billion are economic
losses). The damage and losses are equivalent of about more than 120% of the
2009 gross domestic product (GDP). (In the 35 years that the Damage and
Losses Assessment (DaLA) methodology has been applied, this is the first
time that the cost of a disaster is so high relative to the size of a
country’s economy). 
*	The total value of recovery and reconstruction needs is estimated at
US$11.5 billion. These findings are being incorporated into Haiti’s
Strategic National Development Action Plan. 
*	The final statement of the Santo Domingo conference, organized in
the Dominican Republic in preparation of the 31st of March Reconstruction
Conference in New York, proposes the creation of a US$3.8 billion fund for
reconstruction that the Government of Haiti will receive over an 18 month
period.  The funds will be administered through a Multi-Donor Trust Fund
(MDTF). The allocation of an additional US$350 million was also proposed for
immediate budgetary support.

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subject line.

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please choose one of the following seven subject lines in order for us to
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