Help Survivors of Central American Flood Disaster

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Summary

The project will provide emergency assistance and long-term reconstruction to areas in Guatemala and El Salvador that have been affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Stan. progress reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $887 was raised for this project.

Received $887 from 8 donations from people like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

More than 300,000 people have been affected, and of that number, close to 200,000 are currently displaced. Up to 670 deaths have been reported, and this is expected to rise as rescue teams delve deeper into affected areas. Hurricane Stan destroyed this year’s crop, which will likely trigger severe food shortages for at least the next several months. Due to the destruction of infrastructure and floodwaters, many small communities remain isolated and with little access to assistance.

Activities

CARE aims to support a minimum of 30,000 disaster-affected people in 134 shelters in the hardest-hit areas. We see a three-phase strategy for our response to the disaster: Emergency Response, Recovery and Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $887

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $887.  The original project funding goal was $25,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will provide emergency relief assistance and long-term reconstruction to victims of Hurricane Stan in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Project Message

"Hurricane Stan made landfall in Central America on October 4th, causing massive flooding and landslides. CARE immediately mobilized emergency response teams in both countries."
- CARE USA, Relief Organization

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Susan Davis,
Director of Development
151 Ellis Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
United States
404-681-2552
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

CARE
151 Ellis Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States
800-422-7385
http://www.careusa.org

Learn more about CARE and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on May 23, 2006.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 19, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Six-month report on Central American Flood Response

By Susan Davis - Director for Development, May 23, 2006 03:42 PM

On October 4, 2005, Hurricane Stan hit Central America, triggering massive flooding and landslides around the region. Guatemala and El Salvador received the brunt of the storm’s impact, and in El Salvador, the situation was made worse by the eruption of the Illamatepec volcano in early October, which forced the evacuation of all residents living within a three-mile radius.

In total, more than 700 people died in Guatemala and El Salvador as a result of the disasters. Additionally, more than 400,000 people were affected in the two countries, of which upwards of 200,000 were displaced from their homes and communities. These problems were compounded by the high levels of poverty prevalent in both countries. Weak infrastructure and a lack of access to resources heightened the vulnerability of many of the affected communities and made recovery a more difficult process.

CARE’s response in El Salvador and Guatemala has focused not only on addressing the immediate needs of survivors, but also on empowering them to be better able to respond to future disasters. This work has been made possible by the generous support of donors like you who contributed to CARE’s Central America Response Fund. (please see attached full report)

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