Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The goal is to enable families to return to their communities, and identify longer-term solutions for shelter and economic recovery as quickly as possible. Significant effort will be required to rehabilitate land, crops, and infrastructure.

Project Message

Many programs providing essential emergency aid may be severely cut back or completely halted unless donors take action and contribute more emergency, reconstruction and rehabilitation funds.
- Barbara Jackson, CARE Country Director in Bolivia

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Susan Davis,
Director of Development
151 Ellis St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
United States
404-979-9304
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

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Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on May 15, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 20, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Situation Report for Bolivia

By Susan Davis - Sr. Dir. for Development, May 15, 2007 12:15 PM

As of March 5, 2007, CARE plans to
1. Provide tools and temporary income (cash for work) to affected familias in the Potosí Dept. 5,000 beneficiaries

2. Provide boat, outboard motor and fuel to transport supplies and help with assessment activites in the Beni Dept.
50,000 beneficiaries

-Health issues such as outbreaks of infectious disease including: malaria, leptosporosis, dengue, and yellow fever could very quickly reach epidemic proportions.
-While the government is making every effort to respond to the emergency with a coordinated response, coordination at a national level remains weak and requires support although is improving;
-Additional international assistance is needed to meet the rising needs of families and individuals affected and should be channeled through NGOs as well as the UN to ensure effective response.
-The prognosis for extended rains continue for at least another month in Santa Cruz and several weeks in the rest of the country
-Additional food supplies are required, as well as, shelter and long term recovery mechanisms.
-Assessment in the isolated department of Beni has not been completed and is hampered by rainfall and lack of access plus limited presence of NGOs although the Civil Defense and the Red Cross are placing the majority of their attention in this area.
-The long term effects have not been identified adequately but certainly speak to risk mitigation measures, capacity building requirements for emergency prevention and response and coordination.
-Central highland areas such as Chuquisaca (classified as fourth in extent of damage to date) and Potosi (fifth) are not receiving attention and support at this time in adequate levels and due to their increased vulnerability as a result of higher levels of poverty than either Beni or Sta. Cruz populations will be most likely to suffer longer term and graver implications. CARE is well placed to address these issues IF there is additional funding.
-Pando will most likely be affected in the next week or so, and CARE should be prepared to respond with water and sanitation support, perhaps tents, as well as shelter support efforts.

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