Appeal

China

Sichuan Earthquake - ASCN82

Appeal Target: US$ 4,354,372

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 1,050,398

Geneva, June 11, 2008

A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.0 on the Richter Scale struck Central China at 14:28 (Beijing Time) on May 12th 2008. Its impact mainly affected the Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, as well as other provinces including Gansu, Qinghai, Guizhou, Ningxia, Henan, Shanxi, Sha'anxi and Jiangsu.

According to the statistics of Ministry of Civil Affairs (as of June 2), 69,019 persons were killed in 9 provinces including Sichuan, Gansu, Sha'anxi, Chongqing, Yunnan, Sha'anxi, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan, another 373,573 were injured, 18,627 missed, and the total affected population has reached 45.6 million. Public facilities including schools, hospitals, and roads were severely damaged, particularly in the following eight counties or cities: Wenchuan, Lixian, Beichuan, Maoxian, Dujiangyan and Mianzhu in Sichuang Province, Longnan City in Gansu Province as well as Hanzhong City in Shaanxi Province. Continuous aftershocks and geologic change have been threatening the security of the survivors, aid workers and volunteers.

Local ACT International member Amity Foundation immediately began providing relief assistance to survivors in coordination with their local partners with the provision of quilts, plastic sheeting, food and drinking water. An ACT Preliminary Appeal was issued within 24 hours of the disaster to mobilize and coordinate support to their response. This is an elaborated and revised version of the appeal following further assessment of current needs on the ground.

Within the eighteen-month implementation period for this appeal, Amity plans to assist 20,000 families through distribution of mostly non-food items, provision of psycho-social care, reconstruction of 500 houses, 2 primary schools and 5 village clinics, repair of 20 water systems, provision of emergency preparedness training and cash grants for the purchase of agricultural tools.

Project Completion Date: 31 October 2009 (approximately 18 months from May 12th 2008)

Reporting Schedule

Interim narrative & financial: 30 November 2008 and May 30, 2009

Final narrative & financial: 31 December 2009

Audit: 31 January 2010

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FOR THE FULL APPEAL TEXT AND BUDGET (PDF FILE), KINDLY VISIT THE ACT SITE. THANK YOU. ___________________________________________________________________________

Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts:

US dollar

Account Number - 240-432629.60A

IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A

Euro

Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z

IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z

Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together

UBS AG

8, rue du Rhône

P.O. Box 2600

1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND

Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A

Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (jkg@act-intl.org) and the Programme Officer, Michelle Yonetani (myo@act-intl.org) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.

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