emergency camp coordination & camp management & essential non food item distribution support to floodaffected populations in central mindanao
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ecent flashfloods and landslides have led IOMMindanao to tap Mahintana for the implementation of Emergency CCCM and Essential NFI Distribution Support to FloodAffected Populations in Central Mindanao Project. These identified areas are Puroks 7, Sulit; Riverside, Silway 8; and 1-A, Landan all in Polomolok; Sitios
Tablo, Lamdalag; Lower Talubek, Lamlahak; Kings, Takunel; and San Roque and Tibia-o, Buenavista all in Lake Sebu; Upper Bianan, Basag in T’boli; and Upper Acub, San Isidro in Koronadal. Started on September 1, 2011 and funded by UN-
CERF at P1.292M for four (4) months, the project has organized a QRT, who facilitated data gathering and needs assessment utilizing the Site Window and DTM mechanisms, which maximized assistance and avoided duplication of services; distributed 805 family and hygiene kits in
10 identified sites in coordination with MSWDOs, M/BLGUs and community leaders; distributed basic shelter repair kits to 26 families with partially damaged houses in four (4) sitios; provided emergency repair of 12 community-facilities in five (5) sitios, such as water pump,
toilet, foot bridge, stage, dryer and day care center; facilitated provincial profiling of IDPs in 86 disaster and conflict-affected sites; and organized 11 IDP CCCM Committees, which involved families in decision-making for effective and systematic delivery of humanitarian assistance. Overall, project interventions have complemented the government and other organizations’ effort on timely, coordinated, needs-based and efficient support to IDPs of South Cotabato caused by natural disasters, thus improving lives of IDPs in evacuation centers, host communities and those who have remained in their homes.
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