Jireh Christian AID Org. & Community Dev.,JICAOCOD
’Father of fatherless & Defender of Widows’
Support Flood Victims
— Hundreds of thousands of people are desperate for food and shelter across
Some 1.5 million people have been affected in 18 countries and close to 300 have been killed by the record floods.
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"The short dry period we experienced for three days was broken yesterday and it has been raining for the past 24 hours, making all roads inaccessible," said Uganda's State Minister For Disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru said.
An estimated 500,000 people are affected by the floods in
Flood victims being carried by boat.
State of Emergency!
The crisis prompted
"We need air transport and support to deliver food items to the districts, but we are just praying that it stops raining," Ecweru said.
"People still require basic necessities, sanitation is worrying and there are fears of outbreak of waterborne diseases!"
"We need help from the public as well as partners to deal with these problems," Jireh Christian AIDS Organisation & Community development, JICAOCOD has come with measures to support these flood victims!
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Aid organisations have warned that beyond the immediate needs of those displaced by the floods, destroyed crops could lead to a major food shortage in several parts of the continent and
Appeals for emergency funding have been launched by the United Nations, the European Union as well as the government and aid agencies.
Louis Michel, the European Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, said that the disaster highlighted the threat posed by climate change to the world's poorest nations.
"Every new disaster highlights the danger that the world, and more particularly less developed countries and small insular states, faces from climate change," Michel added.
AT least 1,000 flood victims of Abako sub-county in Lira district have been resettled in a new camp. The victims, who were displaced from Olanoamuk and Olaoicak villages, were taken to Obiaodepo by the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) on Thursday.
Over 270 households lost their huts and crops and were displaced to Apami, Tyengar and Okut primary schools.
UNICEF gave them relief items which included blankets, mosquito nets and tarpaulins.
The Abako LC3 chairman, Bernard Angol, said the victims were being sheltered in classrooms and staff rooms.
Awapiny, Olyet and some parts of Acede villages were seriously affected by the floods, Angol added.
“Over 500 huts have collapsed. We expect more huts and crops to be destroyed because it rains heavily daily,” Angol said.
Bridges Washed & Crucked, Fares Shortup
The woes of travelling through
All traffic has been diverted to the old
Those travelling from Soroti to Karamoja now pass through
Transport costs and prices of commodities have more than doubled in Teso sub region.
Transport fares from Soroti to Amuria have gone up from Shs4,000 to 10,000. Salt prices have risen from Shs.200 to Shs.1,000 per sachet of 500gm,"
Travelling from Mbale to Soroti now cost Shs.6,000 up from Shs.4,000.
Emergency Budget
Needs Time Table Activities Budget (US $) Total(US $) Mugs & Jerricans 0ctober-November Distribution for items to affected homes 10x 300 families 3,000 Saucepans 0ctober-November Distribution for items to affected homes 2x $20x 300 families 12,000 Beddings Blankets & Bedsheets 0ctober-November Distribution for items to affected homes 2 mattresses x $42x 300pple 25,000 Delivery Trucks 0ctober-November Hire of trucks to deliver basic needs $1,500 x 2trips x 2trucks 6,000 Per diem of staff 0ctober-November $15 x 3staff x5days 225 Transport & Food allowance of staff 0ctober-November $25 x 3staff x5days 375 Hire of monitoring van 0ctober-November Monitoring the distribution $150 x 5 days 750 SubTotal 47,350 Administrative Costs 0ctober-November Monitor the distributions 5,682 Grand Total 53,032
Organization banking information:
Bank name: Bank of Africa Uganda Ltd, Jinja Branch
Bank address: Plot
City (if applicable): Jinja.
Country:
Postal code: N/A
Bank account number: 203988 028
Official name for the account: Jireh Christian AIDS Organization & Community Development, JICAOCOD.
SWIFT code: AFRIUGKA
Bank contact name and telephone number: Bank of Africa Uganda Ltd, Jinja Branch +256-434 242550
Correspondent (Intermediary) Bank in the United States
Bank name: Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Bank address:
Routing number (or SWIFT code):
SWIFT Code: BKTRUS33
USD Account No. 04409233
Correspondent (Intermediary) Bank in
Bank name: Deutsche Bank Ag-
Bank address: 6/8 Bishops Gate,
SWIFT Code: DEUT GB2L
Account No. 0305923 000 GBP 000 LDN
Office Address:
Plot 19 Lubandi Road, Nakanyonyi Bugembe
Jinja
Uganda.