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Ecuador: Ecuador: Wildfires DREF operation n° MDREC006

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Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
Country: Ecuador

GLIDE n° FR-2012-000167-ECU

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

CHF 102,000 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Ecuadorian Red Cross (ERC) in delivering immediate assistance to at least 3,000 beneficiaries.
Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Summary: Between the months of June and September 2012, over 2,900 wildfires have affected Ecuador, destroying some 15,500 hectares of land, many of which were in urban areas or affected subsistence crops. As a result, on 13 September, an orange alert was declared in 8 provinces and over 2,000 persons, including 753 Red Cross volunteers, have been involved in the response to the emergency.

This DREF is to support the National Society’s work in evacuations, pre-hospital and first aid care, psychosocial support and risk awareness campaigns in the areas affected by the fires. It will also ensure the National Society is ready to provide relief items to some 100 affected families as the fires continue.

This operation is expected to be implemented over three months, and will therefore be completed by December 2012; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by March 2013).


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