ACT Appeal: Indian Ocean Tsunamis and Earthquakes, REVISION 4 for CASA India
02 Nov 2007 15:39:00 GMT
Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland
Elisabeth Gouel
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Asia Regional

Indian Ocean Tsunamis and Earthquakes - ASRE51

CASA, India (Revision 4)

CASA Target within ASRE51: US$26,663,778

Balance Requested: 0 US$

Geneva, 31 October 2007

Herewith we share with you fourth and final revision of CASA, India's
programme within the regional ACT International ASRE51 Tsunami appeal.
The total amount requested for CASA has decreased from US$ 34,221,291
(Revision 3) to US$ 26,663,778(a reduction of US$ 7,557,513).

The revision has been made because of the partial but substantial
disengagement of CASA from the Andaman and Nicobar islands. CASA has
played a significant role in projecting the aspirations and desires of
the local Tribal Council to the local and national governments.
Unfortunately, lengthy negotiations with the government for approval of
the structural design of houses and other infrastructure in the Car
Nicobar island, developed by CASA in close consultation with the local
Tribal Council of the island, failed.

Therefore, CASA felt forced to withdraw completely from the housing and
certain other infrastructure construction components of the planned
programme in Car Nicobar. Key changes are as follows:

a) House construction cancelled except for 11 prototype houses already
constructed in Car Nicobar.

b) Construction of 3 Disaster Shelters in the entire Andaman and Nicobar
Islands is now reduced to 1.

c) CASA had planned to undertake construction of 8 schools (Primary and
middle), including 7 in Car Nicobar, implemented by the Church of North
India (CNI). CASA had already undertaken construction of 3 schools with
pre-fabricated materials due to communication difficulties in the
island. However, the local administration put up a condition to CNI that
the remaining schools should be concrete construction (contrary to steel
structure housing promoted by the government). Therefore, CASA propose
to put up 4 concrete structures instead, which will include 1 Secondary
school and 3 Primary schools. Another school is being constructed in the
islands in collaboration with the Orthodox Church.

d) CASA are also proposing to undertake construction of 3 community
centres at Kamorta Island with the prefabricated materials mobilized
earlier for schools. This request was received from the local Tribal
Council of Kamorta Island.

Please note, that alongside this revision of CASA's ASRE51 programme,
the ACT Coordinating Office will also be issuing a separate tsunami
appeal for "housing for Dalits in South India" who have been excluded
from post-tsunami assistance. The Coordinating Office will be requesting
approval from some ASRE51 funders of CASA for transfer from ASRE51 to
this new tsunami-related appeal.

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