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Grant: International Development Assistance Program

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

$1,300,000.00

Central African Republic - Emergency Assistance - ACTED 2018

FY 2018-19 · 2018-05-23

Summary
February 2018 – Following a coup d’état in March 2013, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) rapidly deteriorated. In 2017, the country continued to be plagued by violent conflict between armed groups and inter-communal violence. The number of displaced people in the country has increased to over 1.24 million, comprised of roughly 688,000 internally displaced people and 556,375 refugees – the highest number ever recorded in CAR. In 2018, an estimated 2.5 million people in CAR will require humanitarian assistance. With GAC’s support, the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is providing assistance to address the urgent needs of up to 20,030 conflict-affected people in Mbombou and Basse-Kotto prefectures, CAR. This project focuses on nutrition and on increasing access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in and around health facilities. Project activities include: (1) constructing or rehabilitating up to 18 water points, benefitting up to 9,000 people; (2) treating up to 1,000 girls and boys suffering from severe acute malnutrition; and (3) raising the awareness of up to 4,500 people about good hygiene practices.
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Location
Paris | Paris, FR
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2019-03-31
Agreement Number
7390035 P006103001
Agreement Start Date
2018-05-23
Agreement Title
Central African Republic - Emergency Assistance - ACTED 2018
Agreement Title (French)
République centrafricaine - Assistance d’urgence - ACTED 2018
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$1,300,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
February 2018 – Following a coup d’état in March 2013, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) rapidly deteriorated. In 2017, the country continued to be plagued by violent conflict between armed groups and inter-communal violence. The number of displaced people in the country has increased to over 1.24 million, comprised of roughly 688,000 internally displaced people and 556,375 refugees – the highest number ever recorded in CAR. In 2018, an estimated 2.5 million people in CAR will require humanitarian assistance. With GAC’s support, the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is providing assistance to address the urgent needs of up to 20,030 conflict-affected people in Mbombou and Basse-Kotto prefectures, CAR. This project focuses on nutrition and on increasing access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in and around health facilities. Project activities include: (1) constructing or rehabilitating up to 18 water points, benefitting up to 9,000 people; (2) treating up to 1,000 girls and boys suffering from severe acute malnutrition; and (3) raising the awareness of up to 4,500 people about good hygiene practices.
Description (French)
Février 2018 – À la suite d’un coup d’état en mars 2013, la situation humanitaire dans la République centrafricaine (RCA) s’est rapidement détériorée En 2017, la RCA continue d’être aux prises des actes de violence entre groupes armés et la violence intercommunautaire. Le nombre de personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de la RCA a augmenté à plus de 1,24 million, comprenant à peu près 688 000 personnes déplacées à l’intérieur et 556 375 réfugiés — un sommet en RCA. En 2018, le nombre de personnes ayant besoin d’assistance humanitaire en RCA est estimé à 2.5 million. Avec le soutien d’AMC, l’Agence d’aide à la coopération technique et au développement (ACTED) fournit un soutien pour répondre aux besoins urgents de quelque 20 030 personnes touchées par des conflits dans les préfectures de Mbombou et Basse-Kotto, en RCA. Ce projet met l’accent sur la nutrition et l’accès aux services d’approvisionnement en eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène, en améliorant l’accès à une eau potable et aux installations sanitaires dans les établissements de santé et à proximité de ceux-ci. Les activités du projet comprennent : (1) la construction ou la restauration de jusqu’à 18 points d’eau, profitant jusqu’à 9 000 personnes; (2) le traitement de quelque 1 000 filles et garçons souffrant de malnutrition aiguë sévère; (3) sensibiliter jusqu'à 4 500 personnes aux pratiques d’hygiène.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access for the most vulnerable populations to safe drinking water; (2) improved therapeutic support for those suffering from severe acute malnutrition; and (3) increased access to sanitation facilities and hygiene supplies. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in Mbombou and Basse-Kotto prefectures, in the CAR.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) un accès accru des personnes les plus vulnérables à de l’eau potable; 2) améliorer les services de soutien thérapeutique aux personnes souffrant de malnutrition aiguë sévère; 3) un accès accru aux installations sanitaires et aux produits d’hygiène. Le résultat escompté ultime est de sauver des vies, de soulager la souffrance et de maintenir la dignité humaine dans les préfectures de Mbombou et Basse-Kotto, en RCA.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient City
Paris | Paris
Recipient Country
FR
Recipient Legal Name
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2018-2019-Q1-00053