Project profile — Typhoon Ketsana - Plan International Canada Emergency Response 2009

• Vietnam (100.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

October 9, 2009 - Typhoon Ketsana hit the central part of Vietnam on September 29 with wind gusts of up to 160 km/h. It was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam since 1999. As of October 9, the human toll of Ketsana in Vietnam was 170 dead, 14 missing, and up to 3 million people affected, of whom more than 150,000 have been left homeless. Through this project, Plan International Canada provides emergency relief for 4,660 families affected by the typhoon and floods in eight communes in the district of Da Krong, Quang Tri province. Quang Tri province is a mountainous area and 80% of the population is made up of ethnic minorities. With a 45% poverty rate, the population of Da Krong is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. The specific objectives of the project are to provide life-saving support to families affected by the typhoon, especially children and young people, through the provision of clean water and safe shelter.

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