Project profile — Hurricane Eta - Emergency Response - IFRC 2020

• Nicaragua (33.33%)
• Honduras (33.33%)
• Guatemala (33.34%)

• Material relief assistance and services:
Material relief assistance and services (72010) (25.00%)
Relief co-ordination; protection and support services (72050) (25.00%)
• Humanitarian aid: Basic Health Care in Emergencies (72011) (25.00%)
• Reconstruction Relief And Rehabilitation: Reconstruction relief and rehabilitation (73010) (25.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (significant objective)

November 2020 - Hurricane Eta made landfall in Central America on November 3 as a powerful Category 4 storm. The resulting rainfalls and persistent flooding has affected hundreds of thousands of people in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and other surrounding countries. To date, rising river levels and landslides have caused over 100 deaths, led approximately 60,000 people to seek shelter, and destroyed important health and social infrastructure, including major hospitals. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is coordinating with National Societies in the region to help support emergency medical services and aid distribution, in areas most affected by the storm. . With GAC’s support, National Societies are working to save lives and help reduce the suffering of people affected by Hurricane Eta. Project activities include: (1) providing essential household items and emergency shelter; (2) distributing safe water and hygiene kits; and (3) scaling up emergency medical services.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access and availability of essential household supplies; (2) increased access to safe water and hygiene items; and (3) improved delivery of critical health and medical services for vulnerable and at-risk populations. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in the targeted regions.

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