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The Luxembourg Red Cross provides ongoing shelter solutions for displaced and disaster-affected families throughout the world. We are particularly attentive and committed to the African continent. Here is an overview of the main projects carried out in 2019.

Cumulative budget of the projects presented in this report: 18.299.822€

23,4 employeesfull time equivalent

Donations received by the Luxembourg Red Cross

22,0%

State / Municipalities

59,1%

Other*

18,9%

*of which 65.7% co-financing of the European Union, 16.4% from the UNHCR, 14.2% from other partner organisations

Discover the activity report of the International Aid

• 1Mali

  Psychosocial support and housing in Timbuktu (Abaradiou district)

  3 years (October 2018 - September 2021)

  1.000.000€ Donors:

  Housing for 300 households renovated or built - 16 classrooms built.

  Improving the environment in urban areas (Banconi district in Bamako)

  3 years (January 2017 - December 2019)

  656.615€ Donors:

  Habitat improvement works - building gutters - improving of the waste management system.

  In Mali, we are also involved in the following project:

  Building shelters for people in Timbuktu

• 2Senegal

  Improving living conditions of displaced populations in Ronkh

  3 years (January 2017 - January 2020)

  900.000 € Donors:

  Building houses for 205 households – Land-use planning - Training craftsmen.

• 3Burkina Faso

  Resilience of the people of Namentenga

  3 years (2017 - 2019)

  880.000 € Donors:

  More than 250 homes improved – 300 improved stoves distributed.

  Improved capacity of local communities to ensure a sustainable supply of drinking water and sanitation

  5 years (2019 – 2023)

  3.750.000 € Donors:

  Improving access to drinking water - Building hydraulic infrastructures and latrines.

  In Burkina Faso, we are also involved in the following projects:

  Assistance d’urgence en faveur des personnes affectées par les conflits

  Emergency assistance to people affected by conflict Emergency assistance for people affected by conflicts (North and Central-North Region)

  Supporting security management in conjunction with the Burkinabe Red Cross

• 4Democratic Republic of Congo

  Support for the construction of Panzi hospital

  9 months (March 2019 - December 2019), extension to 2020

  150.000€ Donors:

  Master plan for renovating and expanding Panzi Hospital in Bukavu - Construction and renovation in 2020.

  Supporting victims of sexual violence in their journey towards socio-economic and psychological integration

  12 months (October 2019 - September 2020)

  150.000€ Donors:

  42 wooden houses and 1 shed to store crops built - Distribution of agricultural integration kits.

• 5Cameroon

  Assistance to displaced persons from the Far North

  20 months (October 2017 - May 2019)

  540.000€ Donors:

  180 emergency shelters and 132 emergency latrines built - 60 housing units and sustainable clay latrines built.

  Humanitarian aid to displaced populations in the West Region

  18 months (October 2017 - March 2019)

  170.633€ Donors:

  Kit distribution to 911 internally displaced households.

  In Cameroon, we are also involved in the following projects :

  Providing Cash transfers for internally dislpaced people of the North-West and South-West conflict

• 6Burundi

  Resilience of vulnerable populations in Muyinga - Giteranyi (North of the country)

  3 years (2017-2019)

  720.000€ Donors:

  395 houses with latrine, kitchen and garden built-320,000 trees planted.

  Resilience to climate change in Isaré / Bujumbura (capital of the country)

  3 years (October 2019 - December 2022)

  300.000€ Donors:

  1.2 million trees planted

• 7Niger

  Emergency shelter and sanitation in Diffa, Maradi and Tillabéri

  15 months (April 2019 - June 2020)

  2.012.243€ Donors:

  3,390 shelters, 2,490 latrines and 1,300 hygiene kits distributed to 16,950 refugees - 80 sustainable houses and latrines built - Implementing a waste management system – Planting trees - Organising cultural and sports activities for refugees.

  Sustainable housing in Gaya

  3 years (January 2017 - December 2019)

  756.500€ Donors:

  100 housing units and latrines built - Construction of dykes and protective works.

  In Niger, we are also involved in the following projects:

  Urban disaster risk reduction in Saga

  Capacity building for the Red Cross Society in Niger

• 8Tchad

  Protecting the most vulnerable returnee populations from the Danamadja camp in southern Chad

  1 year (May 2019 - May 2020)

  301.164€ Donors:

  Improving food security for 450 families - Distribution of agricultural kits and seeds - 180 houses and community latrines built.

• 9Madagascar

  Improving preparedness for climatic disasters

  13 months (October 2018 - November 2019)

  150.000€ Donors:

  Supporting 8 villages in disaster preparedness. Prepositionning of 100 shelter kits – 32 houses built . Disaster prepardness training.

  Improving disaster preparedness for cyclone risk

  7.5 months (November 2019 - June 2020)

  140.000€ Donors:

  Pre-positioning of 400 shelter kits and 20 community kits - Equipped with 500 hygiene and kitchen kits.

• 10Nepal

  Rebuilding after the 2015 earthquake

  3 years (January 2016 - April 2019)

  1.025.000 € Donors:

  Implementation of an integrated programme (Buildings, such as schools and health center - access to water - health and hygiene - livelihoods).

  Improving resilience in Dhading district

  2 years (April 2018 - December 2019)

  245.000€ Donors:

  Programme de « Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction » suite à des tremblements de terre.

• 11Ukraine

  Rebuilding health care

  1 year

  1 million € Donors:

  Renovation of 9 health centres - Renovation of Svitlodarsk hospital’s kitchen (which can accommodate 25,926 people).

SHELTER COLLABORATION ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

The Shelter Collaboration aims to ensure that communities in the sub-Saharan region can better prepare for dealing with both man-made and natural disasters, including emergency shelter.

Support for 20 National Red Cross National and Red Crescent Societies- Setting up Strategy Workshops in 10 countries – delivering shelter materials to 6 national societies.

24 months (August 2018 - August 2020)

1.248.900€

Donors:

SHELTER RESEARCH UNIT: INNOVATING IN THE FIELD OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS

Donations used

14,5%

Other*

85,5%

*of which 58% come from the Fondation Veuve Emile Metz-Tesch and 41% from other National Red Cross Societies and other partner organisations.

The Shelter Research Unit (SRU) is a research unit based in Bertrange, Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide technical support to humanitarian actors in their habitat-related programmes in order to develop appropriate solutions in the event of natural and man-made disasters.

Improvement of shelters for more than 26,000 refugees.

Volume of activities 489.000€

1.8 employees full time equivalent

5 reasons to give to the Red Cross:

• The Red Cross works in the fields of health, social, youth and education and humanitarian aidto help all forms of vulnerability and protect human life.
• The Red Cross is neutral and impartial. We do not take sides, providing assistance to those who need it without distinction of political, social or religious affiliation, ethnic or other.
• The Red Cross is independent. Thanks to your donations, we adapt to an ever-changing society by proposing innovative projects. We work hand in hand with public authorities to meet needs that are not being met.
• The Red Cross is universal. Our presence across the globe enables us to act immediately and effectively in the event of humanitarian disasters.
• The Red Cross adheres to the "Code of Conduct for Organisations Relying on Public Generosity".