The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.
Period covered by this update: 24 September to 15 December 2012.
Summary: CHF 102,000 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 24 September 2012 to support the Ecuadorian Red Cross (ERC) to deliver assistance to up to 3,000 beneficiaries or to replenish disaster preparedness stocks.
Following the extensive wildfires that affected Ecuador between June and September 2012, the Ecuadorian Red Cross has carried out psychosocial support activities for people involved in the disaster’s response efforts and currently aims to provide food support to 375 families who lost their crops due to the fires. Based on the number of households targeted to receive food and non-food items, the operation’s budget has been updated.
With this update, the operation’s original timeframe is extended for one month from December 2012 to January 2013 to ensure the completion of activities proposed in the DREF bulletin. In line with Federation reporting standards, the final narrative and financial reports are scheduled to be available in April 2013, 90 days after the conclusion of the operation.
DREF donors and partners include the governments of Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and the United States of America. The governments of Canada, Denmark, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden donate through their respective National Societies of the Red Cross, all of who are kindly thanked for their contributions. Other donors to the DREF include the Japanese Red Cross Society, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Medtronic Foundation and Z Zurich Foundation. The IFRC, on behalf of the Ecuadorian Red Cross, extends its gratitude to all of these supporters and other private sector and individual donors that contribute to this fund.