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 Report - Monthly Activity Report (WVI)

 Report date: 31.01.1998

Executive Summary

During the month of February, World Vision Azerbaijan distributed over 695 MT of supplementary food rations to 47,195 beneficiaries from the areas served by the Mingechevir operation, and over 503 MT of food to 25,252 beneficiaries from the areas served by the Imishli operation. World Vision is expanding the current WFP supplemental food distribution to include an additional 87,000 beneficiaries and 13 districts in central and south-central Azerbaijan. UNHCR donated 10,000 blankets and 100,000 vegetable seed packets to WV. QIIP provided $82,800 in loans to create and expand 155 IDP businesses. CSRP continues work on 15 large public buildings in Sumgait, home to 5,628 beneficiaries. WV Community Outreach provided clothing and educational materials to IDP children and schools in Sumgait. Nutritional survey continues in 30 districts in which WV/WFP food distribution program operates.

1. Supplemental Food Assistance

The second month of the first round of the 1998 distribution of World Food Programme (WFP) supplementary food rations to thirty districts throughout Azerbaijan was completed on 28 February. During February, over 695 MT of supplementary food rations of flour, peas, oil and sugar have been distributed to 47,195 beneficiaries from the areas served by the Mingechevir operation, while over 503 MT of food was distributed to 25,252 beneficiaries from the areas served by the Imishli operation.

World Vision's Imishli food distribution program commenced this month. The distribution will provide 1,800 MT or three months of emergency food aid to 87,000 refugees and IDPs in 13 districts in central and southcentral Azerbaijan.

UNHCR has donated 10,000 blankets and 100,000 vegetable seed packets to WV for distribution to IDP families in Ganje, Mingechevir and Imishli. These blankets and seed packets will be distributed to IDP families as part of our food distribution at selected sites in March.

The Food For Work program involves 124 families in Ganje and Mingechevir, with FFW work projects addressing various needs of the IDP community in these areas. These projects provide food for the target beneficiaries for an additional period of time in return for work that will benefit the community. Projects include improved housing, sanitation, income generating initiatives, and health education and awareness. Additionally, FFW will be used to package UNHCR vegetable seed packets into family packs for future distribution.

2. Income Generation

The Quick Impact Income Project (QIIP) seeks to provide small loans for business creation among IDPs, to increase family income, food security and standards of living of IDP families in Ganje, Mingechevir, Gazakh and Baku/Sumgait. In February, $82,800 in loans has been disbursed, with an average loan size of $534 for the month. An additional 155 QIIP-supported businesses have been created or expanded. QIIP currently has 889 active loan clients. Since its inception, QIIP has lent out over $712,000, to start or expand a total of 2,253 businesses. Of these 2,253 business loans, 1,763 have been new loans (78%), while 490 have been repeat loans (22%). Of the 2,253 businesses, 932 or 41% have been women-owned businesses. The repayment rate on loans has been 95%, and participant families have reported an average increase in household income of over 100%.

3. Community Shelter Rehabilitation Project (CSRP)

CSRP continues rehabilitation work on 15 large public buildings in Sumgait, home to 5,628 beneficiaries. Work on Site 1, consisting of 7 buildings home to 580 families is completed. Toolkits were distributed to identified craftsmen from these buildings in order to begin on-going maintenance by the communities.

A computerized database of screened and approved local contractors has been finalized. Over 200 local contractors are listed, including information on prior contracts, areas of work specialty, quality of work, and other information. Of these 200 contractors, approximately 20% are IDP contractors. In the current project in Sumgait, 50% of all work contracts for the 15 buildings were awarded to IDP contractors. These IDP contractors employ 75-100% of their workforce with IDPs, both from the community in the building rehabilitated, as well as additional IDPs from Sumgait.

One IDP contractor, Safa, was awarded the entire contract for Dorm 10 in Sumgait, including contracts for roof and room works, the electrical system, and communal areas. Safa employed 100% of his workforce from Dorm 10, all IDPs. The work not only provided needed income to the Dorm's IDP residents, but also ensured that the community would truly have ownership of the rehabilitation work and process. Since 1995, World Vision Azerbaijan has rehabilitated over 475 public buildings and shelters, providing sanitation, safety and security to over 34,000 beneficiaries.

4. Community Outreach

CSRP's Community Outreach targets children and their educational needs as part of WV's public building rehabilitation intervention in Sumgait. One element of this outreach involves the provision of needed resources to which the IDP community would otherwise not have access.

WV Canada provided a shipment of new children's clothing to WVAz. This clothing was utilized by the Community Development team of CSRP to provide for the immediate needs of IDP children in the shelters in which WV remains active. With winter weather especially harsh in Sumgait in February, this clothing was greatly welcomed by the communities. The distribution mechanism chosen for the clothing was selected by the community groups organized by CSRP Community Liaison Workers (CLW). These community groups, or Shelter Working Groups (SWG), chose to have two sets of children's clothing be given to each "martyr's" family - families with a family member killed in the NK conflict. Following this distribution, the remaining clothing will be made available to a number of WV-rehabilitated buildings to sell in community stores for a nominal fee, with the proceeds utilized as the community desires in order to address needs identified and prioritized by the IDP community themselves.

In meeting the needs of IDP schools in Sumgait, WV Community Liaison Officers are distributing two educational resources made available by partner NGOs. Relief International has made available to WV sets of Azeri-language children's books for use in Sumgait. These sets, each of which contains seven books, were distributed to all IDP schools in Sumgait in which IDP children from WV-rehabilitated public buildings attend. Sixteen schools received ten sets each for use in their libraries, or in the case the school had no library, sets were given to the school Director for use in classroom instruction.

Azeri-language children's magazines, published by Danish Refugee Council and Hope, a local organization, were also distributed to the same sixteen IDP schools in Sumgait. The magazine, which contain puzzles, stories, poems, children's drawings and other educational materials, will be published monthly. Each school received 35 copies, and will continue to receive this amount while the magazine continues to be published.

5. Nutritional Survey

The WV nutritional survey is being conducted in the 30 districts in which World Vision currently distributes food assistance to over 190,000 beneficiaries. The survey began 6 Feb 98, beginning in Imishli distribution regions. This survey assesses household food security and nutrition for IDP children and families currently receiving food rations, and is being conducted by World Vision in order to target the most vulnerable recipients for future food assistance. Surveys in regions of the Imishli distribution were completed in February, and the survey in Ganje/Mingechevir regions will be conducted in March.



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