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Guatemala Appeal No. MAAGT002 - Mid-Year Report

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This report covers the period 01 January 2011 to 30 June 2011

Programme outcome: This report updates the progress taken to implement the 2011 country support plan for the Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC).

The Guatemalan Red Cross work is guided by the Guayaquil Inter-American Plan and the Strategy 2020, which puts forward three strategic aims:

  1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disaster and crises.

  2. Enable healthy and safe living.

  3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace.

Programmes summary: The first semester of 2011 saw the Guatemalan Red Cross strengthen its disaster risk management capacities by training 120 disaster intervention teams, updating its response plan and developing a national disaster risk management policy. The GRC staff and volunteers have also participated in regional internships and workshops organized by the regional IFRC-DIPECHO VII project. At the community level, the GRC is developing a wide range of community-based disaster preparedness activities, also through the DIPECHO VII project, and in partnership with the Netherlands Red Cross and the Spanish Red Cross.

In the area of health, the secretariat continues to support the Guatemalan Red Cross in scaling up their response to HIV and AIDS in the framework of the Federation’s Global Alliance on HIV.
Building on the 2009 baseline and the four-year action plan developed in 2010 for voluntary blood donation and health promotion among young people, the secretariat is supporting the Guatemalan Red Cross’ Club 25 programme in 2011 with technical support and global funding from the Swiss Humanitarian Foundation. Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion is supported through the newly developed technical unit with training, technical and resource mobilization support. Technical and operational support for the health in emergencies component is also a key focus during 2011, with a focus on epidemic outbreaks and psychosocial support in emergencies.

Through these first six months the regional representation has supported the Guatemalan Red Cross emphasizing in organizational development activities such as strategic advice to the governing board and management structure, focused on tackling the challenges of the election of the new Governing Board, and induction of its new six members in Panama. This induction included topics such as Strategy 2020, the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, accountability, and a joint effort to develop a proposal to use available funds to support the Integral Training Institute. The IFRC has also supported the GRC Youth in planning and implementing a micro-project and an internship framed in strengthening the leadership capacities in the regional Red Cross youth network.

The GRC has also strengthened its programme and project planning capacities with a gender focus, and at least one of its management team members and two governance representatives that had the opportunity to assist workshops in Panama.

Financial situation: The 2011 budget has been revised from 221,397 Swiss francs to 123,168 Swiss francs, of which 97,800 Swiss francs (79 per cent) has been covered during the reporting period (including opening balance). Overall expenditure during the reporting period was 27,823 Swiss francs of the budget.

The original 2011 budget for organizational development was 22,729 Swiss francs; however through extra financial support for the Integral Training Institute and its equipment and marketing strategy the organizational development budget now reaches 69,850 Swiss francs.
The health budget and planned activities have been revised to reflect the funding mobilized to date for 2011. Current funding is for the Global Alliance on HIV and global funds from the Swiss Humanitarian Foundation for the Club 25.

The DRM programme did not receive contributions to cover the GRC country support plan during the first six months of the year. However, the report reflects some of the activities undertaken by the GRC through other means, including participation in risk education activities as a result of the DIPECHO VII project and the Innovation Funds for climate change as well bilateral support from Partner National Societies in the country, such as the DIPECHO VII national project.