This 2016 Darfur Programme (DP) Appeal has become the 13th annual appeal since the start of the Caritas Internationalis (CI) and ACT Alliance (ACT) collaboration, beginning in 2004. Since the start of this collaboration, the DP has been able to actively respond to the ongoing humanitarian crisis that continues to erode the Darfur region. This erosion has left a majority of the Darfuri population in the midst of a vicious cycle; torn away from their homes – and having to call IDP camps their new home – being stripped of their livelihoods and living in poverty. It has been estimated by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that this ongoing conflict has left nearly 3.3 million people internally displaced and 4.4 million people - including IDPs and the host communities - in need of humanitarian support and assistance (OCHA, October 2015). The numbers will inevitably increase throughout the year; however, 2015 has proven to be one of the worst years yet; pressure continues to be mounted on those existing camps and basic services. Recent years have shown that the ongoing nature of the Darfur crisis has created a steep deterioration of funding. After more than 10 years of conflict in the region – and with no foreseeable end in sight – donors have become discouraged and disenchanted by the idea of putting funds towards Darfur, and Sudan, in general. Thus, the DP has been negatively affected and, in 2014, was forced to reduce its budget twice throughout the year. It is for this reason as to why the 2015 year saw a much smaller scope and range of activities than previously. After having witnessed the incremental decline in funding across Sudan, the 2016 Appeal has therefore had to build out a budget which is much more realistic with the current donor trends.   APPEALS 2016 Narrative Cover Letter Darfur Appeal Budget 2016 Appeal 2016 Overall Logframe Final Appeal 2016 - Intervention Sectors  

The Mozambican government’s Disaster Management Technical Commission (CTGC) on January 16^th, 2016 announced an orange alert, only one step removed from the maximum state of disaster readiness, a red alert. The move was prompted by a combination of torrential rains north of the Zambezi and a severe drought in southern Mozambique. The soils in the north of the country are now saturated, and the weather forecast is for 300 millimetres of rain in the next 15 days in Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado provinces. In Cabo Delgado, the Messalo, Muagide and Megaruma rivers are now all at flood alert level. According to report by SETSAN (National Secretariat Food Security) published in January 2016, 176,000 people are facing worrying food insecurity, additional 575,000 people are at risk of food insecurity by March 2016, and 50,360 people are currently receiving food aid. The worst hit province is Gaza province, and the report indicates that about 77,375 people in Gaza province are currently facing stressed acute food shortages and require humanitarian assistance to help protect their lives, and additional 27,000 people are at risk to pass to this category. ACT forum in Mozambique is planning to attend to 8,940 households with  a total population of 47,570 affected communities through food distribution, WASH, Food security through improved agricultural practice and community managed DRR   Appeals_01_2016_Drought in Mozambique_MOZ161

  The Syrian crisis is an ongoing multisided armed conflict since the unrest began in March 2011, with international interventions taking place in Syria, neighboring countries and beyond. ACT Alliance, through its JSL Forum members in the region, and their work on the ground, has observed the increasing needs of directly and indirectly affected population, especially among children and youth. In responding to the humanitarian needs of vulnerable people affected, ACT Alliance will continue to provide humanitarian assistance in this complex environment. Some of the sectors of response include:  Food security, health, WASH, Education, Basic needs, NFIs, livelihoods & early recovery, child & youth forums, SGBV, psychosocial, youth forums et all.  ACT members will coordinate their work collaboratively in the JSL Forum in the three countries of response through the new Appeal SRY161. Appeals SYR161_JSL_Hum_Response    

Appeal Target: US$ 8,818,426. The conflict continues to negatively impact the country’s economy as sustainable development is now virtually at a standstill leaving about 4.6 million of the population mainly women and children in need of urgent life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection. ACT forum in South Sudan is planning to attend to the affected communities through food, shelter and NFIs distribution, WASH, health and emergency nutrition, early recovery and CMDRR, livelihoods restoration as well as education and psychosocial support. Appeals SSD151_South_Sudan_Protracted_Conflict

Preliminary Appeal Target: US$ 657,278. The Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was battered by exceptionally heavy rains since the 9^th of November 2015. There were 3 intensive rain spells, the first from 8^th and 9^th November, the second from 15^th- to 17^th November and the third from the 30 of November onwards, and still ongoing, with some days of respite from downpours. Nearly 400 people have died and over 1.8 million people have been displaced. In response to this unprecedented crisis, ACT members UELCI, CASA & LWSIT are making a preliminary appeal to respond to the needs of the people and communities affected by the flooding. The preliminary appeal aims to provide food and non-food items to 6550 families in Chennai and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu. In addition, the preliminary appeal aims to provide shelter repair for 4550 families in the two districts. Appeals IND152Prel_India_TN_Flooding

Appeal Target: US$ 1'831'561. ACT members The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Finn Church Aid (FCA) are providing assistance to the displaced and vulnerable communities with protection, education, food security, nutrition and psychosocial support through the Appeal CAF151, issued at the end of April 2015. Due to late funding and critical security issues, implementation could not take place as quickly as anticipated, therefore, the appeal is extended till 30th April 2016 (instead of 31st December 2015). Appeals CAF151_War_affected_Communities_ extended

Rapid Response Funds Payment for US$ 59,454 (US$ 30,000 UELCI / US$ 29,454 CASA). UELCI will provide immediate life-saving relief (food and non food items) during the crisis stage along with early recovery for 1,950 flood affected families in Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh. CASA will meet the immediate food and NFI needs of flood affected people in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu state. RRF9_2015_India_TamilNadu_Floods

Preliminary Appeal Target: US$ 626,826 ACT member Community World Service Asia (CWSA) is aiming at providing life-saving support to earthquake-affected families in the 4 most devastated districts of the most affected Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the following objectives:

• Re-establish health services, provide mobile emergency services and patient follow up in the most affected areas
• Ensure immediate food relief for vulnerable, homeless families
• Supply emergency winterization kits to vulnerable, homeless families
• Enhance quality in the earthquake response by building the capacity of aid workers and by mobilizing earthquake-affected communities to hold providers of aid accountable

Appeal Target: US$ 268,794. Community World Service Asia and Norwegian Church Aid will respond to 37,000 flood-affected individuals including male, female, children and elderly people that are displaced and do not have access to primary health care and basic WASH services in Sujawal District in Sindh and Rajanpur District in Punjab. This is in response to the urgent needs identified by the joint assessment conducted by the members, taking into consideration the response currently undertaken and planned by Community World Service Asia, the government and other NGOs in District Ghotki. NCA response in based on NCA assessment, current situation and needs in Sindh and Punjab. NCA will respond to the ongoing emergency for the first 6 months funded by an internal grant focusing on water supply months and part of the same beneficiaries will be targeted for early recovery in the areas of their origin. (Revision 1: Changes in areas of response; NCA has increased beneficiaries from 10,000 to 17,000 individuals; prolonged water provision from 3 to 6 months). (Appeals) PAK151Rev1_Floods_Sindh-Punjab

Rapid Response Funds Payment Request No. 08/2015 for US$ 59,998. The response aims to provide food packages (1-month ration) to 300 earthquake-affected families in Shangla District. Furthermore, through the deployment of a Mobile Health Unit and its own Mobile Laboratory, provide much needed emergency health services to those affected by the earthquake. RRF_08_2015_Pakistan_Earthquake

Appeal Target: US$ 47,553.57. This appeal follows an alert that was issued on 28 August 2015. The issuing of the appeal was delayed due to lack of funding. Now based on interest from ACT funding members and following advice from the ACT secretariat, the ACT forum in Malawi decided to revised the appeal in order to include only 1 ACT Requesting Member and to reduce significantly the appeal target. The overall goal is to restore dignity and save lives of 1,000 households (5,500 people) affected by food insecurity in Dowa District. Appeals_MWI151_Food_insecurity_in_Malawi

Appeal Target: US$ 840,396. Relatively late pledges to the Appeal delayed the implementation for one of the ACT members, EELCO. Additionally, in the meantime newly identified gaps in EELCO’s areas of intervention have motivated some change of activities. As a result, EELCO will revise its part of the Appeal, and request for an extension, while FCA, NCA and ECC remains unchanged (and their implementation period is now over). This first revision only affects EELCO part of the Appeal. The ACT DRC Forum members providing emergency assistance to Burundian refugees and host communities affected by the Burundi crisis in DRC are Finn Church Aid (FCA), Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Eglise du Christ au Congo National Office (ECC) and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo (EELCO). (Appeals) COD151Rev1_Bur-Ref_DRC