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Afghanistan National Disaster Management - Emergency Preparedness and Response Project for Afghanistan (CARE Canada)Current phase: 2009-2010
Project budget: $510,000
Project description:The Emergency Preparedness and Response for Afghanistan Project, which CARE Canada manages and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funds, will assist 2,000 households (or roughly 12,000 persons) afflicted by natural disasters. It will do so by providing them with emergency shelter, and essential durable and consumable non-food items, such as blankets, jerry cans, and kitchen utensils.
Progress to date:
Workers with the Emergency Preparedness and Response for Afghanistan Project assess flood damage in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, with the goal of assisting those whose houses were destroyed or otherwise made unliveable.
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The Emergency Preparedness and Response for Afghanistan Project provided non-food relief items to more than 40 households affected by a suicide bombing in Kandahar province.
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The Emergency Disaster Preparedness and Response for Afghanistan Project has achieved the following results to date:
- More than 40 households affected by a suicide bombing in Kandahar province were provided with assistance.
- More than 15 households affected by heavy flooding in Kandahar province received assistance.
