Guinea
Flood, 21 Nov 2024
| Allocation | $2,499,807 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Flood |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | UNICEF, WFP, WHO |
| Group of people targeted | Other affected persons |
| People reached | 83,154 |
| Status | Report Available |
| Due dates | | |
| Allocation code | CERF-GIN-24-RR-1433 |
| Title | CERF Rapid Response: Guinea Nov 2024 (Floods) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
Starting in August 2024, incessant rains caused massive flooding in 18 prefectures across Guinea, seriously affecting more than 175,00 people, including an estimated 2,834 pregnant women, 5,115 nursing mothers, 1,258 people with reduced mobility, 7,220 elderly people, 15,374 school children, and 869 displaced households. The floods destroyed more than 900 houses and damaged approximately 2,642 water points, 3,649 latrines, 40 schools, and 15 health facilities. Residents were left without adequate access to health care, education, and water and sanitation facilities. Population displacements following the floods increased the risks of the spread of diseases such as cholera and malaria, as well as of new tensions for access to limited resources in host areas.
CERF-funded assistance
In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $2.5 million from CERF’s Rapid Response window for humanitarian action. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to 83,154 people, including 34,0220 women, 19,522 men, 29,610 children, and including 1,569 people with disabilities in the WASH, education, food assistance and health sectors.
CERFs Strategic Added Value
The CERF allocation fostered greater national ownership in terms of coordination, operational management, data management, and monitoring and evaluation of implementation, while ensuring the complementarity of interventions to avoid duplication. The joint approach streamlined resource allocation and harmonized practices on the ground where necessary. Partnerships with certain state agencies, particularly for sanitation and health services, as well as with the private mobile money company for cash transfers, were strengthened.
Projects included in this allocation
| Organization | Project title | Code | Amount in US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICEF | Amélioration de l'accès à l'eau potable et aux installations sanitaires pour répondre de manière urgente et vitale aux besoins des populations affectées par les inondations en Guinee | CERF-GIN-24-RR-CEF-34352 | US$700,015 | Read more |
| WFP | Assistance d'urgence par transferts monétaires aux victimes des inondations en Guinée. | CERF-GIN-24-RR-WFP-34365 | US$1,325,000 | Read more |
| WHO | Apporter une assistance médico psychosociale de qualité aux populations affectées par les inondations dans les régions de Kankan et Nzérékoré | CERF-GIN-24-RR-WHO-34366 | US$474,791 | Read more |