Contribution to ICRC's Activities in Syria under the ICRC Disability and Mine Action Appeal 2019



Contract partner: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross - Switzerland Country: Syrien Funding amount: € 1.000.000,00 Project start: 01.01.2019 End: 31.12.2019

Short Description:

Overall goal


Immediate needs regarding mine risk education and physical rehabilitation of vulnerable people affected by conflict and/or other situations of violence in Syria are covered.


Expected results


In 2019, the ICRC aims to achieve the following results:

• Two physical rehabilitation centers (Aleppo and Damascus) are staffed, equipped and operational.

• Support of up to 6,100 affected disabled, war wounded and traumatized people is secured.

• Threats posed by conventional and non-conventional weapons to the local population are reduced.

• Communication and number of referrals to potential beneficiaries in catchment area regarding services of physical rehabilitation centers is increased.

 


Target group / Beneficiaries


With an Austrian contribution of EUR 1,000,000, the ICRC can assist the following number of beneficiaries:

• Knowledge of 292,676 people in affected communities in risk education and threats posed by conventional and non-conventional weapons increased.

• Medical, physical and psychosocial support for 1,102 disabled, war wounded and traumatized beneficiaries (out of the total target group) is secured.

The ICRC works closely with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARC).

Project locations are Aleppo and Damascus.

 


Activities


• Provide equipment to operate 2 rehabilitation centers

• Provide know how and financial support to build sustainable capacities to operate 2 rehabilitation centers

• Conduct information sessions within the catchment area of the 2 rehabilitation centers to promote offered services

• Cooperate with referral organizations to promote offered services

• Provide medical, psychological and physiotherapy support to war wounded, wounded, traumatized and other people in need

• Conduct 24 risk education sessions in affected communities

• Conduct mines/ explosive remnants of war (ERW) trainings for SARC and ICRC staff.

 


Context


In the Syrian Arab Republic, armed conflict between government forces and numerous armed groups has become more localized – particularly after military operations and agreements with armed groups enabled the government to regain control over more opposition-held territory. Fighting among armed groups continues. Third-party States carry out and/or support operations against these groups. Since the onset of the fighting in 2011, millions of people have been displaced; many have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or elsewhere. Protracted violence and international sanctions remain a strain on the economy, infrastructure and basic services. The Syrian government continues to arrest people in connection with the conflict. Armed groups are holding people in connection with the hostilities. Internationally backed peace talks have made little progress in effecting a political solution to the crisis

project number 2694-02/2019
source of funding AKF
sector Humanitäre Hilfe: Sofortmaßnahmen
tied
modality Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by international organisations (multilateral, INGO)
marker Inclusion: 1
  • Policy marker: are used to identify, assess and facilitate the monitoring of activities in support of policy objectives concerning gender equality, aid to environment, participatory development/good governance, trade development and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Activities targeting the objectives of the Rio Conventions include the identification of biodiversity, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and desertification.
    • 1= policy is a significant objective of the activity
    • 2= policy is the principal objective of the activity
  • Donor/ source of funding: The ADA is not only implementing projects and programmes of the Austrian Development Cooperation , but also projects funded from other sources and donors such as
    • AKF - Foreign Disaster Fund of the Austrian federal government
    • BMLFUW - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
    • EU - Funds of the European Commission
    • Others - various other donors are listed in ADA’s annual business report.
  • Type of Aid – Aid modalities: classifies transfers from the donor to the first recipient of funds such as budget support, core contributions and pooled programmes and funds to CSOs and multilateral organisations, project-type interventions, experts and other technical assistance, scholarships and student costs in donor countries, debt relief, administrative costs and other in-donor expenditures.
  • Purpose/ sector code: classifies the specific area of the recipient’s economic or social structure, funded by a bilateral contribution.
  • Tied/Untied: Untied aid is defined as loans and grants whose proceeds are fully and freely available to finance procurement from all OECD countries and substantially all developing countries. Transactions are considered tied unless the donor has, at the time of the aid offer, clearly specified a range of countries eligible for procurement which meets the tests for “untied” aid.
Back to list