Disaster Response Burundi Project #61333

Thousands of people displaced by floods

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Project Report | Dec 23, 2024
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By olivier ciza | PROJECT LEADER

Save Life Make Difference Date 23/12/2024

Bujumbura Burundi

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Sub : Project report Humanitarian crisis in DRC

Response Plan Overview

Burundi is one of the countries most exposed to the effects of climate change, resulting in an increase in the frequency and magnitude of natural disasters that occur there. Ranked 169th out of 181 countries according to the ND-GAIN country index 20211, Burundi is also one of the countries least prepared to respond to the consequences of climate change. The shocks resulting from these consequences, combined with various socio-economic factors, exacerbate vulnerabilities and various structural challenges.

This situation impacts the ability of the most vulnerable population groups to recover, cope with new shocks and maintain their resilience. From October 2023, an episode of the El Niño climate phenomenon combined with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) caused flooding throughout East Africa, including Burundi.

Thus, from October 2023 to March 2024, more than 184,000 people were affected by natural disasters in the country (i.e. more than all of the 106,000 people affected throughout 2022), of whom more than 30,000 were displaced. According to estimates from the Food Security and Livelihoods Sector, over the same period, these natural disasters impacted nearly 40,000 hectares of cultivated fields, or 10% of the country's food crop areas for the 2024 A growing season. The Shelter/Non-Food Items (SHELTER/NFI) sector indicates that more than 6,000 houses were destroyed, while the Education Sector notes the destruction of more than 100 classrooms, particularly in localities located along Lake Tanganyika. This situation is all the more alarming given that the period from October to December corresponds to the "short rainy season", while the "long rainy season", which generally causes the most damage, is expected to last from February to May 2024.

The El Niño event is expected to continue throughout much of the first half of 2024 with a higher probability of wetter than normal conditions. The higher than average rainfall caused by El Niño so far has already led to a significant increase in water levels in the Lake Tanganyika basin. As of March 14, 2024, the level of Lake Tanganyika was at 776.72 m, thus exceeding the highest level of the lake during the year 2023 which was at 776.46 m and had been recorded on May 8 of the same year (monitoring bulletin of the rise in the waters of Lake Tanganyika and its main tributary "the Rusizi River", IGEBU). IGEBU forecasts also indicate that the maximum levels of Lake Tanganyika (normally observed in May) could be higher in May 2024, the current levels being higher than those observed in May 2021 (776.68 cm) where more than 65,000 people were affected and enormous damage recorded along the lake.

This situation will once again compromise the livelihoods of populations already weakened by extreme poverty and having suffered repeated displacements. The precarious living conditions of IDPs and host communities remain alarming and could be aggravated by poverty and lack of economic opportunities as well as these new challenges. In the context of Burundi, individuals with multiple vulnerabilities, such as returnees, internally displaced persons, people affected by natural disasters, particularly people with specific needs, are known to be particularly vulnerable to multiple protection risks including gender-based violence (GBV) and human trafficking.

Given the urgency and the weakness of available response capacities, the Humanitarian Country Save life make difference and the National Platform for Risk Prevention and Disaster Management have recommended to the Inter-sector (ISC), to develop a response plan for floods and the effects of El Niño.

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Aug 27, 2024
Humanitarian needs of floods-displaced in BURUNDI

By OLIVIER | PROJECT LEADER

SAVE LIFE MAKE DIFFERENCE

BUJUMBURA BURUNDI

savelifemakedifference@gmai.com

25771452395

Subj: More than 52 people have benefited from Save Life Make Difference (SALIMADI) cash to support themselves. to their basic needs, including food in Burundi

Bujumbura –Save life make difference and its partners are calling for more support to adequately respond to the humanitarian needs of floods-displaced people in Burundi.

More than 10,000 people have been displaced by devastating floods following heavy rains that have battered parts of Burundi in the recent weeks. Individuals from the rural area of Gatumba, in the province of Bujumbura, have been forced to seek shelter in schools, churches or sometimes in improvised makeshift shelters by the roadside. In addition to losing their homes, many have lost their livelihoods as the flooding has destroyed crops and damaged businesses. This follows the displacement of 1,000 households in the same area in April 2023, according to save life make difference

“The consequences of climate-induced disasters call for continuous lifesaving assistance to the affected communities, and most especially the Internally Displaced Persons. Funding support is urgently needed to assist the most vulnerable and leave no one behind,” said Vijaya Souri,to save life make difference’s Chief of Mission in Burundi bujumbura capital city

to save life make difference as the lead of the Shelter/Non-Food Items sector is working closely with the of Burundi and other humanitarian actors to provide lifesaving shelter and non-food items assistance to the displaced population. However, the continued underfunding of the humanitarian response plan for 2024 is hampering response.

Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in East Africa’s Great Lakes region, affecting not only Burundi but also the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda displacing thousands and leaving others dead.

The displaced populations are in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance including shelter, food, non-food items and protection. With the cholera epidemic that broke out in Burundi in January 2024, the public health risks for those displaced and sheltered in crowded areas, often without proper access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure, are seriously aggravated. Nearly half of the 187 confirmed cases in the Bujumbura province as of May 4, 2023, were in the Gatumba area, and one person has died, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Children are also particularly affected as schools have been turned into shelters, interrupting the regular class schedule.

In the aftermath of a disaster, people’s lives, living conditions and routine become deeply affected and disrupted. Still, disasters force some of the most vulnerable populations to live in terrible conditions.

Food assistance provided by Save Life Make Difference (SALIMADI) supports vulnerable families affected by flooding caused by El Niño.

The floods did not only affect housing and food; some families, children had to abandon school for lack of means.
The impact of flooding on household life is obvious. The Government of Burundi and the United Nations have launched an appeal for funds to implement the response plan targeting 306,000 victims in need of immediate assistance. Save Life Make Difference (SALIMADI) activated an emergency response by distributing cash to vulnerable people. Since the end of April, more than 52 people have benefited from Save Life Make Difference (SALIMADI) cash to support themselves. to their basic needs, including food in the provinces of Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural,
The monetary assistance amounting to 120,000 FBu equivalent to US$40 provided for each household constitutes vital aid for the survival of the most vulnerable such as

As save life make difference we still need more donation to accoplish our mission more project still pending and we thank We thank with certainty the people who help us to realize our projects

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May 1, 2024
100,000 displaced by rains and floods,

By Olivier ciza | Project leader

Save life make difference Bujumbura 1/5//2024

Bujumbura - Burundi

savelifemakedifference@gmail.com

25771452395

Subject : Emergency for the situation in Burundi

In Burundi, 100,000 displaced by rains and floods

The rains have hardly stopped since September, instead of the usual two rainy seasons. The government and the UN representative on site are calling for help.

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The government of Burundi and the UN representative on the ground have launched an appeal for financial aid to deal with the “devastating effects” of seasonal rains which, exacerbated by the El Niño climatic phenomenon, have displaced nearly 100,000 people.

East Africa has been experiencing torrential rains in recent weeks which caused the death of at least fifty-eight people in Tanzania during the first half of April and thirteen others in Kenya.

In Burundi, the poorest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita according to the World Bank and one of the twenty countries most vulnerable to climate change according to the International Organization for Migration, the rains have been almost uninterrupted since September, instead of the usual two rainy seasons (September-January and March-May 2024).

In total, between September and April 7, “203,944 people were affected” by floods, landslides, strong winds and hail, and “the number of internally displaced people increased by 25% to reach 96,000 people” , underlined Tuesday April 16 in a press release the Minister of the Interior

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