26-28 Jan SitRep
Lenore Ealy
HAITI EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
Children’s Services SitRep, 26/27/28 Jan 2010
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Prepared by Lenore Ealy, Project K.I.D., Inc. +1-317-502-2735
Information from previous sitreps is shortened to bullet or deleted.
PROJECT KID FROM THE FIELD
Project KID Co-Founder Paige Ellison-Smith arrived in Santo Domingo on Wednesday evening, Jan 27. Made contact with personnel arriving in support of the Jean Cadet Restavek Foundation, an organization that seeks to end child slavery in Haiti. Traveling by bus to Petionville, Haiti today to rendezvous with World Cares Center and begin needs assessments.
EMERGENT/CRITICAL NEEDS
From OCHA SITREP #14 (27 Jan 2010)-:
Education. The Ministry of Education and the Education Cluster are planning a rapid needs assessment of public and private schools in three affected areas (Port-au-Prince, other affected cities in West department, and South department) and seven non-affected departments with displaced populations. Inspectors and partners are being trained on the assessment methodology. The assessment is scheduled to start on 1 February. The cluster estimates that 1.8 million children and 5,000 to 8,000 schools have been affected by the earthquake. All schools remain closed but schools in non-affected departments will reopen on 1 February. The Ministry of Education, education partners and private sector institutions are discussing a short, mid and long-term strategy for education. Efforts are underway to use the crisis as an opportunity to establish a harmonized education system for the country, with one curriculum for public and private institutions under the lead of the Ministry.
Protection. The child protection sub-cluster continues rapid assessments in settlement sites, orphanages, and hospitals. Some 60 orphanages have been reached so far. The rapid registration of especially vulnerable unaccompanied children has started with specific agreed-upon criteria for registration, including unaccompanied children who are under five and those with mental or physical disabilities. A database for separated or unaccompanied children will be operational by 28/29 January.
UNICEF has established three temporary shelters in Port-au-Prince with a capacity of accommodating 900 separated or unaccompanied children. Some 220 children are being supported with tracing/reunification, food, psychosocial support and medical assistance. Following continuous reports of children being released from hospitals without authorized caregivers, a procedure has been put in place with hospitals to contact UNICEF in case of discharge for the child to be referred to one of UNICEF’s temporary shelters.
CURRENT SERVICES/ISSUES/TOOLS
Welcome coordination with tech community volunteers to help us research, map and update locations as reports received.
In Haiti? Text 4636 (If outside of Haiti: 447624802524) on Digicel with your location and need. Report emergencies <http://haiti.ushahidi.com/> and missing persons <http://haiticrisis.appspot.com/> .Include as much location information as possible.
FAMILY REUNIFICATION: FamilyLinks.icrc.org
Haiti Medical Infrastructure Situation: Contact for file: MAJ Shawn Powell, Civil Affairs Officer, USSOUTHCOM J9; DSN 567-1649; Comm: (305) 437-1649; murray...@hq.southcom.mil
Sahana hospital list. Sahana organized a volunteer effort to geo-locate approximately 100 hospitals with names by no known coordinates over the past 24 hours. The results of this effort added over 150 hospitals to our registry at http://haiti.sahanafoundation.org that has been set up to manage capacity and needs assessment.
ORGANIZATIONS/CONTACTS
!!Field responders and organizations please send us your contact data and coordinates!!
Links to needed info clearinghouses are welcome!!
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CONTACT |
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PROJECT K.I.D. Emergency and Respite Care, Supplies Arriving Santo Domingo 27 January 2010 |
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Paige Ellison-Smith PKID Field Coordinator |
PlayCare site est., supply coordination |
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Lenore Ealy PKID US Coordinator |
Skype: Lenore.Ealy
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Coordination, SitReps, |
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World Cares Center Project K.I.D. Partner |
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Lisa Orloff World Cares Center
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917-566-3908 (global) |
Logistics, supplies |
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INSTEDD |
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Luke Beckman |
1-650-740-5853SKYPE:lukebeckman |
INSTEDD, coordination Tech community links |
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Project HOPE |
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John Howe President Project HOPE |
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Medical supplies, storage space in SD, transport into Haiti, A |
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UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
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Julie Bergeron Education Cluster |
Education recovery |
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Ayda Eke Child protection sub cluster coordinator |
Unaccompanied minors family reunification |
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Tania Patriota Gender-based Violence subgroup |
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Jean Marc Cordaro Early Recovery Cluster Coordinator and Deputy Director UNDP Haiti |
Early recovery |
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Nuno Nunes Cluster Coordinator Emergency Shelter |
Please copy to: |
shelter |
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Andrew Stanhope Cluster Coordination, Logistics |
Tel: + 503 7861 5152 |
logistics |
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UNICEF/DR |
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Ayacx Mercedes Social
Policy Specialist |
Tel:
(809) 473-7373 Ext. 396 |
Child protection |
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |
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Family reunification |
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Jean Cadet Restavek Foundation |
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Child protection |
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN DISASTER SERVICES Children’s Disaster Services, Supplies |
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Judy Bezon |
Respite care, supplies |
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Save the Children Life Saving Assistance, Child Friendly Spaces, Media |
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Save the Children Media
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202-640-6631 http://savethechildren.typepad.com/
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World Vision Child Friendly Spaces |
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World Vision |
Rachel Wolff 253-394-2214 Casey Calamusa 206-310-5476 Geraldine Ryerson-Cruz 202-615-2608 |
San Jose Recovery Centre and the Good Samaritan Hospital at the Haiti-Dominican Republic border town of Jimani |
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MERCY CORPS Comfort for Kids, Support for Mental Health workers |
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KIDS ALIVE |
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SAMARITAN’S PURSE |
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Water, shelter medical care |
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US SOUTHCOM |
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US Southcom Commander General Doug Fraser |
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Commander of Joint Task Force Haiti (JTF-H), LTG Ken Keen |
Joint Task Force – Haiti 1. Operations Officer: +1 301-985-9412
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CDR Michele Hancock, USSOUTHCOM Medical and Health Lead:
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Health Cluster – US Military Support |
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. 2. CAPT Miguel Cubano, USSOUTHCOM Command Surgeon: |
Health Cluster – US Military Support |
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John Dunlop, USAID Officer of Military Affairs Health Officer: |
Health Cluster – US Military Support |
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Shawn Powell |
Medical Infrastructure Maps/Info |
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USSOUTHCOM Haiti HA/DR Battle Staff (24hr Operation)
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1. Battle Captain: +1 305-437-0247 2. Battle Staff: +1 305-437-3742/0241/0245/0246/0248 3. USSOUTHCOM APAN RFI Manager bounce-kei...@apanmail.org
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Health Cluster – US Military Support |
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US Army Contacts
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95th Civil Affairs Brigade (95th CA BDE) 95th_CA...@ahqb.soc.mil |
Health Cluster – US Military Support |
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USAID |
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USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART)
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USAID is the United States Government lead federal agency for the disaster response. You can find detailed information on how to help at their website:
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Lenore T. Ealy, Ph.D.
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317-502-2735