Heavy rainfall between November 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 resulted in flash floods and landslides in the highlands and widespread flooding in the lowlands of Peru. A state of emergency was called across 18 of Peru’s 24 regions and estimates of affected populations rose as high as 900,000.
In support to the humanitarian response, the Shelter Cluster was activated in Peru in early June in partnership with the UN humanitarian team in Lima. Through its initiative REACH, and in the framework of its partnership with the Global Shelter Cluster, IMPACT rapidly deployed to Peru to conduct an assessment on the impact of the flooding on the shelters in the Loreto region. REACH conducted a rapid shelter assessment and mapping exercise including a sample of approximately 1,300 households. The assessment supported coordination efforts and informed the humanitarian community and national and regional stakeholders on the needs of the affected populations. The assessment was key in providing recommendations for further post-emergency response.
To support aid organizations and local partners in putting this concept into practice, IMPACT Initiatives and partners of the Urban Settlements Working Group released the “Settlements Approach Guidance Note” in December 2020.
On the 9th of August, the ACTED and IMPACT teams in Niger lost seven young and talented team members: Antonin, Boubakar, Charline, Leo, Myriam, Nadifa and Stella. Our colleagues were united by a motivation to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations in Niger. Three of them, Antonin, Charline and Stella, did so with IMPACT, collecting vital information from vulnerable populations to ensure that their voices are heard when humanitarians make decisions that affect them. While they were all driven by commitment, empathy, and solidarity, they each brought their own capacities and talents to enrich the team.
We call on the Security Council of the United Nations to create a reporting, monitoring and investigation mechanism that – while preserving humanitarian space – would make attacks against humanitarians a systematic trigger for action aimed at enhancing judicial cooperation so as to bring perpetrators to justice and deterring future attacks.
Geneva It is with profound grief that we confirm the death of seven of our colleagues as well as their guide in Niger who were senselessly and cowardly murdered by armed individuals in the Kouré area, south-east of Niamey, on August 9th 2020. IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED condemn in the strongest terms the senseless and […]
Up-to-date data collection efforts and analysis are critical to ensure humanitarian action is targeted effectively and the most vulnerable populations prioritized in the COVID-19 response. Data and analysis are needed to ensure new regions or countries affected by the crisis are monitored closely. In many countries IMPACT, notably through its REACH initiative, has been contacted to provide this support.
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, our sister organization ACTED alerts about the risks in the poorest countries, where millions of vulnerable people are already facing humanitarian and health crises. Discover why we must act today and sign the appeal for an immediate and global mobilization for the most vulnerable.
As a humanitarian organization deployed in many vulnerable and crisis-affected countries, IMPACT is deeply concerned by the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the millions of affected people we seek to serve. Click here for our statement on IMPACT’s contribution to informing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for regular updates of activities in countries where we work.
Every month, IMPACT Initiatives will introduce a member of its staff working in the field and who is actively engaged in collecting information from affected populations to explore what drives them to keep improving humanitarian action. Meet Muna, a committed humanitarian from Jordan who went from joining REACH teams on to building and managing them entirely.
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