Mid-Term Evaluation Report Emergency Response Support to People Affected by Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam

Ketsana storm (storm No.9) happened on September 29th, 2009 and caused severe damage for people, property and a large area of production including a number of Central provinces and Western Highlands in Vietnam. Kon Tum and Quang Nam are the two provinces that suffered the most serious damage. However, the recovery after the storm has been slow due to the poor infrastructure, underdeveloped local economics and limited disaster management skills of local inhabitants and authorities. In order to assist the local residents of Kon Tum and Quang Nam to overcome the damages ActionAid Vietnam (AAV) implemented the project “Support people endured the serious damage of storm No.9” in four districts namely Nui Thanh, Hiep Duc (Quang Nam) Dak Glei, Tu Mo Rong (Kon Tum) where the most serious damage was found. The first phase of this project has been conducted from October 2009 to March 2010 with 7 supporting packages depending on the kind of damage of each region and household. 6018 households were supported with food and necessities, 246 households were assisted in repairing their houses, 528 households were supported with production and small trade recovery, 2293 people received general medical examinations from 8 health camps. Clothes and education materials were delivered to 789 pupils. Beside the physical support and health, disaster management was also the target of the project. This evaluation mission was conducted with the aim of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the second phase and any emergency response projects in the future.