Medair

International Humanitarian Aid Organisation

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Medair's Past Programmes

Country Year Activities Disaster, Conflict Or Other Crisis Funders
Padang Pariaman District (West Sumatra), Indonesia 2009 - 2010 Distribution of shelter materials and tool-kits; shelter construction; shelter-related training for an earthquake zone. (In partnership with CfK) Post-earthquake Swiss Solidarity (CH)
Karamoja region Kotido; Pader district; Soroti district; Uganda 1999 - 2010 WASH; infrastructure; psychosocial; educational support for children; NFI distribution; health clinics; resettlement Conflict and post-conflict recovery; high IDP population; drought ECHO, EU-NUREP, EuropeAid, Hubertus Stichting (NL), Institute for Sustainable Power Africa, Kabong Town Operation – Uganda, Läkarmissionen (SE), Mercy Corps, OFDA, Swiss Solidarity, UNICEF
Nias Island & Aceh Province, Indonesia 2006-2009 Water & Sanitation, health & hygiene promotion, health clinics reconstruction Post-tsunami Swiss Solidarity (CH), Tearfund UK, Tear NL, Cedar Fund, UNICEF, private donors
Poonch District, Pakistan 2005-2007 Temporary shelters, emergency distributions, school rehabilitation, health and hygiene training, livelihood rehabilitation, water and sanitation Post-earthquake EO Metterdaad (NL), ECHO, ZOA Refugee Care (NL), Dorcas Aid, Woord en Daad, Red een Kind, Tearfund NZ, Tear NL, Swiss Solidarity (CH), CRWRC, private donors
Kerman province (Bam), Iran 2003-2005 Emergency supplies, water and sanitation, shelters, irrigation channels Post-earthquake Swiss Solidarity (CH), Woord en Deed, ZOA Refugee Care, Tear Fund NL, Tearfund NZ, World Vision, Shelther for Life, Dorcas Aid & private donors
Moxico province, Angola 2002-2006 Basic health care, water & sanitation, IDP and Returnee support Post civil war, IDP resettlement DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.) ECHO, EuropeAid, BuZa, SIDA (Swedish Govt.), WFP, Tearfund UK, Tearfund NZ, UNHCR, private donors
Gokwe North, Midlands and Mudzi district, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe 2003-2005 Pre-School and primary school supplementary feeding programme Drought, severe food shortage ECHO, DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), Swiss Solidarity (CH), WFP, Tearfund NZ, private donors
Ampara district, Sri Lanka 2004-2005 Water & sanitation, temporary shelter, rebuilding livelihoods, health education and distribution of essential relief item Post-tsunami Swiss Solidarity (CH), Tearfund NZ, Tearfund NL, private donors
Kirkuk, N. Iraq 2003 Health services, school and hospital rehabilitation, water and sanitation Post war DfID, Baptist World Aid, ZOA, CORD. ACCORN (Partner)
Gujarat, India 2001 Reconstruction Earthquake Swiss Solidarity (CH), Int. Christelijk Steunfonds (NL) & Global Care (UK), private donors
Chokwe, Mozambique 2000/2001 Reconstruction & primary health care & watsan Flooding Swiss Solidarity, Tearfund UK, Int. Christelijk Steunfonds and others
Peje, Kosovo 2000/2001 Reconstruction & rehabilitation & dental & psychosocial Returning Refugees Swiss Solidarity, DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.) (DDC - Humanitarian AidDept & AZO - Development Dept), Tearfund NL, Mennonite Committee Canada , private donors
Marsabit, Kenya 2000/2001 Wet food feeding programme & monitoring, watsan Prolonged Drought DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), UNICEF, private donors
Tirana & Kukes, Albania 1998/1999 Management of refugee camps & distribution of household & non food items Mass Exodus From Kosovo DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), UK Govt, USAID, Swiss Solidarity, Global Care, TEAR Fund NL, Tearfund UK, Tearfund NZ ZOA, GAIN, ASAH, IRC, ICS, Easyjet, private donors
Buvuma Island, Uganda 1998-2000 Water & sanitation, community latrines (through local partnership)   DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), private donors
Ituri, Congo 1998 Cholera outbreak pevention/treatment.    
Chapai-Nawabganj, Bangladesh 1998 Medical support, relief & rehabilitation, seed distribution & flood early warning system. Post Flood UNHCR
Ingushetia 1996 Shelter & sanitation for Chechen refugees.   UNHCR
N Ossetia 1996 Shelter & sanitation for Georgian refugees.    
Prigorodni, Northern Ossetia 1995/1996 Peace building and reconciliation, trauma councelling.    
Grozny, Chechnya 1995/1996 Construction of sanitation facilities, community services, distribution of building materials. Civil War, Ngos Targeted DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), Dutch Govt, ODA(UK), UNHCR, ZOA, Tear fund UK, IOM, private donors
Tonga & Atar, Southern Sudan 1995 Medical training programmes, preventative and curative: treatment, water sanitation, agricultural support & distributions. Post Civil War DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), Dutch Govt., private donors
Nyamata, Rwanda 1994 Resettlement of returnees and idps, support of 8 medical facilities, rehabilitation or water supply, agricultural support, trauma counselling and training. Post Civil War DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), Dutch Govt, private donors
Bebalem & Bere, Southern Chad 1994 Food (2,600mt) & seed (460mt) distribution covering 50,000 people Drought ECHO, Oxfam, ODA, private donors
Gumry, Armenia 1993/1994 Procurement, airlift and distribution of food, sanitation. Post Earthquake USAID, ECHO, DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.)., private donors
Alula,Galcayo & Candala, Somalia 1993/1994 Setting up medical facilities, preventative and curative treatment incl. tba, mch, epi & tb programmes, training, water sanitation. Post Civil War DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), Swiss Solidarity, ZOA NL,TEARfund NL, UNICEF, private donors
Penjwin, Northern Iraq 1991/1992 Resettlement of returnees and idps, set up primary health care (phc)and mother & child health(mch) clinics, including training traditional birth attendants (tbas) and enlarged programme of immunisation (epi), sanitation, shelter, resettlement & agricultural assistance. Post War UNHCR, Swiss Solidarity, ZOA, Global care, private donors
Monrovia, Liberia 1991/1992 Psychosocial health training programme for carers of war traumatised children & ex-combatant children, support orphanages. Civil War Private donors
Greenville, Liberia 1992 Restoration of sinoe county health services & organising revolving drugfund for 13 clinics. Civil War OFDA, Govt of Baden Wurtemberg, private donors
Akobo, Southern Sudan 1990/1992 Resettlement of refugees, preventative and curative treatment, water sanitation, nutrition & food production. Civil War DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.), ZOA NL, TEAR fund NL, private donors, UNICEF (partners)
Soroti, NE Uganda 1988/1989 Resettlement of internally displaced people (idps) food relief , agricultural assistance, clothing, immunisation. Frequent Attacks DDC/SDC (Swiss Govt.) & private donors