Over the last two weeks, the Anguilla Red Cross worked closely with the St. Vincent and Grenadines Anguilla Association in sending relief items down to St. Vincent. The Anguilla Red Cross provided technical support, volunteers and offered additional storage space for stocking of relief items, if there was an overflow at their current location.
On 18th April 2021, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent upgraded the response level to orange and launched an Emergency Appeal targeting USD $2.1 million.
This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 2.1 million USD on a preliminary basis to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross (SVGRC), and other neighbouring territories to deliver assistance and support for 18 months to 5,400 people in the following areas: Shelter and Essential Household Items, Livelihood & Basic Needs, Health and Psychosocial Support (PSS), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, Gender & Inclusion (PGI), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). These areas will be supported and enhanced by the following enabling actions:
• Strengthening National Societies
• Influencing others as strategic partners
• and Strengthening Coordination and Accountability
The Anguilla Red Cross is prepared to join the appeal once situation progresses. Here, we will provide an avenue for persons to make donations to the response efforts – channeling funding to the persons impacted and affected the most by the Saint Vincent and The Grenadines La Soufriere Volcanic Eruption.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
