Malteser International Annual Report 2007 - Ordine di Malta

Association of the Order of Malta, together
with numerous volunteers from the local
parishes, distributed drinking water, food,
hygiene articles and blankets to more
than 7,300 people who had fled the floods
and found refuge in the cathedral and in
other churches. Hospitals were provided
with medicine, medical equipment and
medical products to secure the treatment
of the injured as well as pregnant women
and newborns.
More assistance for families in need is
planned for 2008 which will include the
distribution of household articles and
furniture as well as income generating
measures.
network of the Order of Malta provided a
total of 150,000 Euros to be able to start
sustainable reconstruction projects after
the first phase of emergency relief. These
plans include the establishment of a soup
and social kitchen and a bakery that not
only provides bread for the population
but at the same time creates new jobs.
Furthermore, income generating measures
and trainings will be part of a disaster
preparedness programme.
Peru
Aid for 5,000 people
Funding: ADH, own resources /
private donations
Partners: Peruvian Association of the
Order of Malta, Malteser Peru
Peru: The new bakery not only provides bread but also new jobs for the people.
After the severe earthquake in August
2007, numerous volunteers of the
Peruvian Association of the Order of
Malta and of Malteser Peru organised
emergency measures, collected food,
clothes and blankets and distributed
the relief supplies to the victims. Three
doctors and two paramedics of Malteser
Peru looked after the uncountable injured
people. Until the end of 2007, volunteers
of Malteser Peru helped to reconstruct 40
houses in Cañete, one of the cities hardest
hit by the earthquake. The houses have
already been handed over to their owners.
Moreover, a temporary classroom has been
established where children also receive a
free breakfast every day. The international
C l i m at e C h a n g e a n d
humanitarian aid
Climate change and global warming are
possible reasons for the extreme increase
of climate caused natural disasters like
floods and hurricanes that affect poor
countries extremely hard. It’s not the
extreme weather that leads to a disaster,
but it is due to poverty and the lack of
appropriate protection measures that
people become victims. Because of this,
humanitarian aid needs to do more than
just saving lives. It has to change the
conditions to make a better life for the
people in need and invest in disaster prevention
and disaster preparedness.
USA
International staff: 1
Aid for 2,000 people
Funding: ADH, own resources / private
donations
Partners: Catholic Charities Services,
Rebuilding Together, US American
Associations of the Order of Malta
As part of the “Home Renovation
Program”, many volunteers from different
parts of the country helped during the
renovation of the houses destroyed during
the hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
Until April 2007, 16 families were able
to return to their houses. Since a lot of
houses are still inhabitable, the Federal
Association of the Order of Malta will
continue the renovation activities in
2008.
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America