NCA’s local partner Viva Rio has been in action in the capital city Port-au-Prince from Day 1. They will now be joined by several Norwegian and international staff from NCA.
A team of four landed in The Dominican Republic yesterday and expect to come into Haiti today. The team comprises of two water experts, Luke Dokter and Manfred Arlt, water engineer Bjørn Støwer, and communications advisor Arne Grieg Riisnæs.
We are also planning to dispatch a logistician from DanChurchAid and NCA’s Emergency Coordinator from Guatemala. General Secretary Atle Sommerfeldt departed from Oslo Gardermoen Airport on Friday Morning. He will be landing in The Dominican Republic this evening at 2330 hrs local time.
Two Norwegian advisors with expertise in gender and childrens’ protection as well as psychosocial work will be departing tomorrow at 0630 hrs. Anna Margrethe Oliver is a health advisor in Asker, outside Oslo. She has significant experience with disasters, and was involved in the post-Tsunami work. Bjørg Rødland is a public health nurse and psychiatric expertise and has experience from emergency work in Chad.
The Norwegian team will work together with NCA’s partners Viva Rio, Lutheran World Federation Haiti and local church-based organisations in the country.
Arild Isaksen (
) and Sindre Stranden Tollefsen (
) are NCA’s contact people this weekend.