DISASTER PREPAREDNESS/EARLY WARNING

WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL, PAKISTAN

WORLD VISION PAKISTAN & DRR

PROJECTS LEAD BY WORLD VISION MUZAFFARGARH

CRP (Community Resilience Project)

PPEP (Pakistan Paindabad Education Project)

WASH (Water & Sanitation Hygiene ADH-4)

ADVOCACY

MNCH(Mother & Newborn Child Health)

DRR AS INTEGRATED APPROACH

DRR were integrated mostly in (after 2010 flood) early recovery projects 2012

- Provinces

- Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pukhtoonkhuwa

Integration In:

• WASH

• Education

NATIONAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL

National Disaster Preparedness Plan

Monsoon/ Flood Contingency Plan

National Rapid Response Team

Capacity building of staff on DRR & Emergency response, IPACS at all level

Member of national DRR forum Member of Pakistan Humanitarian Forum

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROJECT(CRP)PROJECT DURATION: APRIL 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2014

Project Goal:

To increase community resilience in MEER with an emphasis on children, through mainstreaming of DRR/CCA across development programming

TARGET COMMUNITIES

Union Council Nohan Wali(7 Villages and School)

1. Jhandeer Wali

2. Hassan Shah

3. Mehar Shah

4. Basti kandh

5. Suhanra Shah

6. Chattay Wala

7. Chandia

Union Council Bait Meer Hazar(3 Villages and Schools)

1. Basti Hamdani

2. Basti Dadda

3. Basti Shareef Wala

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS • Formation of DMC in each village

• Identification of volunteers

• Community training on DRM, CBDRM, First Aid, (gender sensitivity), CCA etc

• Assign responsibilities to volunteers

• COVACA & CDPP with community

• DRR kits distributed in target villages

• IEC material on DRR (Leaflets, Brochures, workbook) distributed

• Community members during COVACA and I-PACS

• Simulation/mock drills with volunteers

• Joint Simulation. Mock drill with 1122 Rescue

CONTINUE…….

• DRR awareness sessions and simulations with children

• COVACA & School Disaster Preparedness Plan with children

• Mock drill with children, children and community

• Teachers training and simulation

• Distribution of IEC material e.g. workbook for schools children's Etc.

Children during Fire Simulation

Community and teachers during grand simulation

EARLY WARNING• Orientation on EW and HVA

• Conducted Hazard Vulnerability Assessment in villages along with communities

• Installation of Early Warning System in target villages • Establishment of warning dissemination mechanism • Assigning responsibilities to the volunteers for EW

• EW kits distributed

• Radio sets, manual siren, water level gauge, loud speakers, torch etc.

• Developed and distributed note books with DRR messages among school children

During bandage of patient During SAR

First aid of children

• Participated in external meetings actively with stakeholders (1122, Education department, Civil Defense, DDMA, NDMA, Local NGOs) to enhance coordination and networking

• Activated District DRR Forum and arrange frequent meetings with Forum

• Participated in National & International DRR Day

National Offices integrate advocacy at local and national government levels in DRR/CCA across different sectors with a focus on children's participation

• Arranged one day advocacy orientation for community, children and Govt. officials

Achievements:• 10 committees in target villages are formed

• Lobbying for District DRM structure at national level

• Reactivate District DRR Forum

• Connected District DRR-Forum with National DRR forum.

• Effective use of EWS in villages by community trained volunteers

• Small mitigation measures has been identified by community after COVACA exercise

CHALLENGES

• Resource mobilization • (Late hiring of team members such as Master Trainers)

Limited budget • No separate vehicle

• Long summer vacations in schools

• Project duration (short)

• Complex system • Procurement/ commodities • Reporting separate format for region • Separate format for NO

• Security situation in country

• Poverty & Low literacy rate in the area

LESSON LEARNT

• Project implemented only in one province

• long term strategy required (CRP extension)• Allocation of budget for Resilience work in area • Project design need to be reviewed

• Focus is required on mainstreaming DRR In other sectors

• Strong coordination required at all levels with government

• Registration of DMC’s as CBO’s or existing CBO’s capacity strengthening

• Capacity building of staff • IPACS• DRR• Emergency Response

THANKS