Intro to Humanitarian Bamboo project Where did the project come from What are the aims of the project Identified project activities so far Desired outcome from today’s workshop

Intro to Humanitarian Bamboo project

Where did the project come from

What are the aims of the project

Identified project activities so far

Desired outcome from today’s workshop

The Humanitarian Bamboo Project aims to: “ Provide tools and resources to humanitarian workers, to promote and facilitate the better use of Bamboo in humanitarian response” “ Identify and address the gaps in understanding that exist between humanitarian workers and bamboo experts”

The Humanitarian Bamboo Project aims to:

“ Provide tools and resources to humanitarian workers, to promote and facilitate the better use of Bamboo in humanitarian response”

“ Identify and address the gaps in understanding that exist between humanitarian workers and bamboo experts”

Yogya earthquake response 75,000 bamboo t-shelters in 9 months, by Humanitarian sector, 2-3 times that number built by community Global shelter cluster, IASC Recognition of potential but lack of use by sector Humanitarian Timber project Identified technical difference Oxfam putting their hand up Initially fund Indonesian component of project Emergency Shelter Cluster Coordinators, James Shepherd Brown and Neil Bowman with local community members in front of one of the earliest Bamboo T-shelters being built in the Yogya/Central Java earthquake response, by CHF in southern Imogiri, July 2006

Yogya earthquake response

75,000 bamboo t-shelters in 9 months, by Humanitarian sector,

2-3 times that number built by community

Global shelter cluster, IASC

Recognition of potential but lack of use by sector

Humanitarian Timber project

Identified technical difference

Oxfam putting their hand up

Initially fund Indonesian component of project

INDONESIAN PHASE Website Technical briefs Compile national resources Develop forum Replicate all work into Bahasa Indonesian Build other resources as identified by local agencies INTERNATIONAL PHASE Expand website International linkages Global resource availability maps? Training components? Other needs? Test collated info in other countries Forge global links Bangladesh bamboo structure Yogyakarta bamboo structure

INDONESIAN PHASE

Website

Technical briefs

Compile national resources

Develop forum

Replicate all work into Bahasa Indonesian

Build other resources as identified by local agencies

INTERNATIONAL PHASE

Expand website

International linkages

Global resource availability maps?

Training components?

Other needs?

Test collated info in other countries

Forge global links

Develop Consultative advisory group for the HB project Collate and summarize current knowledge about best practice in the use of bamboo in humanitarian response Produce Technical brief on how to use bamboo in humanitarian response www.humanitarianbamboo.org Tools for use by humanitarian workers Collate and clean up tools from yogya response Produce possible new tools

Develop Consultative advisory group for the HB project

Collate and summarize current knowledge about best practice in the use of bamboo in humanitarian response

Produce

Technical brief on how to use bamboo in humanitarian response

www.humanitarianbamboo.org

Tools for use by humanitarian workers

Collate and clean up tools from yogya response

Produce possible new tools

Discussion space for humanitarian actors and bamboo specialists What worked and didn’t work in Jogja How can we do it better next time Provide guidance to the HB Project on ways forward from here What tools, services, outcomes do humanitarian organizations need Provide concrete input to technical briefs How big, what format? Focused on what, Jointing? Clump management? Provide guidance on “training” component of the project Provide Red R India with some guidance Advisory forum to overview ongoing work

Discussion space for humanitarian actors and bamboo specialists

What worked and didn’t work in Jogja

How can we do it better next time

Provide guidance to the HB Project on ways forward from here

What tools, services, outcomes do humanitarian organizations need

Provide concrete input to technical briefs

How big, what format?

Focused on what, Jointing? Clump management?

Provide guidance on “training” component of the project

Provide Red R India with some guidance

Advisory forum to overview ongoing work