World Vision Pakistan implements several disaster risk reduction and early warning projects in Muzaffargarh, including the Community Resilience Project from 2013-2014. This project aimed to increase community resilience through mainstreaming DRR across development programs, forming disaster management committees in 10 villages, conducting hazard assessments, installing early warning systems, and training volunteers and children. Challenges included limited funding, staffing issues, and the complex security situation. Lessons indicated a need for longer-term strategies, mainstreaming DRR into other sectors, and strengthening coordination between organizations and the government.

1. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS/EARLY WARNING
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL, PAKISTAN

2. WORLD VISION PAKISTAN & DRR

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Union Council Bait Meer Hazar(3 Villages and Schools)
1. Basti Hamdani
2. Basti Dadda
3. Basti Shareef Wala

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. During bandage of patient During SAR

13. First aid of children

14. • 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. THANKS