The document outlines the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Preparedness ECHO (DIPECHO) regional initiatives in Southeast Asia. The initiatives included disaster risk reduction field sessions, thematic seminars on integration and response preparedness, development of tools and guidelines, and support to national societies in countries like Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. The goal was to strengthen understanding and capacity of Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers to implement community safety and resilience programs. Key achievements included development of practical tools and methodologies to assess and reduce disaster risks at the community level.

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Saving lives, changing minds.
IFRC- DIPECHO
Regional
Initiatives
IFRC- DIPECHO
Regional
Initiatives Community Safety and Resilience

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Saving lives, changing minds.
IFRC- DIPECHO
Regional
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IFRC- DIPECHO
Regional
Initiatives
DRR
WS
CCA
WSs
PPP
inCVTL
Phase 1 (Sept 08- Mar 10)
Phase 2 (Jul 10- Sept 11)
Phase 3 (Jul 12- Dec 13)
Guiding documents
• IFRC S2010 + 2020
• EU Strategy for supporting DRR
• HFA & MDGs
• IFRC CSR Framework
• Global VCA guidelines
• Bangkok Agenda- DRR Education, 2007
• IFRC Asia Pacific SoP
• IFRC- The road to resilience, 2012
Evolution of IFRC- DIPECHO in
South- East Asia
Supported by
R1
R2
R3

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Disaster Risk Reduction
Field Session
Thematic Seminar on
Integration
Thematic Seminar on
Response Preparedness
2/6 DRR FSs in 3 regions
(4-SEA, 1-EA and 1-SA)
4 Seminars in 4 national
societies (CRC, LRC,
MRCS, CVTL)
3 Seminars in 3 national
societies (CRC, LRC, MRCS)
9 communities (4 urban
and 5 rural)
6 communities selected
for piloting initiatives
Scenario based exercise
and way forwards
9 integrated Plan of
Action
5 concrete plans of
action to pilot
3 plans of action (SoPs, CPs
and lessons learned)
- DRR Field Session Case-study
- Lao RC- Educate children today & you are investing in the future- Case story
- Comic brochures on 7 common hazards
- Exchange visits from East Asia to South East Asia
- RDMC/Health WG/OD Forum -> Community Safety and Resilience Forum
Phase 3- Key achievements

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 Contextualized and practical TOOLs to be replicated
 Practical process and methodology used (DRR FS, Thematic seminars)
 Position NSs in Risk Reduction/Development in Country level
 Profiling IFRC and movement in regional level
 Further commitment and support from national society’s leadership in
Integration agenda
 Multi sectoral community assessment checklist in couple with step by
step training Manual should be developed and rolled out at national &
local levels
Learning points…

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IFRC- DIPECHO
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What next and linkages?

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2014- 2015
Staff and volunteers of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, as members of their
local and national disaster management systems, have a strengthened conceptual
understanding and capacity to implement community safety and resilience initiatives.
Result 1
(Business Line 2)
Result 2
(Business Line 3)
Result 3
(Business Line 4)
A1- Thematic seminars on
Integration (PRC, VNRC)
A1- Epidemic
Control for
Volunteer (ECV)
Toolkit (CVTL)
A1- RCRC Network and Advocacy
(RCSRF, ASEAN, APG, AHA)
A2- Thematic seminars on
Response Preparedness (LRC, PRC)
A2- DRR national platform in
Thailand
A3- Building Urban Resilience
(regional workshops)
A3- Public Awareness and Public
Education (PAPE)
A4- Risk Reduction Field Session
Manual (multi- sector assessment)
A4- Exchange visits
A5- Timor Leste component
(training manual, local seminars,
youth empowerment)

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Saving lives, changing minds.
IFRC- DIPECHO
Regional
Initiatives
2014- 2015
Staff and volunteers of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, as members of their
local and national disaster management systems, have a strengthened conceptual
understanding and capacity to implement community safety and resilience initiatives.
Result 1
(Business Line 2)
Result 2
(Business Line 3)
Result 3
(Business Line 4)
A1- Thematic seminars on
Integration (PRC, VNRC)
A1- Epidemic
Control for
Volunteer (ECV)
Toolkit (CVTL)
A1- RCRC Network and Advocacy
(RCSRF, ASEAN, APG, AHA)
A2- Thematic seminars on
Response Preparedness (LRC, PRC)
A2- DRR national platform in
Thailand
A3- Building Urban Resilience
(regional workshops)
A3- Public Awareness and Public
Education (PAPE)
A4- Risk Reduction Field Session
Manual (multi- sector assessment)
A4- Exchange visits
A5- Timor Leste component
(training manual, local seminars,
youth empowerment)