The document outlines the Red Cross mission to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations without discrimination and emphasizes the importance of volunteer engagement through a Partners in Service (PIS) program. It details strategies for empowering communities, establishing disaster response units, and ensuring efficient delivery of services, while promoting sustainability and cooperation among various stakeholders. Additionally, the document highlights key areas of focus, including disaster risk reduction, community outreach, and the standardization of operational protocols among alliance members.

1. The Red Cross Mission To bring timely, effective and compassionate humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable without consideration of nationality, race, creed, gender, social status and political belief. THE RIZAL CHAPTER July 2009 Presentation by

2. Corporate Image Disaster Response CSR Human Capital Key Areas: Disparate Concerns Corporate goals linked to a worthy cause (CSR / Community Outreach)? Is population vulnerability minimized? Is your DRU linked to a broader DR community? Already have a “battle-ready Disaster Response Unit (DRU)? Harmony between Corporate Identity & activities?

3. Corporate Image Disaster Response CSR HR Opportunity for Synergy

4. THE RIZAL CHAPTER Since 1946 TERRITORIES Operating Units San Juan Branch Mandaluyong Branch Makati Branch Paranaque Branch Las Pinas Sub-chapter Operating Units Marikina Branch Antipolo Branch RIZAL CHAPTER /Pasig Branch East Rizal Branch West Rizal Branch Taguig Branch Muntinlupa Branch

5. THE RIZAL CHAPTER Red Cross Services

6. Purpose To Empower partner-communities to participate in Red Cross' mission of alleviating human suffering.

7. COMMUNITY SERVE MOBILIZE VOLUNTEER INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS Leadership Social Structure Resources Communication Continuity

8. Empower Partner Communities to: Respond to local disasters Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Localize delivery of Red Cross services (including blood services) To support the programs & services of Red Cross Establish disaster management alliances; Develop capacity-building systems including the Web-based Emergency Access System & the Virtual Blood Bank Objectives

9. What is PIS? A volunteer organization development program A Red Cross alliance A unified disaster management network Key Areas of PIS

10. Purpose of the Alliance The Alliance is a coalition of Partners in Service (PIS) of Red Cross working towards the fulfillment of the Red Cross mission to save lives and alleviate of human suffering.

11. Under the supervision, coordination, direction and control of Red Cross, the Alliance's objectives are: To actively recruit, train, deploy and utilize empowered and trained Red Cross volunteers and certified blood donors within each partner's organization/community To deliver the basic Red Cross services, through their embedded Red Cross empowered volunteers and certified blood donors, in their respective communities, adjacent communities & to members of the coalition To help implement and support, whether through manpower, intellectual resources, assets, skills, or financial resources, the programs & services of Red Cross To standardize operating systems, protocols & procedures among members of the coalition to ensure inter-operability To promote the seamless exchange of information, ideas and best practices among coalition members to maximize collective effectiveness Objectives of The Alliance

12. Types of Communities Businesses NGOs Academe Church-based organizations Residential Communities Commercial Communities Public Schools Government Agencies/LGUs Civil Society Organizations Hospitals/HMOs

13. COMMUNITY How REDCAP Works Mutual Support/ Capacity Building National disasters Risk Reduction/ Red Cross Services Disaster Response Local disasters PARTNER ALLIANCE Disaster Relief

14. Aims to empower partner-communities to deal with disasters and humanitarian concerns (including blood services): E-nabling embedded volunteers within partner communities; E-quipping volunteer units with the necessary knowledge, skills & resources; E-nhancing partner capabilities through the PIS Alliance and; E-ncouraging sustainability through recognition & incentive systems; E-ffecting the localized delivery of Red Cross services; E-xtending these services to surrounding communities and to the Alliance; E-stablishing local alliances. How does the PIS Program work? The 7Es

15. 7Es of Partners in Service E-NABLE IMPLEMENTING FRAMEWORK E-QUIP REDCAP LEADERS & VOLUNTEERS Agreement Formation of DRM Coordinating Council Formation of Disaster Response Unit Conduct Hazard Vulnerabilities Capacity Assessment (HVCA) Develop & Implement PIS Plan Recruitment of volunteers Knowledge and Skills Trainings: First Aid/Basic Life Support-CPR Disaster Management Evacuation & Relief Introduction to Red Cross Services

16. ENABLE PIS ORGANIZATION Disaster Management Committee Chaired by PIS Chairman; Members, head of key departments; Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction PIS Chairman (Representative to PIS Alliance) Ground Commander, Disaster Response Unit PIS Auxilliary Group Standing Committees or Project Groups responsible for effecting Localized Red Cross Services

17. EVACUATION AND RELIEF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FIRE SUPPRESSION SEARCH AND RESCUE DAMAGE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT PEACE & ORDER COMMAND AND CONTROL ENABLE DISASTER RESPONSE UNIT

18. E-NHANCE CAPABILITIES THROUGH THE REDCAP ALLIANCE ENHANCING through SHARING: Share Knowledge Share Information Share of Resources: Share Best Practices MEANS of SHARING: PIS Meetings & Conferences PIS Web Portal Alliance joint operations 7Es of Partners in Service

19. PARTNER Establish & develop an embedded set of volunteers within partner organization Orchestrate coordinated actions to counter disasters or emerging threats Volunteer Resources Blood Info Emergency Assets (EAS) EMERGENCY ACCESS SYSTEM Information & Resource Sharing PARTNER PARTNER INTERNET WEB SERVER

20. E-FFECT LOCALIZED DELIVERY OF RED CROSS SERVICES E-NCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY Implement Red Cross services/projects or support services (eg. IT projects, inform. campaign, etc.) Minimum projects implemented: Blood letting campaign (Ideally 5% of population), Blood typing campaign, Fund Raising campaign Primary Red Cross Services are: Disaster Response and Relief, Blood and Safety Service. Other Red Cross Services include: Community Health & Nursing, Social Services, Youth Development and International Humanitarian Law Awards and Recognition programs are intended to ensure sustainability System of incentives to encourage desired outcomes, values, behaviours 7Es of Partners in Service

21. E-XTEND SERVICES TO EXTERNAL COMMUNTIES/THE ALLIANCE E-STABLISH LOCAL COMMUNITY ALLIANCES Disaster Response and Red Cross services extended to surrounding communities as community outreach/corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives Initiate and lead public advocacies on behalf of local community Mutual Disaster response and DRM assistance to Alliance members Establish local cluster alliances/align interests Use PIS web portal forums to facilitate local alliance coordination and information sharing Cascade PIS Alliance knowledge and skills to local alliances 7Es of Partners in Service

22. INTERNAL COMMUNITY EXTERNAL COMMUNITY E-NABLE PIS PARTNER E-QUIP E-NHANCE E-FFECT LOCAL SERVICES E-NCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY E-XTEND SERVICES E-STABLISH LOCAL ALLIANCES 7Es of Partners in Service

23. Summary of Benefits Self-reliance in disaster response Reduce risk & vulnerabilities Community Outreach Mutual Support within a disaster management alliance

24. The PIS Committee Dir. Elmer Espiritu Dir. Rafael Evangelista Dir. Sigfried Fortun Dir. Louie Galvez Dir. Marcelo Javier Dir. Emmanuel Luna Dir. Amado Sanglay Dir. Phillip Pastoral

25. Are You Ready? Thank you.