This document discusses a disaster resilience project in Bangladesh led by the NARRI ECHO Bangladesh consortium. The 18-month project has a budget of 33,23,550 Euros to enhance disaster preparedness across 10 districts. Key activities include building community capacity to respond to hazards, improving local institutions, developing preparedness models, and supporting national DRR policy. The consortium aims to formalize partnerships, design awareness campaigns, and build capacity of stakeholders, volunteers, and partner organizations on topics like risk assessment and emergency response.

1. DIPECHO BANGLADESH
… Making a Difference
Shakeb Nabi
Manager Consortium
NARRI ECHO Bangladesh
Shakeb.nabi@actionaid.org
www.narri-bd.org

2.  Title of the Project: A Disaster Resilient Future: Mobilizing
Communities and Institutions for Effective Risk Reduction”.
 Duration of the Project: 18 months starting 15th of March 2011
 Total Budget: 33,23,550 Euros
 Focusing on Multi-hazards across 10 districts
 Technical Partners: HelpAge International and Handicap
International

3.  Enhance the capacities of disaster vulnerable communities to
respond to and cope with disasters
 Improve grassroots, community based institutions, who are the first
respondents to any disasters
 Develop replicable models of preparedness
 Support national government in development of appropriate policy
models in DRR and Response

5. • Formalization of working relationships with key stakeholders
• Designing the Mass Media Campaign
• Harmonization of the Training Module
• Invited to do the HFA Reporting for the Government
• Refining the CRA guidelines and adapting the same
• Recognition of CRA by the Government and funding of the
proposals by CDMP
• SoD toolkit as per the request of the government

6. Advocacy Contd…
• Mass Casualty Management: Comprehensive Guideline on Mass
Casualty Management; incorporation of MCM into nursing
curriculum;
• Urban Volunteers: Ensuring that Urban Volunteers are a part of
the National Volunteer Scheme
• Labor Intensive Industries (Garment Industries): Strengthening
Contingency Planning in Industries

7. Field Level Implementation
• Formalization of working relationships with key stakeholders
• CRA and RRAP completed in all the program areas and shared with
UDMC and GoB
• Special interactive session with the most vulnerable community
with the help of technical partners
• Bimonthly meeting with community, religious leaders etc
• Screening of persons with disabilities and elderly people

8. • Standardization of the training module and reference materials
• Building the capacity of the team and partner organization on
DRR; ECHO policies and financial procedures;
• Developing a set of trainers on CRA, URA, School Safety, M&E,
PME (community, teachers, partner organizations, UDMC etc)
• Participation in the E single form training organized by FAST
Project
• Capacity building of the volunteers (rural and urban) on S&R and
FA

9. Replication
• NARRI partners have long term commitment for most of the areas
where DIPECHO is being implemented.
• Different Programs within the NARRI partners and local implementing
partners follow the CRA and RRAP.
• Negotiation with CDMP for funding some of the community initiatives
from the RRAP
• M&E systems/tools developed under the DIPECHO program is used by
some of the organizations to monitor their other programs

10. • Dedicated Responsibility for Coordination
• Greater Negotiating Power
• Larger Visibility
• Cost Reduction
• Better Coordination within the Partners
• Ability to take up larger Roles and Responsibilities
• Standardized Approach
• Replication of Learning and Good Practices
• Improved Communication with Donor and other Key Stakeholders
• Single window for Donor Reporting and other Coordination

11. • Working through a consortium approach for the first time: Not
many good practices, ground rules
• Visibility of the consortium
• Pace of the program some times affected: standardization,
negotiation, consensus

12. Many Thanks
DIPECHO Partners
Please visit us at:
www.narri-bd.org