A presentation on Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives by NARRI in Bangladesh

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