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Philippines' Flagship Initiative Dashboard: A game-changer in disaster preparedness The Philippines Flagship Initiative Dashboard, which recently featured on UN platforms such as iSeek and UN Delegates, highlights essential pre-crisis data aimed at boosting disaster preparedness andresponse. This tool…
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Launched in 2022, the Flagship Initiative (referred in the Philippines as Enhancing Resilient Communities [ERC]), aims to transform humanitarian action by organizing assistance around the priorities of crisis-affected communities rather than aid providers. The ERC reflects…
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Flagship Initiative Resilience Building Participatory Community Appraisal (ReBPCA) is a listening tool of Listen Discovery Enhance methodology for community engagement. It builds on the concept of leveraging community assets to enhance resilience against humanitarian crises.
The humanitarian community in the Philippines, along with three other country teams (Colombia, Niger, and South Sudan), will play a vital role in enhancing the humanitarian system from their unique vantage points to support government response efforts. This three-year flagship initiative, referred to as the "Enhancing Resilient Communities (ERC)”, for which the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) provides the secretariat, will leverage the extensive expertise of Filipino institutions and organizations in addressing the transformation of the humanitarian system. Most significantly, this initiative presents an opportunity to bridge the gap between the humanitarian and development sectors, breaking down the barriers created by a limited aid structure.
Communities as first responders are expected to be part of the decision-making process and not just the subject of quick-needs assessment. The ERC Flagship Initiative is also a unique opportunity to build alliances and reenergize coalitions to learn from each other and set a common sense of purpose.
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What exactly is the Flagship Initiative? The flagship initiative, spanning three years (2023-2025) in the Philippines as well as in Colombia, Niger and South Sudan, aims to enhance the humanitarian system from unique vantage point to deliver…
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As humanitarian needs continue to grow, more effort has to be placed on prevention, strengthening community engagement and resilience building to better address present and future shocks. Between 2023 and 2025, humanitarian teams in Colombia, Niger,…
